Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-19

been invited 10 come 20 Alabama 20 help make
the state solid fou him. He has &C
cepted the invitation and will be
here September Il On the following day he
will deliver speech in this CITY before the con-
vention OF the kolhitcs and peoples party.
which has been called for that date Field viii
probably come back 20 Alabama again.
Weaver will, il is understood. make seyer.l
speeches throughout the state.
The kolb-People's party. a. the fusion 10 nov
termed, have set about 30 wage bitter contest
against democracy. Their headquarters have
been established in Birmingham and il 10 stated
that preparations are now being made by them
TO begin the publication here Of an after
noon campaign newspaper. The plan Is 20
remove the Alliance Herald, kolb's organ dur
ing the late state campaign. from Montgomery
TO this city and issue IL daily. The press and
OUTFIT OF tins party was recently sold under .
cially. but it is said that enough money has been
secured TO put IL on its feet again.
CONGRESSIONAL FraHr.
The Kolb-Peoplels party leaders say that they
will put out candidates for Congress in every
district. Ii is reported that Rev. 4. NJ. Adams,
state lecturer of the alliance, will be the norni-
rec IN this (ninthl district Congressman l.
W. lurpin, Democrat. who now repre-
sents the fourth district, but by the
realpornonment Of the state will be
IN the ninth hereafter. will probably be renomi-
convention
caleu TO meet In Birmingham, September IL
the day before the kolb peoples convention
meets Turpin 10 regarded as a very
shrewd politician and il is generally
believed that IL renomnated he viii be re-
elected The vote OF this city and county. with
but little help from the other countie. in hi.
district, will elect the democratic nominee
Up IN the eighth district represented bv Gen
Joseph Wheeler. democrat the Kolb followers
nave already been holding meetings and pre-
pairing 10 slaughter him. few DAYS
ago meeting was held in Morgan county
at which nothing but kclbites and third
party followers were present. and it was re-
solved thai Wheeler would have to 60 How
ever. Wheeler Is a member of the alliance and
has very strong following among that clAss
In the seventh district Col W. n. Den-on
Will get the regular democratic nomination.
lie Is hated, though. BY a large part Of the kolb
faction on account OF the vigorous work he did
Tor Gov. Jones during the recent state cam
paign aud they will make every effort 60 defeat
him. Blackman, republican. will run against
benson, 80 IL Is said. The fight will be close
In the sixth district Congressman J. n Bank
head will get the democratic nomination, or at
least nothing has developed vet 10 the contrary.
whether he will have any strong opposition 10
not known. Ii is believed he will not. as he is
very popular throughout his district with all
classes. lie is a straight democrat
Congressman Oates is assured the democratic
nomination in the third district. The Kolbites.
thought, will oppose him. regarding him one OF
their bitterest foes on account of the onslaught
he has made several times on the Ocala plat
form and the alliance leaders. some time ago
II was reported that Kolb himself. whose home
Congress.
However. nothing has been said about that
lately Oates has a very strong following
despite his war on the alliance leaders. and few
are OF the opinion that he will suffer defeat.
Congressman Clark in the first district has an
opponent for the nomination in the person Of
John W. Jones Of Marengo county, who was
chairman OF the convention that nominated
kolb for governor in Montgomery last June
Jones Is a leader in the alliance and viii make
good race. His political experience d limited,
and outside OF his own county he 10 not we'll
known.
In the second district Congressman Herbert
having declined reelection there is consider
able of a middle. Stallings, Tompkins and Wiley,
all democratic. are after the nomination and no
one Is able TO say who will get it.
In the fourth district there is Q multiplicity
Of candidates.
In the fifth Congressman Cobb has some
opposition, but there seems to be no great in
terest yet manifested in the fight.
On account of the fusion OF the Kolbites and
peoples party having Just been effected sufi-
cient time has not vet been given for probable
candidates Of that party for Congress 10 come
TO the front. In at least three or four districts
there will be straight republican candidates,
and the Kolb people say they will have out .
candidate in every district, 80 that the fight
will be a lively one.
Nearly every Alabama Congressman who ex-
poets to stand for reelection is now at home
looking after his fences. With the exception OF
Congressman Herbert, who IL not o candidate
FOR reelection, none Of them took part in the
state campaign, regarding the fight q Q fac
tional one among democrats Every one Of
them will hustle from now to November, though,
to set things right.