Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-31
NI.AR ANA.
A Comprehensive Review of the Situation
In That STATE.


tics are being more closely drawn The tight
Il growing more intense in bitterness and the
situation Is becoming more serious in every
quarter.
The sequel Of the rotten egging Of Capt. r.
j. KoIb. late alliance candidate for governor.
and : : Booth. an eector on the fusion ticket. at
Gordon. Henry county, rather Of an unex-
pected nature KoIb and Booth were before
United States Commissioner Bell in Montgom-
cry and swore ont warrants for the arrest of
eight citizens OF Gordon on the charge Of con-
rpi-acy. Their trial. which began yesterday
and was continued after hearing testimony of
half n dozen Witnesses will be concluded next
Mondav. The arrests have caused much excite
mcnt a. all the parties who were arrested are
prominent democrats. Thov were arrested for
the alleged violation of the following federal
statute. section 5j21-t Conspiracy TO prevent
the sup. sort Of any candidate. &c.-H two or
more persons IN any state or territory cOnspire
o. prevent b. force. intimidation or threat any
citizen who is.llwfIlly entitled to vote from
giving hi- support or advocacy in a legal man
toNari or in favor of the election Of any
lawfully qualified person an electOr for Pres
tdeut or Vice President. Oras member OF Con
grcs- ~ the Jnitei States. or to lnjure any
eitlzcu IN per-uu ~ property on account OF
such support or advocacy, each of such persons
shall b. punished by fine Of not less than $500
more than 1000. by imprisonment. with
o. without hard labor. not less than six months
nor more than sly years. or BY both such nne
AMI I'm. ri-oI mFrIt
Anothsr incident 20 illustrate the bitterness
Of feeling and the change. IN sentiment against
kolb "ccurred az Ph'snIz CItya few nights ago.
Ih,ruiN CITY \ % small town in Lee county. on
The Wes. bark Of th- chat tahoochee river oDpo-
site Columbus. GA. Lee comfy In the state
sl-ctlvn hike Henry county " herein Is Gordon.
tne scene % the rotteu-,gsing incident
for kolb. but Lot d. 80 large a ma jDrIty
Henri. 4 few night ago =. Il. Bowman. state
chairman II the Jefi r-nniau dcmocratic party
tholhitesl. accompanied by two or three other
leafter- Of that iartiOu. went To Phoenix
tity o. SPEAK. ih- town Is small and
contains only one hail pOn arriving they
found the hall occupied by the democrats.
who refused to give u ny. All efforts
of Bowman and hI~ friends 20 secure another
hall failed. They then went 10 the hotel to pro-
cure -spper and lodging for the night They
were met at the door BY tht proprietor. who
fn-e'i them admission to his hotel. saving ne
didn't accommodate men of their stripe.
The party failed absolutely TO get a meal II
Victuals or nights lodging IN PhHEix CITY,
although they were willing and ready 20 pay
for the same. and so they betOok themselves
across the ChattahOochee river to Columbus.
Ga. where they spent the night.
This l. regarded one of the most remarka-
bic incidents Of the campaign and serves better
than ything else To illustrate the bitter feel
ing which exists between the parties and ac-
tons Of parties Bowman and his associates.
all strong kOlb men. are stuniping the state in
interest OF the fusion ticket. and for that
the feeling against them IN some quarters even
where kolb was strongest at the August cleo
tiOn Is one of the most intense bitterness
In fact orators on both sides but most espe-
eially on the side of the fu-ionists have been
threatened at many places, and it il thought it
would be unsafe for them 30 speak at those
places
THE SITUATION.
IL has leaked out that the democrats in Ala
bamA running short OF funds with which to
carry on their campaign. This has caused some
alarm among the party leaders, especially In
view of the belief that the national republican
committee l. providing funds for the conduct
81 the fusiouists campaign The democrats.
however. are fully aware Of the clOsene-s of the
coming contest and are getting a hustle on
themselves 10 raise funds and -eEd out more
speakers and literature. Ii II a fact that more
campaign literature has been distributed b.
both parties IN Alabaua than any other state.
40 appears now very much ike tine fusion
ticket viii carry three and the straight re-
pubEcan- one Of the nine congressional dis
tricts- The Districts which they are expected
10 carry are the seventh. the fourth. the fifth
and second.
IL i conceded BY many prominent democrats
that tine tight IN the above named districts will
l. close. with thu chances decidedly in favor OF
tn fusion tirset. he democrats have up new
ard uutrIed leaiiers as their candidates Ia every
one - those districts except one. and that j.
tne NTH. where Congressman Cobb was renomi-
na;esL IL l. thought by some that Cobb's bout
With Congressman Watson in the House on the
occasion II tho investigation Of Watson charge
of drunkenness against certain Cougre4-mer
put HIM Cobb among the alliance element
tobh- friends laugh az such "A thing Cobb l.
opposed bv ". VI. whatlev Of CLAW county. a
prominent kolbIte and alliance man. Nhatlev
ht~ very strong following with the wool hat
brigsf-. and hi- election seems to be pretty
SURE thing. ~ the knowing ones say
In the second district the democrats nomi-
mated Jes-e p. Stslling~. after a prolonged
struggle. over 1000 ballots being eIe--arv 20
decide the re-alt. While he l. an able mar he
l. not regarded ~ strong a. perhaps TWO other
men wlp were IN the race for The nomination.
frank bsltxel. th- nominee O! the fu-ioni-.s
- editor Of tine iIidH~, H.rrId the state organ
Of the alliance. and he will 20; every alliance
vote IA the district. a. he has worked hard and
faithful for his faction. His election. too
look like n reasonable certainty.
In the fourth district the straight republi-
cans or stevens faction put out Judge George
H. Craig OF Selma for Congress. lie j. an
able republican and very bright man. who
commands the respect q! members OF all par
tle- lie Will poll the entire negro and repub-
hcau vote Of both the MOseley and Stevens
faetiOns well a n good siice Of the fusion
vote Inc democrats have out Castor, A. Rob
bin.. Young and UntrIcd man. bat a very bril-
liant fellow. He l. expected b. IN. party to
defeat Craig. bat the general opinion seems TO
be that be can't do It. The fourth district
known a. the -'shoe-striug district" contains a
targe negro population, Who viii vote sohdly for
tTsig-
In the seventh district Judge W. H. benson
y The democratic nominee. The kolbites bolt
him for several reasons. In the first place he
va chairman Of the state COM entiun that nom
mated Gov. Jones two years ago. when. after "a
prolonged struggle. kolb MAS first defeated
Secondly. they dislike benson because he made
% many bitter speeches against koib and the
kolb ticket duriag the recent state canlpaign
both before and after the state convention The
fcsioni-ts have put up ". NJ. Wood OF Cuilman
who l. n recognized alliance leader, and a. ali
the eountiss in the district went for Kolb in the
state election the chances are that the Dem
son will be defeated.
IL J. generally conceded by the leaders OF all
psrtls- that the democrats will elect their nom
tnee- IN the other 1--WE districts. Who are As fol-
lows; Clark Ia the first district. Oats in the
third. Bunkhead in the sixth. Wheeler in the
eighth and Turpin IN she ninth. ney are an
members II Congress and were renominated.
20 u VIII be seen that q careful survey % the
Held indlcates nov. ten dnyz before the election.
that Alabarna = congressional representation vail
b. composed 81 i've straight democrats three
fusionists alliance democratsl and one straight
republican