The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-09-09
More RascaIity Exposed
EVANS TELLS WHAT HE
KNOWS AT THE LAST
MOMENT.
From the Columbia State, Sept.

From the Columbia State, Sept. 3.
Qaite a sensation, ia fact onc of the
biggest State seosations Of recent years.
was spropg By Governor Evans at !
o'clock this morning, when be came en'
10 long card 20 the editor of The E.eg-
lister, making an expose OF ao@e of the
rebate matters connected mith the taao
agemens of the dispensary. Cove: 'o'
Evaus' side of it makes mighty i1'eT
cstiog reading: doubtless the side o'
Con missioner Mixson aud bis SOP vii
be equally interesting aud lead to fur
tber Developments Here is the card
to speak for itself:
Editor Register In your issue Of the
Sd instant an editorial headed "The
Second Primary" after discussing fully
the charges preferred against me
by my enemies, you exonerate me from
all, but give particular prominence to
the dispensary muddle, in which Mix
son, Hubbell and others arc involved
and clear me of that, but you wind up
by stating that have been "burt very
much by ry failure to specifically deny
that ne (Evans) made the accusation
against Tillman with which be was
charged BY Duncan, " which as under
stand is that had said to Mixsou that he
(Mixson) had received no rebates but
that be keew Ben Tillmau had lined his
pockets You PROFOUND to me this
question: "Did you or did you not,
Governor Evans. Say to F. NJ. Mixson
at any time that Tillman had accepted
for<his own use rebates on whiskey
purchased for the d;apeusary o: words
TO that effect p by answering this
question you can place yourself upon a
higher plane than you now occupy. "
I have received to-day letters from
some of my personal friends informing
me that my enemies were making CAPT
tai out of my failure to deny this charge
10 the first place, it is surprise to me
that any person should believe that
could have been guilty OF such an utter
ance, when it is remembered that |
canvassed the State with Senator Till
man two years ago aud defended him
from such attacks made by Butler and
Others. My reason for not noticing
Duncan vas that received the follow
letter from Senator TillmaD
Trenton, S. c., July 26, 1896.
Confidential
Hoo. John Gary Evans.
Dear Governor: Much to my surprise
aud disgust, John Duncan came here
yesterday evening and bored me nearly
to death. l gave him cold comfort and
scant courtesy * x x Now, | think you
have the fight won, aud you need only
act With common prudence and nothing
can affect the result But stop noticing
or alludiug to Duncan in any way or
anything be says or does. Ignore him
utterly. Ignore his charges and iusin.
uations don't allude to him or Earle
by name. We are we'll aud send you
greetings and good wishes. Yours
truly, 5. Il. IllIman.
Besides this, | was requested espe-
cially by such friends ia Barnwe'l as
Senator Maylield, Col Robert Aldrlcb
aud Solicitor Bellinger, not to notice
Duncan in the slightest manner, and
they congratulated me upon the fact
when I left the stand Not friend in
the State had suggested to me that my
course did no, meet with approval until
after the frat primary. l now deny
emphatically that any such remark was
made. The only foundation upon
which. to construct such fabrication is
the following incident: After Mixsou
was elected commissioner, | took him
into my private chamber and locked the
door, as I desired to thoroughly impress
upon him the importance of his position
and to outline to him my policy for cor,
ducting this BRANCH of the government
I stated to him that | desired him to
cease purchasing whiskey from the
Mill Creek DistilIiug company for the
reason that General Butler had gone
over the State charging that Governor
ril!man had received rebates from this
company, and The State aud other Anti
papers haG commented upon the fact Of
his laud purchases and every other prl-
,o,o on1 nrhlic act until his enemies