Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-13

They are Bound to Defeat the Democracy in
Alabama.
Special Correspondence Of TIE Evening Star.
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Special Correspondence Of TIE Evening Star
BIRNINGHAM, ALA, August 10, 1892
The supporters Of r. +. Kolb, the indie
pendent democratic candidate for governor
who was defeated in the state election on
August 1, have begun a systematic warfare on
the national democratic ticket in this state
which may result in the loss Of Alabama to
Cleveland and Stevenson
The first thing the kolbites did after the cleo
ton of Gov. Jones was to charge the regular
democracy that elected him with fraud and
ballot-box stuffng. They threatened to make
number OF contests. claiming that BY throw
Ing out the vote IN two or three certain large
counties for Jones on the alleged charge of
irregularities kolb would be seated as gov
ernor- There seems to have been but little
ground Tor any Of these charges, except possibly
In one instance. and that was Pike county
which nj inst was reported to have gone for
koIb by about 800 majority, but ten ballot
boxes that were for Aolb were thrown out at
the Official count on account Of alleged tech
nicl irregularities In returning them. This
gave the county to Jones by a small majority
Hight here apeculiar thing occurred. Several
men who were BY this means elected to minor
local Offices have declined to qualify on the
ground that they were not regularly and prop
erly elected As the result the supporters
Of kolb in Pike county have called . meet
Ing to convene Monday to devise WAYS and
means for righting what they consider wrongs
That have been done them This Is the only
county where such a state of affairs Of this par
ocular kind Is reported TO have occurred II
has caused considerable discussion and NAV
Lad TO trouble.
OMcial returns from the election have been
received from all but four small counties
They show Gov. Jones majority and that Of the
regular democratic ticket to be IL COS Of the
other four counties TO hear from two are known
20 before Jones, so that their vote Will not ma
teriAlly change the majority.
The Legislature il straight democratic by q
good working majority in both houses
A. the Legislature would deal with any con-
tests this tnsures the Inauguration Of Jones and
his tickeA
TIE YARNKRs' ALLIANCE.
The leaders Of the Farmers Alliance are very
angry over the defeat Of their ticket, headed BY
Kolb. As 10 the case in most southern states
the greater part Of the alliance lesde r. in Ala
bama are once seekers. Rev. s. NJ Adams. the
president Of the state alliance. il q Baptist
preacher Of strictly local notoriety in the minis
terial world from Bibb county. He WAS candi
dsse for commissioners Of agriculture on the
Kolb ticket
Tho state alliance convened in regular session
% Cu1inan yesterday. Sixty-two out Of sixty.
the meeting. The convention II still in session
snd from What can be learned Of its proceed
tnfs little OF nothing has been done or said out
ssAs Of politics.
President Adams, in his annual address yes
sssdsy, NJ the ball in motion by making q
speech dsaouneing Cleveland. which h re
Ordsd - . dsnuciation Of democracy in thil
state: IL vas received with great applause b.