Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-16
he been able to find that the commit,


tee would have a right to come here
to examine witnesses in reference to
G. o. Smith or any one occupying a
similar position. AS he understood
it, the arthur of the resolution was at
that time and is now an experienced
legislator and he understood, while
not from him, but from good au-
thority, that the author drew mp that
resolution before he went to Co.
lumbia, that he drew it at his home
in Newberry, and with his experience
if he had intended it to be joint
resolution he could easily have had
it that way, which would have car
ried with it the authority of law, but
his not doing SO showed the inten-
tion of the legislator to do no more,
and to bind those acting under it to
such authority as that resolution gave.
Under the resolution the committee
did not have the right to come here
and get Mr.. Smith or Mr.. Henry or
any one else up not connected with
the State dispensary.
TESTIMONY ADMITTED.
Mr.. Lyon and Senator Hay made
short work of Mr.. Sims objection, it
being stated that the commission had
discussed the matter and with but
one dissenting vote had decided at
meeting in Sumter in March that
by estate Dispensary" is meant the
dispensary as run in the State of
South Carolina, and that there is no
distinction 80 far as the law is con-
cerned between county and State
dispensaries.
MIR. Lyon tried to find out from
Mr.. Sims how many clients he repre-
sented in this matter. Mr.. Sims con-
tinued to object to the testimony,
but the chairman, Senator Hay, de-
clared that the investigation is not
a trial, and that in trying to get
light the committee would give great
latitude to the witnesses.
THE MORRIS AFFIDAVIT.
After further arguments Mr.. Lyon
proceeded with the reading of the
affidavit of Morris given last April.
1t read 81 did not know posi-
lively what G. o. Smith meant, but
supposed it meant that | would have
TO pay the county board of control
something for my reelection. in
ferred this because ex-beer dispenser
b. L. Toland told me that he had to
pay G. o. Smith 1915 for his election
besides the beer and whiskev he gave
him. In addition to this w. f. Lam
ford told me that j. p. Thackston
had to pay about $3.50 for his beer
privilege to G. O. Smith, chairman
of county board. (Objection by
Mr.. Sims.) Toland and Lanford
told me that the S275 mentioned
above was deposited in the safe of j.
w. Huseman, beer dispenser here.
These are few of the reasons l had
for supposing that l would have to
pay some of the members Of county
board for my privilege to sell beer.
Later upon asking for a book of in.
structions for running my dispensary,
Mr.. Smith said, Don't mind instruc-
tions; make every dollar you can !;
you will need it for your next elec-
ton About the middle of March
last, shortly before my time for re.
election, G. O. Smith came to my
place of business and asked me if
wished to be reelected. [ said did
He said had better get busy and go
to Atlanta with him and make a
trade with jeff Dunwoody. If
did not, the other fellow would.
Dunwoody is the gentleman who
represents the Atlanta Brewing Com
pany.
DUNWOODY COMES IN.
"ln August, or previous to that,
in July, | received car of stale
beer, and had lot of it sent back on
me, and lot of my customers quit
me, and | told Charlie Smith, and he
said | would have TO handle that or
none. He said, you know jeff