New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-15
A FIGHT TO WIN ALA BA MA.
PEOPLES PARTY AND JEFFERSONIANS'
TO COMBINE.
REPUBLICAN ENDORSEMENT EXPECTED FOR TILE
MOyEMENr-A CHANCE TO WIRE iHE
STATE FROM THE DEMOCRATS.
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STATE FROM THE DEMOCRATS.
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Birmingham, Ala. Sep. l4-lo-morto" WI"
gee in this city political gathering OF "n1s Il
moment and interest, the al ed convention OF Oc
p..x,o,s marty and the so-callcd Jeilersonlsn
Democracy. Their combined efforts are counter
on with The aid and Endorsement of the Repuoii-
90, oroanization. to wrcst the electoral vote oil
tho State next November, for the first time III
trrortv vcars from the Democratic column. ii
tho ,eIiticol combinations which are planned lor
tonorrov can be carried through SUCCESSFULLY,
.bere will be. In fact, as excellent chauce 10
carry a Southern State against the organiHeu Do-
nocracv in a Presidential election as mas ever
been offered an anti-Dcmocratic coalition sinco
the end of the period o: reconstruction.
The convention called to meet Tomorrow II W
no held under the direction Of two politicai conn
mittecs one appointed by the Peoples party VI
rani7ation, the other by the Je'iersoniah OF hoio
Dcmocrncy which contested the held WIN V"e
rcgular Democracy In the fight for HoVerhor id'O
August. and was beaten as It's leaders alie8e o"iS
after extensive frauds, both In the Vo"' anu III
the count ard by a meaerc p'uran'S
running under 10000. Embittered ana ou'rasei
by the frauds in the black Deit counu''
which robbed them OF the Governorshlp' ''c
followers of Mr.. Kolb have finally decideo W IT,
puiatc al further connection with the ben'oc'"oS
State or National, and to coalescc openly wiz"
o,hcr opposition elements to defeat, this iai' 'e
Democratic Electoral and Congressman MUM,
noos According 10 present indications. the Old
Formers' Alliance or third party will be afsorpeo
~ ,b. Jercrsonian organization rather than the
Tosorsoni,ns in the third party column; Tor
,,bi,e Mr. Kolb has Organized following In every
IL C.nso
=. onota Of twenty delegates, the Third farty
nronor ,viu No represented in the convention oy
r.rr1arl,. chosen delegates from not more thah ii
aoyo, or fifteen counties. The Republican ieau'rs
IN have M direct share In the work OF the con-
.,,for but the State Committee il UNANIMOUSLY
| - >,vor NJ indoninr the movement to ne lli'i"'ci
- ,,or,o,r IN condtion that the nominations maui
| ,n.u,c n fair share OF political peheh. " 20"
penuhIlcsn party at large in the way OF Elec'oi"'
| and Congressional votes
Chairman Moseley, Of the State Ceh'fa' N'"
| mi,tce headed q committee OF conierenoe' ~,
| met tonight with the representatives " Wv
| Kolb mud Farmers Alliance parties ana u''o"o'''
| ,hc t,,ms nf a q. slrn. Nj. Mo~eley SAlu 'n"' "e
| va, confident that Il fusion ticket "ou'u y, ~
| ranged which would give Harrison ana "c''
/ ak electors out Of eleven; In winch ca'e '"e
| nominations of the convention would DC ihuo'sc"
| nd all Penublican electoral candidates H"" az
| .,nc.a would be withdrawn from the ieli' 90
| ,,,nor,ant IL the action OF tomorrows cohVeh-
,ion considered that nearly all the prominent
noliticians In the State have been ga'hcreu Ill
| p,nin gham for the last two OF th'ec
days in anticipation Of a poltical Tcns'
,ion OF the first class In Alabama u'c
| no,niuation OF tue anti-Denocratic eiec'ora'
| ticltct which has at least an even chahc" Oh SUI
cc,, The Democratic tongrcssi, nal cdn1ida'' -
| fnr chosen had a long conference this aI'efhoo",
| and After debating the situation, 1t was deciuci
,o rcyise the so-callrd Lightning Committees
| under who's. direction and by whose s'dfuIhs
methods the State first won back 10 Dc-
m,cracy in 1874. This move. however, VIII no,
greatly alarm the coalition In process OF l'iina-
| tion. which claims lu-tly TO have the majority
- ,he white vote of the State behind its back
General Weaver, the third party candidate ioi
President has been here for several days. ana
will take an active part In tomorrow" c"hNo'
tion C.,ris,ophcr l.. Magcc, oil Pittsburg. arrived
this afternoon 70 represent the Republican Na-
| tionL committee and 10 oversee the negotla
| tlona between the Statc leaders and the hoIo
| larty. One Of the striking incidents OF tomor'
| lows gathering II Is SAID, VIII De sp.'''
| from Chairman Morrow, OF the kolb committee,
! IN which ne will expose in detail the election
| frouIS nractlccd 10 defeat Kolb and seat Jones
| the commission OF which, for State purposes may
| result eventually, by way Of practical ana pro
| saic Justice in the oes OF the clectorai N"'c
| OF the state to the Democratic parts at large