The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-09-09
WHAT MIXSON SAYS.
A Brief Statement Obtained Early
Sunday Morning.

Col. Mixson was called out cf bed
at 3 o'clock this morning, shown a
copy of the card Of Governor Evans
and asked for statement of what he
had to say at that early hour. OF
course it was impossible to give eny-
thing like reply in so brief a space
of time. CO.. Mixson, however,
penned the following reply:
To the Public: | an writing this
at 25 m having just been awak'
ened and shown copy of John
Gary Evans very late exposure; in
fact he thinks, too late to have a re-
ply before the election on Tuesday.
Be that as it may, and should it be
so, I will promise the people to have
a reply as soon as it can be prepared
This. however, will be too late. In
the mean time, have onl y time to
state the following. as the papers are
waiting to GO to press, it being al
ready after their hour
/ was appointed and took charge
ofthe dispensary on February l, 1895
Soon after this / was in Governor
Evans Office. and in talking about pur-
chasing whiskies he said to me:"Don't
you buy from Mill Creek for the peo-
pie are saying that Tillman and Trax'
Ter received rebates from them and it
must be so else how could Tillman
meet his expenses with one daughter
in Virginia at school, son at Clem.
son. and living as he does.'
This occurred only a few days after
my appointment, when we all were
certainly in a good fellowship 1
went Immediately to w. D. May
fields Office and told him of Evans
charge against Tillman and thence
to D H. Tompkins. Afidavits from
both of these gentlemen will follow !;
they now are out of town Were
they here l have no time to secure
them tonight
am being pressed by the papers.
as they must go to press, hence |
must stop, but l will SO further and
say that after that charge against
Tillman, things went on smoothly for
some time until Hubbell made me
the sample room offer, which I re-
ported to Governor Evans immedi.
ately, and he agreed fully with me
in my construction placed on it,
Last fall, and not June as he says,
he sent for me and peremptorily or.
dered me to buy from Mill Greek,
This l refused to do and told him l
would suffer removal first. Why he
should change his mind and order SO
and why he should consider Hubbel'
such gentleman in one of his speech
es may come to light later. l must,
before I close or be stopped, say that
I have been approached by great
many people and asked to make this
statement. L refused to do so frsm
the fact that was present when
Duncan made the charge at Barnwell,
being opposite Governor Evans on
the stand. He did not see fit to deny
it then nor call on me to answer it
and | have since kept mum on the
subject. Ga Saturday morning, the
29th Aug, while the State Democrat
ic executive committee was in ses-
sion, Hon. s. G.' Mayfeld called me
aside and said that he was just from a
conference composed Of Senator Till.
man, Governor Evans, Senator Efrd
and I think sheriff Bradham; that it
was agreed to ask me to submit to
an interview; on being asked what
kind of an interview, he said | could
say that in that conversation with
Evans be, Evans, told me Butler
made that charge in his campaign
against Tillman
said "aud stop there he re-
piled yes l refused. He, 6 G..
Mayfeld) then went to Hon. Tom
pkins and pulled out the same in
writing and begged him to endeavor
to ge, me TO sign it. This don't