New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-23
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THE CONTEST IN ALABAMA
HE tONlESl IN hldhp-h
BOTH DEMOCRATIC FACTIONS sEEK1NO 1nN our
PORT OF TIE CoLoRED voTEl's'

BOTH DEMOCRATIC FACTIONS sEEKlNC lH-
PORT OF TIE COLORED VoTEiS'
..,n. Ala Ju,v 70 ,s,ccioD.-The political stua-
ton in Alabama Is peculiar. There IS ho ~ 49, .u
or Peoples party ticket In the field uH'
tickets for State Offices. both claiming 70 DC '.o -
lar Democratic nominees. Last fal Thomas 'O",' our
Reuben F. Kolb became rival candidates io' '''o $50,
cratic nomination for Governor Jones Wn' supp" ~
bv the d-tlme politicians. Kob was s"pr mai.
m. Farmers Alliance and tie working peoP'7' -,
claims IN most counties we're submitted 10 p''"'''
-. T., ,vhich Iono hit white Democratic voters
nartlcpated. soon Kob's friends began 20 mus
1ones,s suppor'ers ~ fraud and Of giving
Of election TO defeated candidates. The u'',' -, "
sembed on June !. Montgomery, ""''o
canized a separate convention Of more than "a!o's
Of delegates, some Of whom, however "e'r -,
ornzed by ,lc Jones faction as having been e'''''u
Jonos's friends also organized convention Vi ma
,ori,v q, Delegates whose election clan'd' f.''"
convention put ticket the field and Tor wiz,
nolitical discussions were as 20 the regularity VI e
contcndng faction. The issue has OF last na''o"o'
Itself TO the one OF n free ballot and iaf oo"'''
TODAY an immense t!lrong OF people gam =,
IN n shady grove and Colonel P. g. Bowman spohc ~
d,oc.cv ~ the ticket headed bv the Hon. r. r. holp
for Governor lie said, in substance. that ""'.'e''
differences may have existed in the bcSlnn"s " '"''
contest as 70 the regularity or ,rregularV Oh ",o
or Kolb faction, II IS now useless to discuss
ask ,s A free ballot and a fair count 'o''0 "
prominent in the advocacy Of Governor Jones
that although We may elect Kob b. "'"!'''
they will count him out. The question Is ho' ONO u
personal favor for Kob or Jones. but IS inc q"e'
y, , right az the citizens OF this state TO vo'o anu W
have their votes counted. The question IF ""ou'o
tbe pcople shall rule or the bosses "o''''O
Jones's friends say that they Will give us '"' w
ton Why then. do they violate the law III NV"
fusal 10 appoint Kob inspectors on eie'uoH
NAL n
they appeal to the supreme Court. where he"r"s
80 ia haa until after the elcction7 Why do they
rcf,eo 10 give rs the names OF inspectors OF ecoos
in certain black belt countesi by compl"oe WIZ"
the law they would quiet every suspicion OIL ''''"'
lent count. ,,o.. sn.ocbos
at have bcen accused Of making inccnd'ary speeches
70 negroes, This denounced and still denouhoe' Us
IL snohe 10 white men, and said that II the
Iones gang attempted to count us out thero "ou'u
h. a fight II they monkey with the ballotCoAes
In this election the fur will fly. THIS IS contest
between white men, but Jones's friends arc iS''s
for tho negro vote. SO do we want IT. 4"''o %
nothing wrong in that. am a freeman until August.
and shau remain SO unless nv vote Is counted Out
Depnvo the poor people Of this country vi '"'''
right 10 vote rs will be attempted by the Jones
faction and they will be reduced to more aDIect
slavery than existed in this country thirty years uo''
Captain Kolb sso spoke concerning the FRAUDS
psrpc,rated In the primaries. lie said Jones cV"u
are attempting justify their threatened hauduIeh'
count upon the idea that my election depends upon
negro votes. Tho fact Is. We both want hceN
votes. II Jones does not expect any negro
votes his newspapers ought to explain how IL Is thcy
expect as they they do 10 carry Dallas county
by 5000 majority, when there are less thdh l,VVo
white voters In tie county. The same Is true as 10
Montgomery, Lowndcs Wilcox and other coull'les
The fact Is, they expect "a stun the boxes III uie
black belt % overcome your votes up here In the white
counties" . 49,,
AT the conclusion ~ the KOlb meeting Mr. Dortch
took the stand for Jones' About 200 persons re
NAMED 10 hear him. He spoke at length 10 show
that Kob was endcavonng 10 break up the Demo
cratic party.