Richmond planet., 1895-04-27
THE UNITED STATES rs.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Governor Evans Declares he
Will Violate His Oath.
TRYING TO DISFRANCHISE ITS
OWN CITIZENS.
The AfrO-American and the UncOnsti-
tuti0nal State Law-What Will
the End Be

COLUMBIA, S. O., April 22--Anoth-
er sensation was created to-day by the
publication in the State of the fact that
Judge Goff, of the United States Cir
cult Court, has issued another injunc-
ton against the State authorities on
the ground that the registration act Of
1882 was unconstitutional; that there
was sufficient fraud at the polls in the
election last fail to vitiate the calling
of the constitutional convention, that
there was then a conspiracy be-
tween Messrs. Tillman, Evans, Barn
we'll, Hemphill and others to defraud
the American citizen OF African de-
scent OF his right of suffrage that Ev-
ans as Governor, had sought to carry
out these conspiracies by removing
notaries, for taking afiidavits from
American citizens of African descent
that the illegal acts of supervisors Of
registration were part of the same con-
spiracy, etc.
THE JUDGES ORDER.
The important portion of the order
reads as follows:
ct is ordered that the defendants.
John Gary Evans, Governor of the
State of South Carolina. and 7. Butler
Mccoy, a commissioner of elections in
the said state with the duty of hold
ing or managing elections for delegates
TO a convention TO be held on the Sec
Ond Tuesday in the month of Septem-
Der, 1895, for the purpose of revising,
amending or changing the constitution
of that state, be, and they are, hereby
enjOined and restrained from any and
all action looking TO the holding of
such election or elections until the
further order of the court
1t is further ordered that said de-
PENDANTS do show cause why they, and
each of them should not be perpetually
enjOined for ordering, holding or pro-
curing 60 be held in the said State any
election or elections for delegates to a
convention for the purpose of revising
or changing the Constitution of said
state of South Carolina.
THE GOVERNOR MUST ANSWER.
"And it is further ordered that the
said defendant, John Gary Evans.
make full, true, and perfect answer.
under oath, to the interrogatories filed
with the said bill, on or before the sec
ond day of May. 1895
Governor Evans hurls defiance at
this order, in similar language TO that
employed by him in referring to the
injunction against the dispensary, and
declares that he viii pay no attention
to it. He made this statement to-day.
Il have not been served with any
order or any other paper from Judge
Goff, but from the published accounts,
it seems that L have been enloined as
Governor of the State of South Caro-
lima, and Mr.. Mccoy as Commissioner
of Elections for the State of South Car
olina, and not as individuals.
WILL NOT OBEY.
The State of South Carolina is still
sovereign and independent, and it is
my duty under the Constitution of the
State, to execute the laws Of the State
l shall continue to do this, without
fear of presumptive interference of a
United States circuit Judge 1 shall
treat the proceedings with the con-
| tempt it deserves.
We Will, of course, act at the prop
er time, in accordance with the respect
due to the Constitution of the United
States, and at the same time all ar
rangements necessary for the carrying
out the will of the people in reference
to a constitutional convention viii be
made, and all duties required of me by
the Constitution and by the statute
laws of the State of South Carolina
will be faithfully performed If 1 am
IN contempt of Judge Goff, he must
make the most of it."