The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-06-30
WAR ON THE DISPENSARY.
Advocates OF the System Worried and
Show I,-Tilinan Has Not Yet
Declared Himself.

Columbia. 5. G.. June 25.-The dis
pcn>ar* situation is rapidly becoming
more acute. events are focusing Tor a
final conclusion in the fight that has
been joined to vote the dispensary
out OF so great number of counties
as to leave the State machine without
support. and developments OF the next
80 days will be OF the most interest
ing and important nature.
Petitions calling for an election
under the Brice act to vote out the
dispensary are now circulating in over
half the counties OF the state remain
ing wet" and the dispensary people
are worried and plainly show it. Sem
ator Tillman's friends have been pre-
dieting that he might soon be found
stumping the state Tor prohibition,
BIT So Jar he has preserved an enter
tanning silence about the whole mat
ter. declining advances 10 be inter-
viewed Many people expect him to
ieclare himself in his Fourth OF July
speech at Greenville on this and Va
-ious other subjects On which his old
time rival. Senator NcLaurir. has
pronounced. but the Greenville meet
ng is cotton association gathering,
md it remains TO be seen whether he
will ignore the recent ukase Of the
officers OF the association against
'butting in" on these meetings with
politics.
Legislative Committee.
The legislative investigating COM
nit:ee will hold its first open session
n the next three weeks. when it is
promised there will be important rev.
.lations. which may have an influ-
ence on the elections now pending.
\ member Of the subcommittee
..hicI has special charge OF looking
no the affairs OF the county dispen-
,arieS. said to-day that the hearing
would show that the rotterness was
lot confined to the State dispcnsary,
but had spread to the sub-dispensarles
as we'll. He was OF the opinion that
The business OF the commission could
De concluded next month, and he said
several other members OF the COM
mission agreed with him, though none
had disposition to shut off the work,
and it is possible a conclusion will
not be reached till September. He
added that the commission had al
ready spent more money than had
been appropriated. The sub-comnait-
tee. composed Of Messrs Lyon, Chris
tensen and others, recently had some
trouble in getting at. certain papers
belonging 10 J. S. Farrunl, who has
for a number OF years been enjoying
the beer patronage OF the board, but
nnallv gained access to the books
with a court order. but not until MIR.
Farnum haG removed letters he was
interested in. He told member of
the committee he had removed his
private letters. The experts who have
canvassed the books al ;hv State dis
pvn>ary are ready with their reports.
Dispensary Folks Firm.
IN tn: meantime the dispensary
people are evidencing a determination
70 yield not an inch OF ground without
fight compelling them 20 yield The
diSpensary advocates are not only or
gallizing in all counties where cleo
ton petitions are in circulation with a
view TO sustaining the diSpensary in
the elections, but they are making an
even bolder move by seeking to break
the only weapon, the Brice act. by
which the anti-dispensary people can
succeed. They may be tempting fate
by employing technicalities TO defeat
the will of the great majority in the
Pickens election, but they are not hes
itating. This election is not only to
be protested on the ground that it was
irregular because the petition con-
tanned many names not entitled to be
ON il but the Rrice act itself is to be