The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-09-18
friends had advised him not 20 rcuu.
il told Mr. Narfnn &hak Aa..Aa 49,

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told Mr.. Norton that feared tat
something was going wrong at he
Dispensary and wanted him to stbd
by me in my action if the issue oate. 4
He replied that he would do 90. Ir.
Scruggs has never handed me the wit
ten evidence but the boys confesstn
made it unnecessary to require it.
THE NEW BOARD.
The meeting of the Legislature cam
on and 1 determined in the absence d
proof direct against Mixson to dro|
tho matter, but to take away from hira
any chance of temptation and recomd
mended that the entire control be taken
from his hands and from the hands oil
State House officers, and place it iii
the hands of Board consisting of fiyS
members elected by tho General AslI
scmbly. This offended Secretary
Tompkins, who stated that in view oil
the charges made it would look like
kicking him out by reason thereof. j
replied that no evidence had been prot
duced against him, but that if he fell
that way 1 would change my recon-
nendation and leave the old Board
but would ask for two additional meml
bers to be elected by the LegislatureI
He replied that this would be satisfao,
Tory.
Mr.. Eird, Senator from LexingtonI
had consulted NE and he agreed Will
me fully and offered to see Mr.. .Tompkinl
and endeavor to get him to withdra,l
his objections; He did not succeed buli
the Legislature took Elird'n view anil
changed the Board, taking the pu,I
chasing power from Mixson's hand
Mixson and others organized to kill TIL
bill in the Legislature and Mr.. Joh'l
Il. Duncan was to lead the fight, Dur
can was kicked out before the bill cam
up and he accuses me to this day fu
unseating him on account of his oppo
sition to this bill. Istated to Mlxson j
he did not stop opposition would in.
dicate to the Legislature his probable
cause of opposition and he ceased to op,
pose it. had no direct evidence against
Mixson and could neither pr prosecute moi
discharge him, butI am sure every one
will see the reason Of his opposition tc
me. Now what do we see? Duncan
stated that his only cause of enmity Il
me was my change in the DIspensary
law. Mixson stated to tho newspaper
that dark horse would enter agains
me in the Senatorial race. Young Mix.
son, understand, groomed him ant
filed Duncan's pledge with Tompkins
as chairman of the Democratic party
Mixson and others have organized tn.
opposition to me and have circulated
this report to injure me with Senate
Tillman and his friends. This is no,
all. They have told Tillman storl
upon story to gain his enmity to me,
but Senator Tillman knew the reaso'1
and assured me that it went into on
ear and out Of the other and to pay N
attention to them. Tillman knows VIII
the guilty parties are and so do thos
members of the Legislature who wer,
in Columbia and heard the reports and,
isidepss e1 si7.Hs %sx sH,s ssrS srposs sooner
I--.s been deceived by these S&3s
and badly advised by my friends III
assured mo that the public too l
stock in their Statements. I mss
criticised for not replying sooner0 b'
l have injured no one save myselaKl
is with great reluctance that d,kkth
now because l know how it vii
used by the enemies of the DispeI ear
law and the Reform movement. ~
in justice to my friends who requt ste
and the public are attempted to bG, ID
celved make this statement. g.
The parties connected with this IA
ter are not interested in this priv Jar
election, but have another tribunN u
which they can and must appeal.
JOHN GARY EVA; y.
ADDENpuM. tis:
Accompanying tho interview slI
comparative statement giving nsh
prices of liquor as paid for by the, Dis
pensary and the prices that were iuo'
ed by Hubbell for the same bran Us a
above.
Corn-20, ,615.15 gallons, per eptllo
S1.23, value S25,O3024; X BoGtbon
$3.50. 81 gallons ut sl.4o, valrt SO,
Cpl, G6; Xxx Bourbon, 1884. 03 G ,lon
at S1.57, value 50, l60.20; X Rye "a,
0S5.50 gallons at $1.45, value,F S2O,
1913 90; Xxx Rye, 10,6O6.45 galihlas o
$l.66, value 17,6l9.24; XX1Rye.
s, 533 gallons at So. 30, value 81, 143.
0oNlxIssIoNER MIxsoN KEPhH
Commissioner Mixson, Of theStats
Dispsnsary has given out the foowing
for publication in reply to Gternor
Evans charges Of corruption;
ITO tho Public: have tw' sons,
J. W. and W. T. j. w. was I that
time about twenty three years Id, w.
T. about twenty-one. Soon ter 1
had entered the race my son, Y. t.,
r
Governors brother, and himsef were
talking OF going into deal o make
something off Of the whiskey In case