Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-02

making . deal With Msgee for Biakemore. The
committee asked Parker 90 have Bizkemcrs
come 20 birmingham to see them and Masce.
Blakemore came, and the result OF the inter
view Is said 90 have been the contract which
was telegraphed 20 TRE SrkR, and in which
Mseee agreed 70 give Blskemore . good posi-
ton for four wears on condition that he with
draw from the congressional race.
xsoEr's PLAN.
This IL IL alleged. is the plan which Mares
viii pursue in getting all Of the steveusite
electors and congressional nominees cut Of the
way. He hopes 10 have them all down before
the end Of the week and then there will be only
one anti-democ-atic ticket IN the field. that Of
the fusionists. which all republicans viii have
10 vote or not vote at all unless they vote for
Cleveland.
The negroes are very much put out over the
shape things are taking. Stevens himself docs
not Ike Magee and cannot be controlled by
him. bat be has already found that the Penn
syivanlan Is far shrewder man than he
stevens Is seeing bis forces aud ticket 60 70
pieces: one man st time. and can
not help himself. Ii is beloved that
since Magee has boldly overridden the
negro leader that many Of them will vote for
Cleveland through spite. while many viii vote
FOR the straight Stevens republican ticket,
whether 1T is Withdrawn or not They say they
will have the tickets printed and vote them.
Harvey A. Wilson. one Of the electors on the
Stevens ticket, has published card in which
he declares that he has not and will not with
draw. but will remain on the ticket and asks
his friends 20 vote fer him IN the foruth con-
gressional district He Is an influential white
leader among the Stevens faction and IL secre-
tary Of the Stevens committee.
TICKETS PRINTED IN rIrrsBuRa.
Chris Magee is having a large lot Of the
fusion tickets printed in Pittsburg. IL IL said,
in rat" Office. The fact that the tickets are
being printed in a rat" Office is being used as
political capital by the democrats In order 20
keep organized labor from voting them. Or
eanized labor Is strong IN north AiRbama and
this card has been well PLAYED ON them.
The tickets will be sent from pittshurg by
Magee at once and distributed throughout the
state. The fusionists were really no, financially
able to furnish q large lot Of tickets as was
shown by the trouble that the Kolbites got into m
July last. They had large lot of tickets printed
by Editor Hstchett Of the Gadsden Leader.
just before the election Hatchett had published
an interview in which he said the kolb commit
tee had not paid him for the tickets.
THE SITUATION.
One week before the election il looks more
than ever like the fight IL going TO I've closer in
Alabama than has generally been expected.
The anti-democratic force has rallied since
Chris Magee came and are coming together.
The democratic leaders are not alarmed.
though much apprehension is felt None Of
them feel that the state will 60 against Ceye-
land. There has been a marked change Of sem
timent among the peopie-the democrats who
voted for holb at the last state election as q
democrat. Since then holb has gone over 20 the
republican camp and fully IS per cent Of his
followers, IL is estimated. have deserted him
and viii vote for Cleveland. besides there be-
ing no state ticket or county ticket IN the race,
there will be chance to swap votes or to
trade IL Is right along this line 81 argument
the democrats figure in CARRYING the state.
This change OF sentiment regards kolb has
been very marked, rs shown bv the rotten
egging be got recently in Henry county.
SO the fusion ticket will in reality 80 the
democratic leaders who have studied the situs-
tion closely Yay. receive not over IS per cent of
the votes east for holb at the recent
state election. To this can be added
the republican and third party vote.
The democrats expect to get all the votes that
Gov. Jones received at the state election and
rs per cent of the votes that were cast for kolb
at the same time. With these the democrats
would win easily.
Chairman Skclley Of the democratic commit
tee is confident OF success.