The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, September 18, 1896, Image 3
I STARTLING
DISCLOSURES.
GOV. EVANS TKIiLS ABOUT THE
WHIsKKY REBATES.
9le Mukcs an Emphatic Denial of the
Churjre That lie Had Maligned
I'llluiaii.?lt? Olvei the Public
What He Knows.
Governor Evans lias ruado a diroct
douiul of the chargo that he had said \
that "Tillman had lined his pockcta
with Dispensary profits." The statement
as made by tlio Governor himself
is as follows:
Editor Register: In your issne of the
n 3d instant an editorial headed "The
Second Primary," after discussing fully
the charges proforrcd against me by I
my enemies, you exonerate mo from
alt. but givo particular prominence to
the Dispensary muddle, in which
Mixson, Hubboll and others are involved,
and clear mo of that, but yon
wind up by stating that I have beon
"hurt very mncfe by my failnre to
peciflcally deny that he (Evans) made
the accusation against Tillman with
which he was charged by Duncan,"
which, os 1 understand, is that I had
said to Mixson that he (Mixson) had received
no rebates but that ho knew
that Ben Tillman had lined his pockets.
Yon propound to me this question:
"Did you or did you not, Governor
Evans, say to F. M. Mixson at any
time that Tillman had accepted for hii
own uso rebates on whiskey purchased |
for the Dispensary, or words to that
effect? By answering this question you
can place yoursolf upon a higher plane
than you now occupy."
I have received letters from
some of my personal friends informing
me that my enemies wore making capital
out of my failure to deny this
charge.
In the first place, it is a surprise to
mo that any person should believe that
I could have been guilty of such an utterance,
when it is remembered that 2
canvassed the State with Senator Tillman
two years ago and defonded him
from such attacks made by Butler and
others. My reason for not noticing
Duncan was that I received tho following
letter from Senator Tillman:
Trenton, 8. 0., July 26, 1896.
Confidential.
Hon. John Gary Evans?Dear
uovehnor: Much to my surprise ana
disgust, John Duncan came here yesterday
evening and bored me nearly to
death. I gave him cold comfort and
scftnt courtesy. Now I
think you havo the fight won, and you
need only act with common prudence
and nothing can effect the result. But
stop noticing or alluding to Dunoan in
any way or **?ythintr he nj? n* r)nn>Ignore
him utterly. Ignore his oharges
and insinuations; don't allude to him
or Earle by name. We are all well
and send you greetings and good
wishes. Yours truly,
B. K. TILLHAN.
Besides this, I was requested ospeo
ially by such friends in Barnwell as
Senator Mnyficld, Col. Robt. Aldrich
and Solicitor Bellinger not to notice
Duncan in the slightest manuei, and
they congratulated mo upon the fact
when I left tho stand. Not a friend
in the State had suggested to me that
ray course did not meet with publio
approval until after tho first primary.
M1XSON WAKXKD.
I now deny emphatically that any
such remark was made. The only
foundation upon which to construct
such a fabrication is the following incident:
After Mixson was elected
Commissioner 1 took him into my pri
4^ I.1 ~~A a. .1 r
Y lilt* CIIUIUULT UliU lUClkCU bill) UUUT UH A
desired to thoroughly impress upon
him the importance of his position
and to outline to him my policy for
conducting thin bra .eh of the government.
I stated to him that I desired
to cease purchasing whiskey from the
Mill Creek Distilling Company for tho
reason that Goneral Butler had gone
oyer the State oharging that Governor
Tillman had received rebates from
this company and the State and other
Anti papers had commented upon the
fact of his land purohases and every
-other private and publio aot nntil his
-enemies believed it. That they had
also chargod that I was indebted to
Tillman for my eleotion and he knew
tho closo relations existing between
us and I desired to
show that we were entirely independent
of this company. Mixson
replied to mo that he thought I wai
correct. Shortly after this it was reported
to mo thut a whiskey house had
made Mixson a prosent of a desk and
that his two sons were aocepting presents
from whiskey drnmmers in the
shape of diamond pins, gold-headed
canes, etc. I sent for Mixson again
and warned him of the danger and
impressed upon him the importance of
keoping aloof from such inflnencee and
also keeping his boys from temptation.
