The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-03-23
WAS TO SEE HUB
Despite His Statement TO the Contrary
7 B. Feld.r Did Pay That
VISIT TO NEWDERRY

AS Claimed by Hub 81. Evans, For
mer State Dispensary Chairmay.-.
Newberrians Say They Saw Him
There on the Occasion, Referred to
by the Latter.
$50 Tom Fielder vows he has never
visited Newberry, does he? We'll,
Tom will have his little joke" said
Mr.. Eugene Exams Tuesday, discuss
ing statement credited to Col. T.
B. Fielder of Atlanta, in regard to
matters brought up by the alleged
Felder-Evans letter given to the
press Saturday night by Governor
Blease, says McDavid Horton, in the
Columbia Record.
Mr.. Evans is brother to Mr.. Fl.
II. Evans, formerly chairman Of the
directing board of the State dispen-
sary. Mr.. H. II. Evans himself, act
ing under instructions from his at
torney. Mr.. Eugene S. Blease, refused
to talk to newspaper men, except
with the understanding that nothing
he said was to be published, at least
as coming from him; but for infor-
nation as to Felder's alleged visit to
him at Newberry, he referred inter-
viewers to Mr.. Eugene Evans.
According to the latter, Col. Fielder
came to Newberry for conference
with Mr. II. II. Evans, about year
before the latter retired from the dis
pensary board. There was sickness
in the home of Chairman, Evans and
accordingly he asked his brother to
entertain COL Fielder. TON Fielder
came around to my house." said Mr..
Eugene Evans, with my niece" Col.
Fielder Is said to have met number
of Newberrians during his visit, in
cluding Msssrs. Chas. j. Purcell and
Nat Gist and Senator Blease (now
governor.)
Genial and jovial Hub Evans
talked freely and breezily, once he
had received assurances that his re-
marks would not be quoted. Moth
ing you say will be used against
you," his interviewer laughingly
said. The hearty Evans laugh is as
nearly continuous as eyer-"Man,
I've been laughing ever since got
off the board,'' he said-and Mr..
Evans still wears the famous dia-
mond horseshoe in his red tie and a
big solitaire on each plump hand.
It was Mr. Evans automobile that
carried Governor Blease to the train
for Columbia Monday night. Maga-
zine writer's still try from time to-
time to interview Mr.. Evans. Only
Monday he had a message from viii
Irwin, who write for Golfers an un-
forgettable page article, after day
: spent in Newberry as Mr.. Evans
guest. Mr.. Evans has warn liking
for Will Irwin and for his brother,
:, Wallace Irwin, with both of whom he
= has chummed in New York city.
. Mr.. Evans, they say, is writing
, collection Of "reminiscences or mem
oirs and has already accumulated a
! mass of manuscript, which many peo-
: pie would greatly like to read. When
: this matter will see the light OF print
: the writer himself does not as yet
know. "But the real story is golns
) to be known one of these days." said
Mr.. Evans, land it won't be long. A
lot of good people have got some aw-
full jolts coming to them"
Monday night Mr.. Evans and sew
eral friends, with visiting news
paper man, foregathered in an Of
flee in Newberry and had CONVEX
sation lasting several hours, which
would make exceedingly interesting
reading if it could be published. Mr..
Evans Of course did most of the talk
ing.
Afterward, at the Newberry hotel,
Mr.. Evans talked along the same
lines-on dispensary affairs, past,
present and future-to the newspa-
per man. until past midnight. "But
no notebooks and pencils for me-"
said Mr.. Evans; this is no newspa-
, per interview. If there's to be any
interviewing, you'll have to see my
lawyer, Eugene Blease." And MIR.
Blease said there was nothing to be
said for publication on Mr.. Evans
behalf, at this time.
Gust ask the governor" said Mr..
Evans. "He has lot Of crackajack
+. ammunition. He'll give it out at
psychological moments"