The sun., 1873-09-04
POLITICIANS In ALABAMA.
the TRTfNG GrLIR CONTEST TO BE
FOJGfT ny THE BLACKS.



corr, spondcncc OF rhc sun.
MOBILE, Ala, Aug. 27.-Ever since 1870
Alabama has been the scene Of u bitter factional
war among Republicans. willard Warner, the
late Republican Senator, enjoyed Gen. Grant
confidence and controlled the patronage 81 this
state To- the chagrin and disgust Of George Il.
Spencer. who, though not much of a statc-man,
is q nrst-ratc partisan, rcwarding always with a
lavish hand the services Of his supporter, ana
Furnishing, when he has the power, the enemies
who have aided in holding his senatorial iniiu-
encc ia cheek. 1t wiI he remembered that War
ncr was defeated in isil through the combine
tion Of the forces ~ the Spenccrites and the
conservatives. Since then, as Go,dthwaite has
bothered himself very little about dispensing
patronage, Spcucer has gained some standing ot
the White House. S,ill the war here continues
to rage bctWcca the old factions.
REYNOLDS the present Collector of IN Port,
was not ~pcuccrs chute tor the rusitiun and
the rgtt b. now az to whether N"vnuli- slui r'-
tain his place or not. Most uf the old Warner
men are supporters of the Collector, aId thI'r
the working uf the ctviI service rules many T
thom have been put In oih'o IA spite ot Hpch-
from the tut1w District. has made an open
f. lat ON spencer aud got himself endofsed III =
series ~ resolutions adopted at meeting oi
Culurcd voters and az such actlon may nave
some influence when Sponccrs right 10 i 's SO IL
in the United states senate comes np I'r . dls-
Gus ion In that BODY, every encrt Il beltG made
by Spencers friends to get similar EXPRESSION
rom the cOured men in bio favor Bat the
culored men are not 40 trRctahle.
IL will toe remembered that "A big, burly. iilite-
rate mulattU named len Turner was elected 70
Congress from the First District In this state In
al. HO owed his nomination and election 70
his Jealous espOusnl OF Spcncors cause. tie
never spoke i'm the House Of Representative,
and always voted as HAYS did. Ben IL u great
horse man, and as his scat In Congress al'lwed
him 10 patronizc the livery stables freely ne
sought reelection at the hands OF has con titu-
/ cuts but the colorcd people were better aware
oven than the whites that Bon was not NJ Tor a
Congressman so "a large part OF tiien nominal (,
I ~ and voted FOR another Cplured man haineu
! phillip Joseph. 10 cph laughed az nii threlt :
ana scornod cai"'ory when put forth 10y the
spencer faction and Turner = Supp"rtets' anu
/ remained in tho nUlG during the last election
/ tn the counting Of the votes showed lromuer;
/ OLireran elected. Bgumberg j. one of the best
/ Republicans in the state. lie acted with the
/ Warner or conservative wing ot The party, as
/ Postni ster Of Mobile M to tue t'ne oI Ar;
Greeey's nomination. ana large number oi
the colU!ed people SUPPORTED MN az they hau
] known hun fDm bOyhuoi. lie sim nus great
/ Influence with the more intelligent Of this els
II will ne seen from this statement thht th,.
/ cnlurcd people have been drawn into a sort vi
/ triangular contest; some % thein 9e iur i,ji
! Uhe country people mainlvl s"me lur I,~eI "
and many more supporters OF brninhcrg' the
4 iincral. Suencer's main dcpendehce Is III NcrP'
iu1 the culurcd people unit. ami his ir'h va
/ colnred agent IL Tho member-,lert from tht
I Montgomery District, j. /. hapler lshplef j.
n. ai:udd; and were lie ~ home ne ha'
/ AGO nor the popularity necessary Tor the work
~ i-agood man, Uut q"iie q common one a
~" " fiiu goes D..
Sr,u,er has taken good care of his white
. henchmen. hu' they will stand him IN nut lltt''
+ stead at present. they are too inuch bent ol
,!c.i. own schemes uf aggtandizement' and th'
/ r.rr. g.. have had such "a small share OF th'
onriai loaf that they are disguised. Gen. War
nor who il engaged IN iron wotKs in this state
d. U,ld Ia high c.trcm hy the colureu pe'pc
and Il may lc that lac VIII soon be forced ~ con
tend iur some prominent Iosition IN the g'tt -"
tine part,. when Hc Was In the arcehdaleS ~
nut auuuhcr of C'lo-ci men IN Iuod posi- ~
Srlq Martin was mHdc Inspector ~ POST 'Wce
for THIS state through Gen. Warner innu"h't
/ auI Rapipr Wa mate internal Rcvenic Assessor
When the Cuilrcd people contrast thi5 .rccnr
/ with the existing state Of facts there being hi
one coiorcd man now In a dcrcnt position Una
/ vi Receiver Of Pub.ir Monevsl-they are no
J likely to feet ycrv warm toward Spcn or nor Z
/ do any siyual partisan work for HE white su!
/ uurter-. Al leading cnlored men are lnuepen
] dent Of hiu auN N4y. Naptcr has hl- scat D
7 Congress. Summcrviic hiS place in tn" tustoi
/ House. j ~cph IL the editor II a newspaper AN
I tnompsun haz large store IN NontE"ineil
But tie decision q the Senate next winter ma
put IN end to this iactipus war by unsedtln
Supurpr