1 told liitn that tho Dispensary law
would be killed if a soaudal was evet
couuected with its management. I sent
for Secretary Tompkins, who was Mix
eon's intimate friend, and whom I know
could iniluence him, aiul asked him to
warn him hIho, and ho replied that he
would. Shortly afterwardH Mr.HcruggH,
tho bookkeeper, reported to mo that
from letters tie had received and opened
in Mi.-;von's absence in tho course of
business and other suspicious circumstances
Lo was satisfied that Mixsou
was dealing with certain whiskey
houses exclusively and was obtaining
rotates in consideration tkeretor.
now tiib hkbates.
I roplied to him that ho was a State
ofllcA as woll as Mixsou and Tompkins,
and that if ho saw anything going
wrong that it was his duty
to inform me and to secure the
evidence to conviot them. Mr.
Hcrnggs repotted to mo that he waa
satisfied he could secure the evidence
to convict these men if I would allow
him to leave the State. I replied to
him that he could go wherever ho
pleased on such a mission. In tho
meantime, Mr. Hubbell, of the Mill
Creek Company, called upon mj to
know the reason why he could not do
any business with the Dispensary; that
! ho had been informed that the trouble
was with tho State Board of ConI
troL. I stated to him my reasons and
he expressed rearot that he should l>n
uiudo t<< suiiur on account ot in s una
1 upon 1'illman. He stated to me that
tho Commissioner was paying from
5 to 15 cents per gallon more for whiskey
than ho could supply tho same
brands for and ho wfc- sat is tied rebate1;
were being paid for it. I replied to
him if that was true I would see that
Mixson cither purchased from his
comnanv or made his houses come to
his prices, I ordered Mr. Scruggs to
furnish me with a price list of purchases
made by the Dispensary.
He did so and I mailed it to Mr.
Hubbell. He returned it to me in the
following lettor:
Mill Crock Distilling Company,
Cincinnati, Ohio, .Tuno 20, 1895
Gov. John G. Evans, Columbia, S. C.:
Dear Sin: Yours of the 18th inst.
to hand ami contents noted with care.
Wo Will sell you cash in fifteen or
twenty days from date of shipment at
the following prices and give you goods
equal in every way to thoso formerly
sold the Dispensary:
X Bourbon, 100 proof, Sl;37.
X live, 100 proof, $1.41.
XX live, 100 proof, $1.C2.
XX Bourbon, $1.53.
Old Velvet, XXX Rye, 100 proof,
$2.10.
We would be vory glad to havo
your business or even part of it and
any tirno you dc6iro I will go to Columbia.
Hoping your State wili have a favorable
decision in the case now pend ing
at Washington, and with best
wishes, I am, Yours truly.
Geo. Hubbem*.
MIXSON REPRIMANDED*
Shortly afterwards I had occasion
to send for Mixsou and reprimanded
him for dealing with u man who ho
had told mo had ofl'ercd him a bribe.
This muu then represented the Livo
Oak Distilliug Company. Mixsou re
plied tliat uo (lul not believe the old
man, Mr. White, iutonded it. I then
showed him Hubbell's prices and he
stated to me that Hubbell was as guilty
us White and that he, Hubbell,had offered
a bribe also. I then replied to him
that ho was right and not to purchase
from Ilubbell or any other company
whose agent was so corrupt. Mr. Hubbell
returned shortly afterwards and
madothe statement to me as published
in the paperB. I could not ask Mixson
to purchase from Hubbell in view of
(Mtwwoaa'oj IvUlw?i. JL. *1 A
gallon was purchased from him. But
after the law was ohanged I advised
Mr. Hubbell to Btato totho New Board
of Control what he had to mo. He
did so, and as a result the Board gave
him an order
It was, also, reported to me that a
sou of Mixson had gone to Cincinnati
and was being entertained by the
whiskey dealers and a marked copy of
a newspaper was sent mo from that city
giving an account of an interview with
him. I sent for Mixson and told him
that if this did not cense he would also
bo convicted by the public of getting
rebates whether it was true or not.
A CONFESSION.
