Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-14
ALABAMA.
Results OF the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of the
New Csngressmen.
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Results OF the Election-skstches Of the
New Csnsressmen.
Correspondents of The Evening Star
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Nov. 13.
The election result in Alabama was big sur
prise even TO the most sanguine. In round
numbers the state gives Cleveland $4,000 ma
jority over the fusion and straight republican
tickets. Only fourteen counties ont of sixty
six were carried by the fusion ticket
and the largest majority in any Of them
was 800 in Elmore county. The others went
by majorities varying from SO to 500. Cleve-
land carried all the large counties that went for
koib. alliance independent, At the state election
in August.
In 1888 Alabama gave Cleveland a majority Of
10000. So it will DO seen that the combined
efforts of the fusionists and republicans only
drew H. 900 majority from the straight DEM
ocratic ticket.
this state. 1t shows that the democracy OF
Alabama is again united and more especially
SO since Cleveland has been elected President
The returns show some interesting facts The
fusion ticket carried only 'backwoods" coun-
ties with very few exceptions. Kolb. it will
be remembered, was stronger at the August cleo
ton in the remote districts. But all Of them
repudiated the fusion ticket this time and voted
for Cleveland. The straight Harrison and
Reid ticket polled very light vote in this state
which shows that the movement on the part of
the republican leaders to support the fusion
ticket was well understood even by the negroes,
who voted it almost to q man.
CONGRESSIONAL
The election of q solid democratic delegation
to Congress comes, too, in the nature Of sur
prise, as all indications were that the fusionists
would carry the fifth and seventh districts.
Tho following is the list Of tho congressman
elect from Alabapa and the majorities they
received in round numbers:
First district, Richard II. Clark of Mobile,
reelected by 5, 900 majority over Mason, fusion
ist.
Second district, Jesse 7. Stallings Of Green
vile, new member elected by $500 majority
over Frank Baltzeli, fusionist, and Bibb, col
ored, republican.
Third district William C. Oates of Henry
county reelected by 5000 majority over Tate,
fusionist.
Fourth district. CASTOR A. Robbins of Selma.
new member, elected by 5000 majority against
A. P. Longshore, fusionist, and G. II. Craig,
republican.
Fifth district. James E. Cobb of Coosa county
reelected by 5000 majority over W. W. What
ley, fusionist, and ]. '. McDufie. republican.
Sixth district. John II. Bankhead Of Fayette
Court House, reelected by 1000 majority over
I. NJ. Barbour. fusionist, and Ignatius Green.
colored, republican.
Seventh district. VIM. H. benson Of Gads-
zen, now member, elected by 2,000 majority
over ". N. Wood, fusionist
Eighth district. Joseph Wheeler Of Wheeler
reelected by 1900 majority over r. W. Austin,
republican, and Rev. Blackwell. fusionist.
Ninth-Lewis W. Turpin Of Greensboro re-
elected by ll.000 majority over J. II. Parsons,
fusionist. and George Baggott, republican.
It will be seen that Alabama re-elects Clark,
Oates, Cobb, Bankhead, Wheeler and Turpin.
Turpin has been member from the fourth dis
trict, but by a reapportionInent Of the state he
is now In the ninth or Birmingham district.
THE NEW MEMBERS.
The new members are Stalings Robbins and
benson. Stallings is prominent lawyer of
Butler county and has been state solicitor in
his district for number of years. Robbins is
not yet thirty-five years Of age. He is bril-
liant attorney in Selma and has never before
held political Office. Col. benson is known rs
call him ''Fighting Biil'' on account of
his courage. He United States dis
trict attorney for the northern district
of Alabama under President Cleveland
four years ago and is one of the most eminent
lawyers and promising democratic leaders in
Alabama. He was chairman OF the famous
state convention in Montgomery in 1880
when Gov. Jones was nominated over
Kolb after several days balloting benson took
the stump for Jones in the state campaign early
last winter. He is a fearless and aggressive
speaker and denounced Kolb i'll unmeasured
terms. None of the Kolb leaders would
ever meet him in joint debate
scathing was he in his denunci-
atoms of them. For that reason Koib's former
supporters in the seventh district were luke
warm to benson after he was nominated for
Congress That accounts for his reduced ma
jority. Col. benson is about fly Yeas OF
aye