Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-22

raneous human interest At the same time II Is
difficult to say Just how things will come out,
Tor 1t has not occurred to any enterprising re-
state.
ALABAMA.
The Peoples Party in the State Has Prac-
tically Gone to Pieces.
Correspondence Of The EVENING star
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. Oct 20, 1892.
The peoples party in Alabama has practi-
cally gone to pieces. DISCRIMINATION set in
the day the news Of the election in Georgia
came. 1t has been growing and spreading ever
since
Ihs announcement came today that John NJ.
Davis, nominee Of the party for Congress in the
sixth district, had thrown up the sponge and
7. NJ. Barbour Ind been put up in his place.
Col Carlisle, who was put up by the peoples
party against Col. Oates in the third congress
sional district, has come down and says now
that he will support Cleveland and Oates
Nearly every day peoples party man Of prom
inence comes over to the democracy
The leaders of the populists have been very
quiet OF late, all Of them having left the stump
except few. Their cause is undoubtedly a
failure, as the facts show. Recent news from
the west of disorganization In the party in that
section has had depressing effect upon the
leaders in the state. J. C. Manning, state Sec
Rotary of the third party, who until a week ago
was making speech for Weaver nearly every
day, is silent now. He srill stands BY his party,
but lack OF enthusiasm has caused him to stop
making speeches for the present at least.
The Kolb forces as political factor have
been going to pieces eyer since Gov. Jones
defeated Kolb on August ! last. More than
half OF the followers of Kolb, as is known, have
come back to the democratic ranks for Cleve-
~ M har hoy Vii fha "a
party or republican, and many Of them, too,
are coming back to democracy every day.
The peoples party leaders have practically
abandoned the fight for representation at the
polls on election day, out Of which the Bullock
county arrests grew week ago. In the Bull
lock county case they have brought mandamus
proceedings, but elsewhere they have given up
the fight for such representation.
The fusion ticket il naturally stronger than
the straight republican ticket, because it has
the support Of the peoples party, some Of the
Kolbites and the Moseley republicans But
ing as aggressive campaign now as they were
two weeks ago.
sTEvENsoN's VISIT.
The visit of Gen. Adlai L. Stevenson, demo-
cratic nominee for Vice President, to Alabama,
the leaders say, did great good for the demo-
cratic party. Stevenson was in Alabama only
three days, but during that time he made six
speeches, one at Opellka, one at Montgomery,
two in birmingham one at Decatur and at
Hunts Mills. From the time Stevenson crossed
the state line into Alabama from Mississippi on
Sunday until he put his foot on Tennessee soil
Wednesday night he received one continued
ovation. At every little town along the rail-
roads on which he Travelled great crowds had
gathered to do him honor. At most of
these places he made short talks to the
people and held impromptu receptions. At
Oralr 10 pJx,,p
Alabama and west Georgia greeted him. The
greatest enthusiasm prevailed. The town was
gaily decorated and fully 10 600 people turned
out to hear him. In his speech Stevenson laid
particular stress on the probable effects of the
force bill in Alabama if said bill became a law
He appealed to the men who had strayed off
from the party to return to the party Of their
fathers and help fight the measure which means
the placing in power of the men who robbed
Alabama twenty years ago.
All his Alabama speeches were along this line
and the democratic leaders say he did much
good among the kolbites and boilers. This is
already demonstrated by such men as Col. Car
Isle of Barbour, Capt Kyle of Lee and others
leaving the third party and coming back to
democracy.
At Birmingham on Tuesday the greatest po-
htical celebration ever witnessed in Alabama s
youngest and largest city took place. Steven
son and the leaders OF the party to the number
OF about thirty paraded the streets in carriages,
followed by hundreds of members of visiting
democratic clubs and citizens. At the fair
grounds he addressed fully Is, 900 people, speak
ing for about an hour. His speech was on the
same line as that delivered in Opelika and was
well received.
On Tuesday night Stevenson spoke before
organized labor's Cleveland and Stevenson
Club in Birmingham over 1900 working men
being present. He spoke to them about the re-
suits of the Mckinley tariff and the force bill
nrofh i1aI
members were added to the clubs roll The
working men all over Alabama turned out to
hear Stevenson and seemed well pleased.
On Wednesday Gen. Stevenson addressed
about 5000 people at Decatur. including over
1.500 shop men and large number of alliance
men. That night he concluded his Alabama
campaign at Huntsville, where he addressed
another large crowd.
Chairman Shelley and the other democratic
leaders are well pleased at Gen. Stevenson s
reception in Alabama. and they say he has
done much good work toward healing the
breach in the Alabama democracy His speeches
were all directed along that line.
While all this has been going on the demo-
Gratis have had Congressman Moses and Living
ston of Georgia as well as number of other
orators OF prominence on the stump in the
rural districts. Senator Pugh will be here from
Washington In few days to enter into tine
battle for his party. His throat is afflicted and
he will hardly be able to do much in the way of
speech making, but he will give the party lead
ers the benefit of his council aud presence.
1t looks more every day as if Cleveland will
carry Alabama and that the democrats will
elect at least seven or eight out of nine Con-
gressmen. The fourth district where Robbins
democrat, is running against Craig, republican
is the most doubtful. The disorganization in
the ranks of the peoples party and the contin-
ued division in the republican party together
with the vigorous campaign of the democrats
will win the fight for the latter if conditions
remain as they are now.