The boy afterwards called npon me
ind endeavored to explain hisconduct,
stating that he had gone on a business
trip, something about bicycles. It
turned out, however, that ho was not
the bicycle boy, but the stenographer
of tho Sixth Circuit.
But to return to tho efforts of Mr.
Scruggs to catch tho guilty parties.
Mr. Scruggs proceeded to Cincinnati
and returned with evidence, as ho aauired
me, to convict Mixson of having
U1U oruur UUU tUI Ul wuinmrs ?/j n Iiv,
saying: fi?ino price; sumo whiskoy, .1
per cent. olT. Ship twenty-livo barrels
X bourbon and twenty-livo barrels XX
bourbon. Thin in the only order evei
given Mr. Iluhbell by me.
THAT TII.tiMAX STATEMENT.
"Only n few days after assuming th<
duties of Commissioner, I wns in Gov'
ernor Evans's oflice aud lie thoro and
then told me in unmistakable lau
guage:
" 'Don't buy from Mill Creok. Th?
;oopi# art saying that Tillmaa anc
mend* had advised him not to rent. I
I told Mr. Norton that I feared ta( !
something was going wrong at jbo >
Dispensary and I wanted bim to sthd '
by me in my action if the issne oa|e.
Iio replied that ho would do so. ir.
Scruggs has never handed me the witten
evidence but the boy's oonfesstn
made it unnecessary to require it. '
the new board.
The mectiug of the Legislature cam!
on and I determined in the absence a
nrnnf d i ronf nnuinei * - -3 ? ?'
M^tMUOV AUiAtlVU W uruj j
the matter, but to tako away from bin!
any chanoo of temptation and recomrt I
mended tb&t the entire control be take*
from his hands and from the handa o.(
State House ortiecrs, and plaoe it ifl
the hands of a Board consisting of fly*
membors elected by tho General Aa'i
sombly. This offended Secretary
Tompkins, who ntatod that in view oL
tho charges made it would look like
kicking him out by reason thereof. T
replied that no evidence had been pro ,
duced against him, but that if he fel'
that way I would change my recommendation
and leave the old Board ]
but would ask for two additional mem 1
hers to bo elected by the LegislatureJ;
Ho replied that this would be satiafMM
lory. |>
Mr. Efird, Senator from Lexington!'
had consulted me and he agreed witl|
me fully and offered to see Mr.)TompkinJ
and endeavor to get bim to withdra-l1
his objection^ Ho did not succeed bu|
the Legislature took ElirdV) view on
changed tho Board, taking the pui^,
chasing power from Mixson*a hand.'
Mixson and others organized to kill thl
bill in tho Legislature and Mr. JohH;
T. Duncan was to lead tho fight, Duij h
can whs kicked out befere the bill enmi
up and he accuses me to this day fo: J
unseating him on account of his oppo
sition to this bill. I stated to Mixson i |
he did not stop opposition I wonld indicate
to the Legislature hie probabb
causeof opposition and he ceased to op:i
T L. J i * ' ?
jjuou it. x uiiu no uirecieviaence agains-#
Mixson and could neither prosecute no<
discharge him, butl am sure every on\
will at e the reason of his opposition tc
me. Now what do we see? Dnncar .
stated that his only cause of enmity t< :
mo was my change in the Dispenser; I
law. Mix6on stated to the newspaper* i
that a dark horse would enter agoins i
me in the Senatorial race. Yonng Mix
son, I understand, groomed him ant i
filed Duncan's pledge with Tompkins
as chairman of the Demooratio party
Mixson aud others have organfzed to- i
opposition to me and have oireulatet I
this report to injure me with Senato: 1
Tillman and his friends. This is noi
all. They liavo told Tillman stor*
npon story to gain his enmity to me*
but Senator Tillman knew the rosso'-?
and assured me that it went into on
ear and out of the other and to pay n
attention to them. Tillman kuows wh
the guilty parties are and so do tho6 ?
members of the Legislature who wenl
in Columbia and heard the reports
been deceived by these p?JOq
and badly advised by my friends!
assured mo that the publio toc^ ?
stock in their ^statements. I moi ' b
criticised for not roplying sooner jl bu
I have injured no one save myselw* I
is with great reluctance that I dtU'^bi
now becuuse I know how it wii bi
used by the enemies of the Dispen
law and the Keform movement. Dn
in justice to my friends who rcqm
and the publio are attempted to b^ 'de
ceived I make this statement.
