The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-08-04
DUNCAN ON THE WHSKEY REBATES.
HE MAKES GRAVE CHARGES
AGAINST EVANS.

AGAINST EVANS.
Com missioner Mixson Does Not Sub
stantiate the Charges, Although He
is Duncan's Chief Witness.
AT the campaign meeting in Barn
wells, Mr.. John II. Duncan made quite
u sensational statement in regard tc
whiskey rebates, charging that Gov
ernor Evans was cognizant of such re
bates being received, and that Tillmar
lined his pockets with them. The re-
porter Of the State gave his remarks
rs follows:
Mr.. Duncan then caused O sensation.
AS he proceeded the men gathered
closer around the stand. Col. Mixson,
who was concerned in what he was
saying, sat near by but said nothing;
neither did Governor Evans. Mr..
Duncan, after referring to the facts that
Commissioner Mixson had given about
the dispensary insurance, said that
Col. Mlxson was present. He regretted
to pull these fellows out little, but
did not waste the opportunity when
he had them on the stump. He then
made the point blank assertion that
Mr.. Huobell, the representative of the
Mill Creek Distilling company, had
offered Col Mixson a rebate of $685.
a carload on 100 carloads Of rye, which
would be snug total of $26, ,26O. Col
| Mixson had refused it, and had told
| Governor Evans of it. The Governor
had said, You were right, Mick"
Shortly afterwards the Governor had
sent for Col. Mixson and ordered him
fn hnu ,uh hiclyayy
concern. Col. Mixson had said to Gov
ernor Evans: You may have the
right to drop my head in the waste
basket, but I'll be damned If / will ever
buy q gallon of this mans whiskey."
[" Hurrah for Mixson.")
Mr.. Duncan said this cry OF rebates
was the old cry of stop thief. He said
that when Col. Mixson he'd refused to
take the rebates offered, and Governor
Evans was visited by that official, the
Governor had said {: "By God, Mick,
l know you are not getting dollar
OF this money, but you know that Ben
Ililman filed his pockets out of it,"
(Cheers.)
AT the meeting in Aiken, Duncan
repeated his story il regard to the
whiskey rebates, and is reported as
follows
Mr.. Duncan again made his state
ment as to conversations between Col.
Mixson and Governor Evans on rebates.
Col. MiXson was absent ana Governor
Evans mildly pronounced the declara-
tions false. Mr.. Mayfeld publicly re-
peated message sent Governor Evans
by Mr.. Mixson, saying Mr.. Duncan's
statements were unauthorized. Gov
ernor Evans seemed satisfied with such
refutation OF Duncan's statements.
Tompkins and Norton, said Duncan,
when put upon the stand had contra
dicted Evans statement that they had
delegated him to carry out II policy as
to the dispensary. Yesterday at Barn
one, he had brought out matter
when Col. Mixson was on the stand.
Neither Evans nor Mixson had word
to say. He had asserted, giving Mix
son as his authority, that Evans had
ordered liquor purchased from Hubbell
after the latter had offered MiXson big
rebates and Mixson treated him with
contempt
Evans, in an undertone-It is false.
Duncan-Oh, yes, Mixson has gone
now and you say it's false. Why didn't
you deny it yesterday? The people
should thank Coz. Mixson for being an
and disgrace.
When Evans had insinuated Mixson
had taken rebates, and Mixson was an
CRY, Evans had said that Tillman lined
his pockets with rebates.
The other side of the story is told
by the Columbia Register, and puts
the matter in an entirely different
aspect. Here is the statement au-
thorized by Commissioners Mixson:
Commissioner Mixson attended the
Barnwell meeting. Yesterday he was
at the State Dispensary as usual.
When seen by Register reporter yes
terday, Commissioner Mixson said that
MIR. Duncan's statements at Barnwell
were wholly unauthorized by him and
were 81 great surprise to him.
Colonel Mixson said there had been
only one purchase Of liquor from the
Mill Creek Distillery since he was
elected Commissioner. The second
day after his election as Commissioner
he wired the Mill Creek Distlilery to
ship the Dispensary two carloads of
liquor. At first that company refused
to allow any rebate upon this shipment,
but when he wired that he would not
accept 1t unless the usual rebate was
allowed, the company backed down
and gave rebate Of five per cent,
which will be found duly credited upon
the books OF tho Dispensary. After
that he made no more purchases from
the Mill Creek Distillery and all talk
of big rebates from that company hav-
ing been received and pocketed by
those in charge of the Dispensary is
the veriest bosb. During the year
$2l 900 was received in rebates upon
purchases for the Dispensary. Ali OF
the rebates are duly credited upon the
books and specified in Colonel Mixson's
annual report.
The Register reporter also heard
that Colonel Mixson had said he would
swear before any judge in the land that
Governor Evans had not received
single cent Of rebates upon any pur-
chases by the Dispensary.
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