Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-01-14
The Canvass in Alabama.
RED HOT TINES IN THAT STATE.


RED HOT TINES IN THAT STATE.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, January O.
Since the last Democratic State Con-
vention held in Alabama an actual
and active Kolb campaign has been in
progress every day. Wher Cover
nor Jones received the nomination
to the highest Office within the gift
of the people Of the Commonwealth
the issue was then broadly made by
the friends of Captain Kolb that he
had been swindled out of the nomi-
nation, and that thereby by keen
politicians had perpetrated shame
full wrong and grievous fraud On
the farmers and other ardent sup
porters of Captain Kolb. "Remem-
Der the Alamor' became the battle
cry of Kolb men, referring to the
last Convention. So successful was
the movement in Welding the far
mers into a determination to right
Kolb's wrongs and make him Cover
nor next time, that it has looked to
the studioas politicians in the State
have waikover
ne appointment Of Hec-
-ane, by the Governor to sue
ceed kolb as Commissioner of Agri-
culture. Following his appointment
came p bic letters Lane had written
to Kolb, in which it appeared that
the Governors own appointee had
handled him pretty roughly, and had
been working with Mr.. kolb, at
tempting to bring about the Cover
nor's downfall. Following the pub
hcation of these letters there came
an outc-y for the withdrawal of
Governor jones and putting up some
other man like Oates, for instance,
as a candidate, this being deemed by
the opposition as the only means of
beating kolb. SO bright did Kolb's
prospects become at this time and so
,rloor,r was the Governors that
numbers of politicians in different
parts of the State, who had beeil
hand aud glove in the Convention
and even delegates came over to
Kolb, this disintegration OF the Jones
forces reaching its climax in the per-
son of Judge Williars Richardson.
The campaign fairly opened in JET
ferson county aboat two months
before the primaries were held, when
the county was conceded to be in
favor of Captain Kolb against Gov
ernor Jones by large majority, on
account Of kolb coming out in a
statement that he opposed working
nonv;cts in the mines in Alabama,
elected Gg he
would have them withdrawn II ne
had to cancel the leases. Governor
Jones met koib's statement by an
nounciag that he did not approve
convict labor competing with free
men, AID would DO all in his power
TO have the Act annulled, but he
would not 90 so far as kolb and
agree to cancel the leases. For seve-
raj weeks before the primaries were
held, both Governor Jones and Cap
tain Kolb devoted much time in can
vassing the county. The campaign
was mostly confined to the mines
and small towns. The farmers and
working people, as a general thing,
were for kolb, and merchants and
corporations for Jones. The total
vote in Jefferson polled on December
21st, gave Governor Jones majority
of 63S. 1t is said that the man who
saved him the county was Henry W.
DeBardeleben, who controls extern
sive mines at Blue Creek. He per-
suaded a great many OF the miners
who favored kolb not to vote st all.
MIR. DeBardeleben is the founder OF
Bessemer, and by personal appeals to
the people of that city he changed
it from kolb for Jones. As many as
four of the farming precincts never
gave the Governor q single vote.
The Jefferson county farming Gle
ment is the smallest part OF any
county in the State, not excepting
Mobile, and i; this is an index the
State will be overwhelmingly for
Kolb. To offset the moral effect OF
the Governors victory, December
2lst, the friends of Kolb have called
Convention for next Monday in
Madison county. Governor Jones
and Captain Kolb are both canvass
ing that county this week. The
most noteworthy feature of the
campaign in that county is that
Judge richardson, OF whom we
made mention before iii this special,
one of /, Iodr candidates who :om-
bined to reat kolb in the last Con-
vention, is an enthusiastic supporter
of him in this race. The friends of
Governor Jones, who control the
Executive Committee in Dallas
county, which has the same vote of
Jefferson, are hurrying up action IN
that county for the sake Of the moral
influence of the undoubted victory
the Governor will achieve there.