The parties counected with this
ter are not interested in this prixf|ftrj
election, but have another tribun J t<
which they can and must appeal.
John Gary Evai
addendum. fty-;
Accompanying the interview ?l'i *
comparative statement giving j
prices of liquor aH paid for by llie^j Disponsary
and the prices that wero
ed by Hubbell for the same bran 'a
above.
Corn?20, G15.15 gallons, per gqdloi]
ftl 9ft vnln i> ft9.r? 03(1 94! \r ltorrtbon.
5,832.61 gallons at $1.40, valux\ 88,221,66;
XX Bourbon, 5,834.03 g ! Jons
at $1.57, value 80,160.20; X Rye ji 14,085.50
gallons at $1.45, vuluenf f20,423.99;
XX Rye, 10,606.45 gallic? pt
$1.66, value $17,619.24; XXHlye,
5,533 gallons at $2.20, value $1,143.
OOmnssiONsn mixnon meruit.
Commissioner Mixson, of thffitata
Dispensary has given out the fo/>wing
for publication in reply to Gcornor
Even's charges of oorruption;
"To the Pnblio: I have tw< sons,
J. W. and W. T. J. W. was t that
time abont twenty-three years Id, W.
T. about twenty-ono. Boon Iter 1
had entered the raoe my son, T.,
told me that Mr. B. B. Eveis, the '
Governor's brother, and himse( were
talking of going into a deal o make
something off of the whiskey in case
I was elected. I told my son that he
oould not afford to have snyUing to
do with snoh a deal: It would be ruinous
and I would not buy fr?m any
honse that they made arrangements
with.
"Be informed me afterwards that
ha had given up the matter and had
so informed Mr. Evans. I bad no
reason to think otherwise. Some
time in January, after my election,
Mr. Huhbell, of tho Mill Creek Distilling
Company dropped into see me.
This was tho time I asked him for tho
same wmsKiea or Doner, Haiuo jiriceu
or lesB with 5 per cent, off, and which
he ho indignantly rofuaed to give. An
Htatod in a former letter, howevor, I
->;J ?i 1 ? i.: _i.:...
received rebates from the Live Oak
Distilling Company. Upon his return
bo bbw Mixson and Secrotary Tompkins
before he did me and they immediately
came up to the mansion and
itated to me that Soruggs had been to
Cincinnati and returned with ovidonce
that Mixson's son had received thousands
of dollars from Peebles & Co.,
snd the Live Oak Distilling Company,
aud askod me what to do. I told them
that if Scruggs had told them that ho
had evidence to substantiate it, the
best thing to do was to seo Mixson's
son and get him to tell the truth. They
left with this determination, and the
next morning Mr Tompkins came into
my offloe and wroto on a slip of paper
that the boyeonfessod everything, and
had gotten the money. Mixson called
upon me and stated that the boy had
confessed, but that he (Mixson) was as
innocebt as a lamb. He produced n
letter ' from the boy in which he confessed
and deplored the fact that
he had brought disgrace upon his
father and family, and had left home
never to return. I was moved with sympathy
for them and told Mixaon to see
the boy and not let him rnn away.
That if Mixson was innocent the boy
had l>een overreached by whiskey
drummers. I was called to New York
on business for the State and stopped
in Washington and told everything to
Hcnator Tillman. Tillman suggested
that Mixson should resign. I returned
and told Mr. Tompkins what Senator
Tillman had said and wo agreed
upon tlmt policy but thought it best to
wait until further developments. Mixson
cnmo to me afterwards and stated
that ho was innocent, and his friends
had told him not to resicn: 1 replied to
him that the Board of Control could
only remove him for cauho, and that if
he coald show his innoccnco that we
; oonld not remove him. I saw Mr.
i Tompkins and he agreed with mo in
this, and stated to me that Mixson'c
Trailer got rebates from them, end it J
most be eo, else how coald Tillman
meet the expenses with one daughter
in Virginia at school, a son at Clemson
and living as he does.'
