The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-09-17
| M|XSON VS.. EVANS.
The Liquor Commissioner
Tells What Hc Knows.
More Light on the WhiS-
key Rebates.
B. B. Evans and ST, Julian Yates Are In Il.
MiNSon'S Own Son Got 4
Large Slice.
B. B. Evans and ST. Julian Yates Are In It.
\ Pretty Kettle of Fish at the
State DiSpensary.


l" 'hc F"'''c'
1t was understood between MIR. TraN-
lCr and myself II nc rendered his re-
sighajlon before the expiration Of his
term as state rOmmlss lOECr, | would
oH an appllcart, and wh"!. his rCsiEnu
tlon was tcnuCrcu informed the State
BOARD Ihat WAS before them. Some
"clion OF the Legislature, however,
caused MIR. TraXtCr 10 rcrnLcr the race.
thus making three applicants, viz:
lrhNlcr, Of Florence, D0ECs. OF Orange
burg, and myself. The election came
OH some time in january, the exact
tlii3 can not say, rs Mr.. Guntcr, lUc
Governors private secretary. informed
me no minutes were kept uj Lhiy. the
only meeting Of the board held during
lhr year. Ii WAS generally knOwn
that IrhHicr's resignation had zone
forward and | was HrauuiGatc. Among
lny most ,H0alOu3 advOuatrs for this
appointment was SIR. Barnard i.
Evans, who did me. think, pood work
in securing the election before the
board. speaking in my praise on every
occasion could hear
r have two sons. w. and w. ~. !.
w. was at that time nbout,oH wears old.
w. L. about u. soon aftGr had
entered the race lrv son, ". r., tnII
me that Mr.. Is. B. Evans and himself
were talking Of going into Il deal and
make something "ll OF the whiskcv in
case | was elected. told my son That
he could not AFFORD TO have auythjnu
To GO with such i deal: - wnnjJ h1
ruiuuus. and would not buv frnm INV
house that they made ;,ri.au"rmrnt.
| with. He informed mo nI,r.yn,,,,.
that he had given uD the matter and
had SO informed Mir. Evans. | mad NO
reason to think otherwise.
Some time in January. oft,r nv
election. Mr.. iWbh,Il. OF line Mil
Creek Di.tijlinw Compuny. ,lrnnnnd In
t. sec me. This WAS Inc Ii,nr u.I,nI
him for tic same whi,Lics 81. hntt,.r.
samGS price on less with ) ucr CON, o,r
and which ne so indiwunutiv y r,fusrd tn
Give. As stated in - forurr Intto,.
however. ! did order one r.,r Of wills.
Itics by wire, SAVING same n,icr .n,nn
whiskyy. > per cent. oil, Snin - hnr.
! rcls X Bourbpu and y; ba,rnls VV
| bourbon. Thi, is thr onIv nr,in,, nvnr
| given Mr.. Uubhcll nv mo In ,nttlinu
! up Mir. Traxtnr's balances, Min Crc,.E
put i'm 4 claim jur a n,(uucr np ..,.,.,,.
mulatcd interest, of which tine puhIir
are already informed tbronuh = In,tn,.
| Of mime and which | paid. This was
| think, in Auril. lSvJ, and is lhr timn
| Of the sample room offers, Govrruo,,
| Evans was informed at the time of thut
| offer and agreed fully with me in lis
construction. am sure that IIuhh.ll
has never approachcu mo ,inrr ,n all
his goods.
Only Il few DAYS after assuninu thc
duties Of comm: :ssioncr, | was in Gov
crnor Evans ollicc and he there and
then told me in unlnietakablc lanpu-
age: Don't buy from Mill Creek.
|
and TraXlcr got rebates from them,
and it must be so, else how could Till
man meet his expenses, with ono
at Clemson aud living as he does"
Mind now. Shts took place only in
| roofuary' lo?', when we were all
e!acHo over our successes. | went di-
| ttctly rom Hovcrnor Evans "ilicc to
Ihat oi w. ID. Maylicld anu thence to
.HaVol - II. Iompkina and told them OF
U,.S conVSrSation ana can furnish their
h'HuilVltS, which Will dlaabusc the
nIhaS o' inc paoric rhat | made this
~, Ai'u Volo IL on Governor Evans after
mao reasons 10 DC MAD With him, as
~ S"lu ~ Hrnator ,,.IGator liliman.
@0'ia'or liilnah a'So says, MlXSon
l'ns 1n: mover Ma" Hhe hahiih"S5 /" either
"''t,il or "chN' must ask the Soma
80. ''''N
M ~" man mess /" Ask OF me contlrma'
ti"h or ""!''"!' ne lIhc Schatorl was
~ ~ Po"'cSS'oh OF inns chargc against
| ,i'''l '"r honIhS ociorH II was made AZ
,'a' n"el'. ne mas never asked me to
| c"hirin or "chy. hihSs moved along
2"lo''n,! ,or some I'inc' About June
= NY '"o poSa entered INTO co.pHrt-
HnGrS''" "'ilcr Inc hrn name OF }. w.
NliNSon ~ Co., oicycicS, and the latter
PtrI "i tn@' h'ohIh - w. went TO Gin
Iinni'Il ,,i 10 keep an appointment with
n'oyclc '.'a'u'acc,irthS hrln' 300 MS
'V"Ie'l'chI here"lCh
Governor Evans in his lcttcr of
yesterday says: That the two sons
OF MiXson were accepting presents
from whiskcy drummcrs in tho shape
of diamond pins, gold headed canes,
etc.
Replying to this, | would say that
some time in the spring OF 1870, think
in March on April, Mr.. John &. IoSt,
OF LIVE Oak DistiIiing Company and