New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-13
FORA FAIR COUNTINALABAMA
ADVOCATED By ALLIANCE ORATORS.
BIG RALLY OF THE KoLB WING OF THE DE-
MOCRACY.

BIG RALLY OF THE KoLB WING OF THE DE
MoCRAcY.
Opcrka. Ala July II CspeciaD-The grand Kolb
rally took place here to-day fully 5000 people were
present, COCO whites and 1000 colored The
audience was composed exclusively Of farmers. The
first speech was by II. F. kolb. candidate Tor GOV
ernor and nominee Of the Alliance wing OF the Demo
cratic party. Kolb spoke in favor OF free ballot ana
a fair count. Great enthusiasm greeted him at the
end OF every sentence.
The next speech was made by p G.. Bowman OF Fir
u,ngham Ala. chairman OF the state Democratic EN-
ecutivc Committee. Colonel Bowman is weilknown
lawyer in BrmIn gham and the most famous dehnter
and stump speaker In Alabama. When he arose 70
address Tie people, the vnSt multitude arose a"u
chcercd him for twenty minutes. lie began by sayine
THAI he in favor Of free ballot and fair count
! sud that the time had cone in politics when all
thievey and ballot-box suiing should be stopped
Mr. Bowman next paid his attention 10 the var1ous
county executive committees and state Executive Com
mtcc and charged that In 1890 by trade aud barter
they nominated Jones for Governor. had sthed the
voice OF the people and tramped their rights under
foot; that although Ko!b had submitted In 1890 to
this great injustice, In 1892 he would not These
committees, backed by the corrupt politicians
OF the state had again deprived the people OF their
choice for Governor, and had stolen the vote OF the
state. The Editors Of Tho Opelika Industrial News"
present, and Colonel Bowman sked one of them
II he did net state publicly In Montgomery that Koib
had the votes and they would he cast for him yet
we will court the Kolb men out" The editor. ad'
mttcd that he said this but now qualified the state
mcnt by saying that the Jones men Will count YOU
ont I'm the negro cOunties."
Here Colonel Bowman charged them with being
ballot box thieves and suffers. and that the white
people Of Alabama would take their muskets and see
that every vote was counted cast. and that If the
election managers attempted any fraud. they should
be summarly punished Round after round Of APP
plau,e greeted Bowman, both from the whites and
colored. Colonel Bowman urged the lasoring people
to vote In defence Of their homes and families. and
that civil liberty be perpeuatei in Alabama. When
he concluded there a great demonstration.
The next speech was male by S. ". Adams. prcsi-
dem Of the state Alliance. Ito deprecated the idea
OF ballot box stufIng, and urged the people In elo-
Quent words to see to 1t that every vote, whether
1t lie the white mans black mans, should be
| cou tied in accordance with the wishes Of tle
voter, and Insisted that the people should have this
dcnc though it required the sacrifice Of life to ac.
cOmplish II.
The next speech WAS made by L. X. Collier, canij-
date for Attorney General on tho KOlb ticket lie
told the people that Kolb the candidate and choice
OF the vast majority Of the Democratic voters In the
state, had been defrauded Of the nomination two
years ago. ant that by the action Of the various
county executive committees and the State Execn-
tive Committee he had recently, for tho second
time been cheated and defrauded. He urged the
| people to see TO II that every mans vote was
countci RS cast without regard to color or pro
ytons condition Of servitude. Ills speech WIS greeted
by round after rCu d OF applause.
The people in Ice ard surrounding counties arc
fnlly determined 10 throw off the yoke OF the Bour-
lons. Kolb will carry every county in This section t,
Of the state By n handsome majority. Before the
meeting adjourned. S. NJ ADAMS, president o. TIC ,n
dray. hy holding mp their hands, how many WIRE
for Kob AMI his ticket. The response came ,I by
luton was offered :rod adopted that at o'clock
p. M. every man should Join IN prayer Tor the
Six crIlng ones who declared for Jones.