"Mind, now, this took nlaoe onlj in
February, when we were all elated
over our success. I went direct from
Governor Evans's office to that of W.
D. May field and thence to that of D.
H. Tompkins and told them of this
conversation and can furnish their affidavits,
which will disabuse the minds
of the people that I made this up and
told it on Governor Evans aftor I had
reasons to be mad with him, as is said
by Senator Tillman.
"Senator Tillman also says: "Mixson
has never had the manliness to
either affirm or dony.' 1 mnst ask the
Senator if he or Governor Evans either
had the manliness to ask of me a confirmation
or denial. He (the Senator)
was in possession of this charge against
Am for months before it wns made at
Barnwell. He has never asked mo to
oonnrm or deny. x uings movea aiong
smoothly for some time. About Jane
| 1st my two boys entered into a copartnership
ander tke firm name of J. W.
Mixson A Co., bicycles, and tha latter
part of that month J. W. went to Cincinnati
to keep an appointment with a
bicyole manufacturing firm.
BKBATB MATTER REPORTED TO XTAMS.
Some little time after this Mr. 8.
W. Scruggs, who was my bookkeeper,
asked permission to go np to Greenville
for a few days. Ho remained
away longer than I expeotod, but^ro,
turned, I think, on Tuesday morning,
j He did not report to the office. I saw
' Hon. D. H. Tompkins during the
: morning. He told me that Scruggs
had sent for him early and informed
I him that he had been to Cincinnati
4 and discovered that robates were paid
- mjNiy and wanted to see me at my
house. vAwent immediately to see him
and was idrxmed that such was a
. feet. I returnd to Mr. Tompkins,
J and as soon as we coAJ. on tho samo
evening, wo went to the mansion and
reported the whole matter t\ Governor
Evans, the chairman of the St??.Board
' of Control. He stated then, emp^tir
cally, that he knew nothing of Sorugg~<
' visit to Cincinnati and put this quae
. ttos to us:
"Why do you suppose the damned
| eooundrel went?"
''Governor Evans told us to sa^
' nothing of the matter to any one, bui
| keep quiet and see if Scruggs woult
I report bis find and, besides, he woulc
r take action when necessary. Colone
w Tompkins went to my home with m<
and there we found tho boy. We ask
I; ed him about the matter and he so
jj4jknowledged that it was true, bu
stated that he . had done no grea
(wrong, as Colonel Tompkins and !
paw it?only in deceiving me. This!
'.reported to the Governor on the fol
flowing morning, which placed him ii
w possession of all the foots. The bo;
^ saw how badly I was hurt; h
h aH.t nn X? an.) ma a laltav
:r?the meetinc of th
? sl?egislnturo came ana in the absence o
n proof against Mixeon 'I decided 1
e dfop the matter, but to take awa;
t from him any chance of temptatioi
I and recommend the entire control b
8 taken from his hands,' etc.
0 "The Governor had probably for
v gotten when he wrote this that he aen
t hie dispensary message to the Legisla
j tare on the 10th day of February, am
. I told him of Scrugg's trip on the nigh
of the 17th of February, seven day
after his message had been read to th<
. General Assembly. While my boy di<
j get some money from the Live Oal
people, I never got a cent of it, an<
knew nothing of it until the money ha<
all been squandered, and I have neve:
received a cent since I have been ii
* ? e ?_?e dispensary ' other than mj
salary.
ACCT7SK8 TJIE GOVERNOR.
( "And now, since Governor Evam
accuses me so lavishly of getting *th<
pnblio money, will he tell ns how h<
Ean up his expense account against th<
iispensary under the following circum
ktances: In March, 1895, while h<
jwas in Washington I sent him by express
papers to go before the interna
revenue collector to havo twenty bar
rels of whisky released which had beet
seized by the United States govern'
ment. On his return he made an ex
pense aooount of $150, approved il
imself and received warrant for same
The records in the dispensary shoe
thia T> V ?
GOV. EVANS SPEAKS AOAIN.
