The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-03-13
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The Governor is Bitterly .irraisne<i
by the Members of the Winding
Up Commission ard attorney Sen
eral Fer Making Charges and Re
fus;ng to Face SEen He accuSed.
The charges and ins;nuations made
cy Governor Blease IL one Of his
messages sent 70 the General Assem-
bly, last year with reference to the
acts CT the Old state Gispensary COM
mission were denounced as false BY
J. Fraser Lyon and John GarE Er-
ans, former governor, appearing be-
fore the legislative Investigating
committee. which convened il Co
lumbia or last Thursday. The COM
rivtee. which is composed OF Senators
Sullivan. Clifton and Carlisle and
Representative Daniel, Carey and
Evans. was appointed b. the General
AAssenb!y
During the session Of the 1911
General Assembly the governor sent
the message in, charging numb Der
OF acts OF misconduct on the part
of the members OF the old commits
sion, the attorney general and 9th
ers What was the agreement be-
tween John Gary Evans, 4. II. Ev-
ans. Attorney General Lyon and Eel
der in At,anta?" This was the first
question Of the special message that
was taken UD at the session Thurs
day, and the first witness called was
John Cary Evans.
There is no foundation in fact or
Circumstance TO warrant the conclr-
sion drawn II the message, said Mr..
Evans There was no agreement. or
conference, with any Of the gentle
men mentioned by the governor.
With reference 10 the insinuations
Of the governor as 10 a raEe-2p
in Atlanta" HIr. Evans said that he
had never held q conference with At
torney General Lyon, H. II. Evans o.:
T. B. Fielder, with reference 20 the
state disDensary. L do not under
stand the meaning Of the statement
by the governor" said Nr. Evans.
Following the election ot Ateor-
ney General Lyon said Mr.. Evans.
'.I met T. B. Fel3er in a Pullman car
on my way from New York. Gu.
conversation drifted TO political af-
fairs in South Carolina. and We dis
cussed the issues raised by Mr.. Lyon
as to the graft in the state disDen-
sary. Mr.. Fielder stated to me that
ne had enough evidence in his pos
session to convict several for graft
ing in South Carolina IN connection
with the state Gispens2ry. l tcla
him ! thought he should confer with
Attorney General Lyon and coInnlun-
icate such evidence as he might have
in MS possession.
81 later net Attorney General Ly-
on in Wr;ght,s hotel in Columbia and
told him Of ny conversation with T.
B. Fielder on the train and suggested
that he communicate with Fielder
with reference 10 the statements Of
graft in South Carolina. I merely
told Genera! Lyon what Fielder had
told ne Knowing OF the fight that
Attorney General Lyon was making
I believed that Mr.. Fielder should
tell him al OF his Information. Mr..
Fielder did not state specifically
what knowledge Of graft he had il
South Carolina
False Says Lyon.
tsThe statement contained in the
governors message, said Attorney
General Lyon, that was at the
meeting is false. There was no con-
ference I have never met Gov. Ev-
ans outside Of the state Of South
Carolina. ! met hin in Wright's no
tel. and he told me OF the statement
by T. 2. Fielder. did not know Eel
der at that time. l later wrote Nj.
Fielder with a view to employing
him. Later q conference was held in
Augusta when T. 3. Fielder, Or. ".
j. Murray and myself were present.
The contract was later signed
Reiterating his statement, he said
there was no agreement OF any na-
ture whatsoever with T. B. Fielder.
John. G. Evans Or H. II. Evans, IN
Atlanta There is absolutely no
color OF tru5h OF foundation OF fact
in the statement by the governor,
said the attorney general. ''and /
have no idea What the governor is
driving at. imagine it is fabric O.
his own imagination. The statemen.
in the message that any information
was given by John Gary Evans Or
H. II. Evans is without color OF
truth" Attorney General Lyon stat
ed that no immunity had ever been
promised II. T. Evans but that he
had Information 20 the effect that
Evans had received $50 as graf,
while in the city OF Columbia.
At,o"~ev General Lyon said T. 2.
Fe!de- had told him ne believed Il.
4. Evans "woui: confess all. This
statement was made several years
ago. NJ. Lyon sal. the wec: 20 At
laH1a severa! years ago and T. 3.
Fielder told him that Evans was in
Jown and had been talking OF the
graft work in South Carolina. Fe!de: