The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-08-30
HE DENIES 1T.
Repudiates Articles Published in
The State Enquirer
ONE DAY LAST WEEK
Purportiug to Give Substance Of Conver'
sation With York County Candidate
on Train. Called Up The Rec
ord to Make Instant De-

on Train. Called Up Ihe Recs
ord to Make Instant De.
nial.
Did Major Wylie, of the board OF
directors Of the state dispensary, say
that the other members Of the board
arc corrupt; that he Is only one man
against two, and cannot help himself
but was able recently to compel the
others, by threats, to return goods
purchased over his p, otesc?
In . long distance. telephone cen
versation Thursday morning with 0
Columbts Record man, whom be call
ed up, Major Wylie deried the sllega
tion that he had made such state.
ments, and authorized the newspaper
man to quote him as strongly In de-
nial as his command Of the language
would permit. Major WYlie's state
nent to The Raccrd was by way OF
reply to the following article, which
appeared Thursday morning IN the
Oolumbis State and credited to the
Yorkville Enquirer:
'sMr. Wylie, of the state eoard OF
dlspensary directors, was on the q. &
N. w. train Wednesday morning, 60
ing toward Gastonia; and between
Yorkville and Glover he said in the
presence of DR.. j. E. Massey and Mr..
E. 2. Mccain, who were going to Clio
YER with the county campaign party
that the state dispensary has always
been corrupt and 1t is as corrupt az II
has ever been. He said that the state
board Is corrupt; but he Is only one
man against two and cannot help him
self. He cited that recently, over hiE
protest, the other two members OF the
board has purchased two Thousand
cases Of so.called case whiskey. Upon
the arrival Of the whiskey he, Wylie,
insisted on having it snslyzed. The
analysis showed 23 per cent. Of alcoho
and the balance was various kinds o1
chemicals. AS a result Of the analy'
Bis, and Mr.. ,Wyle's threatening te
make fuss, the liquor was sent back
DR.. Massey and Mr.. Mccain both re-
peated MIR. Wylie's statement to then
in their speeches at OloVer." ;"
In commenting on the Enqurier's
article the Colum bia State said: 1.-THE
above statement Is confirmed by
soeclsl to The State from YorkVille,
which gives the same report OF Dl-
rector Wylies conversation with
Messrs. Massey and Mccain. The
State endesvored Wednesday to OBJ
tain statements concerning the matter
from Mr.. WYlia and MessrS Massey
and Mccain. It wss found that MIR.
Wylie, whose home is in R chbutg,
Chester county. is at Cleveland
Springs, N. Q. a telegram was sent
to him there asking him for state
1oent by telegraph. No reply was re-
caived, 1t boing possible thai Mr..
Wylie was unable TO reply Thursdsy
night. Messrs. Massey and Mccain
we're bc5h away from home Weones'
day in attendance upon the YORK
county csmpsign meeting at some
point in the county and neither OF
them could be reached Wednesday. "
Major Wylie oon5radicts The State
and the Eli quirer in what he says be-
low: .
IT wss on the train on the Gay
mentioned and in company with DR..
Massey aud Mr. Mccain, but the gen.
tleman quoted by the EoQuiIer poSsl'
bly, misunderstood me or did not catch
hy sxact words.
In discussing the dispensary, Dr..
Massey said thai he Wanrrd to keep
u clean and with lbst idoa be had
voted for me- In the legislature.
Il told him that / thought as long
as the RhiskeY houses Kept putting
CT mean LIQUOR On US, il woulo be i'm
possible TO keep down talk, and chat
IN my opinion county clspcn5afleS
would be no bo0tsr. / went on TO SLY
further, tna6 my sttsnt:on had been
called to the quality Of sCme goods We
had bought, aGd l got some samples
aid carried them TO C0Iunc'a myself;
12lencirg to bavs them aralyzec; out
when 1 got to Colur25is, fouad utl%E
CGmmleeloner Tatum lad aireauy
gwen samples .ot ti,e"e eopos 10 lHe
chemist TO be snslyzsG; that 5hs chem
ist had reported unEay,ably upon than
sA.,us tnsp the goods were Of IL"
grade In alcohol percentage scd every
other way, and that the dispensaIJ
force had oeen instructed By tie com
missioner to return then.
"Mr. Mccain then asked me how
rnUrn we were going 80 relura. re
piled, 'Stne5h;ng like 1000 gallons
In csses and barrels Tne oarrsl goods
wsre soma Of the old boards pur-
CD sses.
81 never have said that the other