When Gov. Evans was shown Mixjson
statement, he replied as followi
ooneerning the Washington trip:
i "So far as my expense aooonnt ii
concerned for going to Washington
^nd New York to save to the Stat?
abont $2,000 worth cf contraband
f whiskey, I am prepared to famish an
itemized statement as it wss Snade out
;at the time. I promiso the pnblio thai
'they shall know all, let the chips fall
where they may. The animns of thii
,persecution of mt shall be known.
John Gar* Evans."
Secretary of State Tompkins, B. B.
Evans, brother of tho Governor, both
,have lengthy letters on the subjeot,
bnt as our space is limited we only
G've the controversy between the two
ading lights?Governor Evans and
Commissioner Mixson.
Cambridge L?a(Is.
( Though Oxford hns won the boat
race eight times more than Cambridge,
in other sports Cambridge's record It
, tho better; at cricket she has won 01
, times to Oxford's 27; In athletic sporti
10 times to 13; at foot ball, Rugby and
| association, 24 times to 17. At golf
they are even; eight games each.?Toronto
Globe.
*
Pint i'npuiiit ion.
I First citizen "f Western town?Our
. jvatcr supply is very insulllcicnt.
Second ditto?Well, in that event I
j appose we can't claim so many people.
1 Detroit Tribune. ^
FINAL FIGURES, j
.
RARLB FORMALLY DECLARED |
THE NOMINEE. i
i
Ills Majority 3,348?Full and Public ,
Investigation of Dispensary Scandals
Requested.
Earle, 42,915; Evans, 39,567. Earle?*
majority, 3,348.
Presidential Electors at Large?M.
R. Cooper, of Colleton; Larry Qantt,
of Spartanburg.
First, Thomas P. Pritohard, of
Blufl'ton.
Second, R. B. Watson, of Salnda.
Third, Cole L. Bloaee, of Newberry.
Fourth, John T. McMahan, of do
lumbia.
Fifth, W. B. Trantham, of Camden.
Sixth, James Stackhouse, of Marion.
Seventh, T. \V. Stanland, of Summorville.
The above ia tho official declaration
of the Democratic Executive Committee.
Tho committee mot Friday in
Columbia iu tho Sonato chamber.
There wus more thau a quorum present,
though thero wore a number of
absentee)).
Hero is tho table showing the final
count:
Counties. Evans. Earle.
Abbeville 1278 1825
Aiken 1465 1818
Anderson 2254 1886
Barnwell..'. 1509 1842
Beaufort 354 125
Beaufort 171 400
Berkeley 512 601
Charleston 643 i 2747
Chester 969 i 746
Chesterfield 1006 716
Clareudon 700 880
Colleton 1672 ' 1195
Darliugton 1062 896
Edgefield 654 1163
Fuirfield 632 748
Florence 93& 979
Georgetown 360 166
Greenville 1778 8145
Hampton 745 471
Horry..., ....^ 979 1112
KcsVjaw 798 628
i Lancaster 949 1034
Laurens 1328 1289
r Lexington ....... 1466 985
l I Marion 1375 li27U
I I Marlboro 849 754
I Newberry 1043 1003
j Oconee 1009 1379
a Orangeburg 15t?_ . 1341
Pickens .... 793 927
Richland 1414 713
k Saluda 1048 6IV
t Spartanburg 2845 333;
r Sumter 1378 701
r Union 1267 ? 74J
Williamsburg 854 1151
J York 1314 182(
7 Total 42915 3956'
This give# EarleS,348 majority. Th<
1 vote as above was counted by Col
| uuucs, ztit. vfiukier ana Mr. Uunt?
gomery.
DISPENSARY INVESTIGATION.
a Mr. McSweeney introduced the fol
e lowing resolution:
Resolved, That it is the sense o
.. this committee that in viow of numer
I ous newspaper articles and insinua_
tions made during the recentcampaigi
j with reference to the management o:
j the State Dispensary that the Boarc
B of Control and the Legislature anc
B the present legislative committee make
I a thorough, public and impartial in
I vestigation of the working of tbic
j State institution, and that the result b<
j given in full to the people.
r In offering the resolutions Mr. Mo'
i Sweeney said that ho believed everj
truo Carolinian was in favor of an in
f vestigation and he was cortain the Re
form party was. It is a duty it owed
to the poople that the investigation be
1 made end he submitted the resolution
3 as the sense of the committeo, who
3 WflTA ill fnvnp of r>nrnrini* uvuvn
? ?- w. !'? C> ~c> w * w" J uwjjmr
3 ment of the government.
