The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-04-05
f1llman Goes Westward.

It has been kept very quiet and moth
ing has been said about it, but all the
saIns Governor Tillman will leave the
city aud the State this morning on an ex-
tended western tour, which will cause
him to. absent himself from the city
for something over week, or perhaps
he is to be accompanied by State Lii
uuor Commissioner TraXler, and they
are going away on. business connected
with the preparations for the opening OF
the great State Dispenssry. The Cover
nor said when asked about his trip yes
!terday afternoon thst he and Mr.. Tra4ler
would leave the city this morning. He
states that they will visit Cincinnati and
other western cities. They are going, he
says, to confer with the great brewers
and Whiskey manufacturers to see about
the selection of the stock for the big State
barroom. They are also going on to ex-
anime all kinds of bottling, washing and
labelling machinery. with the intention
Of securing for use in the Dispensary the
most improved styles.
The Governor saws they expect to ac-
comp lish great deal by their visit and
learn much about the management OF
such an immense liquor business as the
State proposes to carry on.
Mr.. TRAILER will return to the city this
morning and he and the Governor will
leave at once.
This is perhaps tho first time that q
Governor Of any State has over gone oD
such mission.
The Governor when asked said that he
did not have the slightest idea that any
thing would come out of the determine. i.
ton Of the LIQUOR men to fight the Dis
pensary; and their assertion that they
would be found open after the day fixed
by law for the Dispensary law to go into
active operation. He said he was there
to see that the law was carried out accord
ing to the provisions, and the opposition
Of the LIQUOR men was not worrying him
in the least.
The Governor says that the stand taken
by the liquor men that those who had
paid their 800 to the County Treasurers,
and secured licenses from the cities and
towns to carry on liquor business for q
year, such licenses being secured prior to
the time that the law-as they claim
could have become operative, cannot pos
sibly hold good and it will never be 80
decided. He gives his reasons for this,
but does not care to make them public.
The Governor certainly has no fear what
6V0I VI duy Un1 4Ootuo AOA0oiAAAh6 NFSA
after the last day of June next.
He says the preparations for the open
ing Of the Dispsnsary will be pushed en-, 2, =
will find everything in readiness. He
and Mr.. Traxler have given explicit in
structions in regard to the improvements
on Agricultural Hall and they will be
carried out in their absence.
The people of Columbia are watching
the preparations and the status of the
fight of the liquor men with the greatest
interest. The outcome will be more in
teresting still.
When the Governor returns the meet
ing Of the State Board of Control will
doubtless be called at once, and the
County Boards Of Control throughout the
State Will be appointed. Then they will
organize and viii proceed with the selec-
tion of the County Dispensers, 30 that
arrangements can proceed for the opening
of the County Dispensaries, where petit
tions are presented for their establish
ment.-C6Iun,6ta State, Aprit3 3.