The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-20
GOV. EVANS A HUMAN VOLCANO.
MARION BUTLER SAYS HE'S IN A
STATE OF CHRONIC ERUPTION.

The ex-senator Doesn't Look Upon
His EbuIIitions as Dangerous. How
eVer-He says the People of the
state Are QIfescent-Doezn't Be-
IieVe the Tiilmanites VIII Attempt
10 Hold the Constitutional Con-
ventiOn in Defiance of the Courts
IL Judge Cons Ruling Il Sustained.
Washington. May l9.-Ex- Senator NJ.
&. Butler Of South Carolina Is in the city
on private business, but win doubtless
take an opportunity 10 drop into the su-
preme court OF the United States to-mor-
row as spectator OF the effort of At
torney General Barbour to induce the
court to take up the habeas corpus case
involving the fate Of the dispensary law
In that state. Asked to-day II there was
much excitement in South Carolina over
- decisions Of the United States Judges
Con and Simonton In the registration and
dispcnsary laws. ex-senator Butler re-
piled: NO, not that / know Of. When
left the people generally were in quies-
cent state. discovered no signs OF rev.
olution or war, except with Gov Evans
and a few of his coterie. lie seems to be
In chronic state Of eruption"
what Is the cause OF his outburst OF
excitement" was asked.
Il cannot understand It. He seems to
regard a United States court as a foreign
corporation. and United States circuit
court judge as Q public enemy Judge Goff
decided case brought before him In due
form. and / think decided It correctly, and
OF course conscientiously. He passed upon
a question. the constitutionality OF the
registration and the election laws. which
was raised in proper case before tho
state supreme court last December. and
which that court has failed TO decide up
to this time. DR.. Sampson Pope. the nov
er In that cause, failing to get decision
IN the state court, sought redress in the
United States court before Judge Con-.
That's all there Is in it."
rs It conceded that Judge Goff had jur-
isdiction2"
THAT is disputed question. In my
opinion he had. If Judge Con- is In error
he will be corrected by the United States
supreme court. II he is right he win
be sustained"
win the state authorities appeal in
"Ah. as to that I do not know. II the
state authorities are wise they will let
the matter rest where Il Is and go ahead
and hold the constitutional convention
under Judge Con- s decision"
But will they undertake TO hold II IN
defiance Of that opinion?" was asked OF
Mr.. Butler.
II do not believe they WILL" he replied.
South Carolina has made two attempts
to go It alone'-once in 1892 and again In
1915. / took part in the last attempt. and
judging from what / know of those who
were with me IN that experience, South
Carolina has had enough along that line"
In respect of the suggestion that the
legislature and state officials in their con-
struction OF the registration laws had in
view the permanent Northumberland OF
the negroes in order 10 prevent negro SUI
premacy," Senator Butler said there was
no danger whatever OF that condition aris-
ing. 1.-THE negroes" he added. do not
want TO control affairs. They are satis-
fed from their experience in the recon-
struction period that they are not yet
prepared to take charge OF the govern-
ment. But they do want the opportunity
OF voting for white men In whom they
have confidence and those men are among
the conservatives. 1t is not negro suprem-
acy that worries these gentlemen half so
much as It Is the possible downfall Of ring
supremacy