Mr. Sligh said .the insinuations bad
3 been made and if there is anything io
' them it ought to be brought out. He
' did not believe thatthero was anything
in them. He did not believe Gover3
nor Evans would be found guilty, bui
' if he was he should be punished with
the others. The government had been
' under the control of the Reform movement
for six years and it favored hon'
esty and it should go to the world thai
it does.
Mr. Robinson said that he did not
think the committee had anything to
i do with it.
Mr. Neal agreed with him but said
i that he would sign a petition that the
i investigation be made and that at once.
> Mr. W. D. Evans said that these oharI
ges wore made in a primary ordered by
i the committee and it should be the
; first to set the ball in motion. There
I should bo the freest, fulleriVfciid most
| publio investigation. Innocent men
i might suffer and he belioved it was?a
duty of the committee to set the investigation
in motion.
Mr. Winkler agreed with Mr. IJvans
i and said the whole matter should be
sifted to the bottom. As a member of
r tho next Legislature he would gladly
> introduco a resolution that a full in|
vestigatio be had. . ..
Mr. Robinson said he did not oppose
the investigation, but he thought the
committeowas meddling where it had
no misineaa.
Mr. Nligh nnid that the resolution
were simply suggestive and not dictatorial.
Mr. Hlackwell thought it wnsn
duty of the committee. Tho Dispeni)
miry is n creature of tho Kefortn naovomont
and those accused hrd Reformers,
f'e did not believo tho charged, but an
investigation should he had in ju&tico
to all. Wo should not leave it to the
enemy, ha said, llut if Governor
Kvnns is gudty let it como out. There
are those who don't want an investigation
because they nre afraid something
won't como out, referring to enemies
of the Dispensary.
Mr. ltradham said he had hoard it
suggested that the Legislature would
?i?
not investigate the matter properly.
Uo did not believe that anything oould
bo done until the Legislature met, but
be believed the investigation should be
made end *h*t if anybody is gnilty he
should be put out. As far as be is concerned.be
would like,to 6ee a.peal put
on every Dispensary, but it is a law and
chcvges should bo investigated. ..
Colonel Ncul said that he did not
object to tho investigation, but he
thought the Board of Control and tho
prosent legislative committoo should
do tho investigation, und that right
away.
Mr. Efird said that he thought the
legislative committee should co-operato
with tho board, and he thought
the resolution should request them to
act in unison with the beard.
Mr. Winkler said that oommittee
only had to do with investigation of
the finances and bad nothing to do
with calling for porsons and papers.
Colonel Jones said that tho Board of
Control had keen called together, but
it could only investigate as far as employees
of the Dispensary are concerned.
Tho resolution was then adopted,
alter some more cursory discussion.
Mr. Shutnan wanted to correct an
error in Dr. Timmerman's vote in
Greenvillo. It was 4,200 instead of
2,200.
EAItPK OIVES THANKS.
To the Democratic Voters of South
Carolina: It is with pride and gratification
that I have received notico of
the official count by which I am declared
your nominee for the office of
United States Senator. Permit mo to
express to you my' grateful thanks, and
A ? it.i T i a. :A
lUHHHuro juu vuuvi uu^u iu morn j\jur
confidence by earnestly striving to do
my duty.
Aa I declared mBDy times daring the
campaign, in which I had the honor to
address yon, I am the candidate of no
taction, and I recognize no difference
between Reformers and Conservative?,
but honor * you all as Democrats. I
have appealed to you to lay aside all
factional differences, and in oasting
your votes to consider only your duty
to the State as Democrats, conceding
to no man the right to control you and
submitting to no dictation. The result
shows that yon bave not been Influenced
by prejudice, that you have
laid aside factional differences, that
you have asserted your manhood, and
have been influenced only by your duty
to the State.
For many years I have labored to
heal the breaoh in our ranks, and to
restore good feeling among our people.
