Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-29
Correspondence of The Evening Star.
BIRNTNgHAN ALA Aupust 2e

BIRMISGHAN, ALA, August &c, 1892.
Reuben +. Kolb. like Banquos ghost, will not
down. Though defeated at the polls by a ma
jori;y OF II 600 kolb still sweGrs he was elected
and will contest the election before the legisla-
ture, which body counts the vote and officially
declares the result.
As published in mx last letter, Gov Jones an
nounced some days ago in an interview that he
was willing for an investigation into the election
to be made and if he was not elected fairly he
didn't want the Office.
Kolb has again come to the front in Q reply
to Gov. Jones relative to this matter His
reply while coUehed in careful language il te-
garded as a severe and unjust reprirnand of
Gov. Jones. The letter o; the defeated candi-
date is published in this weeks issue Of the
Alliance Herald, Kolb's organ during the late
campaign. 1t il headed, AN open letter to
Gov. Jones expression that he would not bold
the Office unless he was fairly elected was graft
flying Kolb goes on to say:
You viii also permit me to suggest that the
eas;es., best, most expeditions and satisfac tory
course that could be pursued In the premises
lature for the specific purpose Of enacting law
providing how contests for state Offices shall be
made, AID also lodging power IN Q tribunal
before which contests for state Offices may be
instituted and adjudicsted. There 10 sufficient
time for notice OF such Extraordinary session to
be called and convened and for IL to accomplish
this work, SO that justice can be done all parties
interested, "a we'll a. satisfy the demands Of the
people that such an adjudication should be bad
and be decided before tbs date on which the
joint assembly shall be required 10 count the
vote for state officers.
TT was under an apprehension Of Just such
q condition as confrouts the people Of the state
tina, called upon you publicly 20 join me in an
effort TO assure On honest vote and fair count at
every polling place in the state by requesting
our friends respectively 70 sppoint the inspect
ors and clerks Of election from our friends re-
spectively, so that each Of rs would have fair
avoid fraud, hut to forestal any charge Of I'm
proper or fraudulent management at the pols.
You saw ht TO decline my request for reasons
regarded then and regard now - specious and
on grounds that were untepable and unrsason-
able in my Judgment"
WHAT 1T MEANS.
II viii be seen that Kolb upbrsids Gov. Jones
for not instructing the sheriffs Of the different
counties before the election to appoint Al equal
number Of kolb and Jones mAnagers at each
box. Relative to this matter the governor stated
NJ the time that he had sufficient confidence In
| their full duty without any additional instruc-
lions or precautions ON his part.
In nearly all the larger counties Kolb had m
equal representation at the polls, while IN many
counties Kolb had all the managers, and in Soma
counties Jones had all the managers.
The above letter of Kolb's II looked upon ~
an effort on his part to make capital Of politi-
| cal character oaf Of his alleged contest. No
sedy believes 0sv. sonss vtn ~ ~ seesu1ieu