Sometimes , I have, almost despaired
that this wohld be -accomplished, but
' *he result of the election gives me new
' ho>e. Indeed, I believe that a new
* era i*s dawned npon our State, and
; that theruture gives promise that our
I people wihhereafter consider men and
J measures sohy .upon their merits and
" will be influenced by bo other oonsider7
ation. God gralt that this may be so.
9 In this oonbf-ton, let me oongratu
late you l ejection of^ Mr.
Ellerbe as yc a&o for Governor
?a brave, a. >?nd conscientious
gentleman, who 'nas promised to be
the Governor - of the whole people.
mi xugn character gives the assurance
that this promise will be faithfully
kept, and that, free from partisan
influences, bis administration will be
| pure, able and just.
| Appreciating the great honor that
| yon have conferred npon me, and invoking
Divine aid in discharging the
' important and responsible duties of
the office to whioh I hate "been nomi'
nated, I am ?
) Tour obedient servant,
Jos. H. BawiK
Hcaurort, S. 11, 1896.
BRYAN'S SEOOND MONTH.
, - ; * v
I The Kurd Working Candidate Leaves
( His State-Cheerint WoVdi
William J. llryan left Lincoln-, Neb. last
, Thursday at 9:15 o'clock over tho Missouri
Pacific road for Another month of campaigning.
lie reached Kansas City Friday at 6:30
nti<l proceeded by the Wabash to St. Louis
where he was scheduled to make four uddressses
Saturday night. The departure of
Mr. llryau from Lincoln was made the occa1
idon of another demonstration by the local
; free silver clubs. They formed a torch light
procession and escorted Mr. llcyau from his
residence to the Missouri Pacillc station.
' A brass band beaded the parade. Quite a
i large crowd gathorod at the station and
i cheered Mr. Bryan as his trait) drew out.
Mr. lirynu made a brief speqeh from the rear
car. lie said: . '
Ladies and Genti.emen: I don't know
i whether I shall ieturn to Nebraska again
just before the election or not. but I go
away from Nebraska feeling' that it is not
' necessary. (Cheers.) I want to say to you,
1 my friends, that from the report whioh I
have been receiving I do not belive there is
a single county in the State that the ltepubllcans
are sure of carrying this faH. (Great
1 cheering.) And more than that, every day
finds our cause stronger throughout the
union than it was the day before. Every
day finds persons who aro declaring for free
coinage, and 1 think I am safe in saying that
1 you will not find, among all your acquainti
ances. a man who ojm month ago was in favor
of free coinage at 16 to 1, and able to give
a reason for U, Who has obanged his mind,
liut you cannot ilnd aqy man who was for
free colbaga Who is thinking himself Into the
gold standard Idea. (Great cheering.) A
little over a month ago I went into what I
then called the "enemy's country," but I
found down there just as much enthusiasm
rb there is in Nebraska; (Grqat cheers.) Today
some parts of the country are more
friendly than-others; but thwfe m n'o enemy's
country. (Loud cheering.)
Mr. Bryan's first stop after leaving Lincoln
was at Eagle, wh.ere a small crowd of
people, a drum corps otad a bonfire composed
the elements of his recoption.out .with torches,
nnd Wabash added red fire to smoky flambeaux.
I ?L
Mr. Dsitwia <?oca Jlfgher.
It was tnnojgncod Friday of <)ast week
that W. II. Baldwin, now secon^ vice-president
of the Houtheitr BuUwnyOompany, had
been elooted president .of tl(* Long Island
rnllwey to succeed the fate Austin Cor bin.
Mr. Austin will be succeeded in the Southern
railway by W. W. Flnloy. now second
vico-preaident of tbe Great Northern railway.
Visible Mipply of Cotton.
The tot 111 V la'l.l.t ' '
.... ou|>|Mji <>i vuuuu ior mn
world is. 1,367,385 bales, of which 1,086.189
arc American, against 2,280.5-19 and 2,011,j
319 respectively last year. Receipts of cotton'
for the past week at all interior towns wer?
1 81.488 bales. Receipts from tho plantation^
1S0.53V bales. Crop in sight84,380 bales.