Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-24

Condition Of An.ir. Caused by Fractional
Disputes.


Pron The Stars Special Travelling Corr..ponden,
BIRnISoHsn. ALA, October p, 1892.
There has not been in Alabams for many
wears 80 much political excitement and feeling
among the people a. prevail. ct this time This
arises not 80 much from partisan rivalry Incl
dental 10 national contest a. to the fact that for
the frs; time In period OF twenty years the
dominant party il confronted by an opposition
very different In character and much stronger
numerically from that which II has been in the
habit Of confronting Heretofore the op-
position has been confined to the
loosely organized republican party. dis
Piritsd by years Of successive defeat
ovcrz--d BY the practical consolidation
Of the white people against them, and largely
suppressed BY law. which place the conduct
% elections in the hands Of the dominant party.
There i now however, a serious division among
the democrats. and the seceders from the regu-
lar organization, known the Kolb party In
Angus, last. when the election took place for
state officers and now known the Jeffer-
-onian democrats, claim that they have within
their ranks fully one half Of all the democratic
Capt Kolb was the candidate Of the seceders
for governor IN August last, and KoIb and his
followers persist IN the allegation that he was
shich they zlIegs have been pr.cticsd for yesrs
BY the democrats 70 maintain thA4T supssmscy.
TIVE pxnoclArIo yxun>
This has led 20 . bitter fond between the
democrats and tbs Kolb supporters, and the
feeling Is 50 inssnss between them that n b
feared many personal encountersand bloodshed
nav result before the termination Of the com
test
Following the August elsstipn n v.s expected
by the democrats that The seoedsrs would re-
turn TO thsir former associations md support
the national Democratic ticket and the oandi-
dates for Congress of that psrty So fAr from
returning. however, the Kolb party, becoming
more confirmed In their opposition, met In oon-
vention q, L.keyiev and nominated cleo
toral ticket and candidates for Congress- They
declared themselves against the election of
Cleveland, and white nothing was affirmed - to
Harrison IL seems to be well understood that
the Lskeview electors ~ chosen VIII cast the
eleven electoral votes Of Alabama for the re-
publican candidates The republicans were
divided at the August election. what Il known
a. the Mo-eley wing cooperating with Kolb and
the Stevens wing supporting Jones, the demo-
cratic candidate and the present governor of
the state. The Moseley wing embraced
that there wss no chance for their success a. q
party the Moseley following joined the move
ment 10 overthrow the dominant party in the
hope that II successful Q new election law might
be obtained which would be 9 vast improve
ment on the existing Law. Stevens Is 9 negro
with large following among his people, and
his support Of Jones forms the basis Of the
charge made By the Kolb men that the demo-
At ms mi. faA -
maiorites for their Candidates The Moseley
wirg Endorsed the Lakeview electoral ticket
being encouraged to this action BY the declara-
ton Of the Lakeview convention against Ceve-
land ard declaration for free election and a
fair count The stevens wing placed In nomi-
nation an electoral ticket and candidates for
Congress IN the nine districts into which the
state L. spportioned- There has been much
contention over this nomination Of straight
republican electoral ticket
mR- MAGEE's MISSION.
The national republican committee sent Mr..
Chris. NJ Magee OF Pennsylvania here with
authority 10 act for the committee in reconcil-
Ing the Mo-eley and Stevens factions. Magee
lAborcd with great industry, tact and patience,
but was finally obliged 10 leave without 40
complaining the object OF his mission Moseley
executive committee and to consent that the
committee should be recognized witha man for
chairman other than Stevens or himself.
stevens would consider no proposition what
ever until MoseIey's head was brought to him
on platter, a. he put it. II was explained
that 10 remove Moseiey now would act in
iariou-Iy among the Kolb following. as the
iemocrat- would charge that the removal had
Ftg.f Il
90 Iii support q Kolb In August aud his in
d9r-erneut - the IAkeview ticket in September.
AGd that this charge would also work in iuriousIy
among the negroes in the black belt. whose
ignorance woUi preclude intelligent com
prehen-ion Of the situation. and who could no.
he edu,Aieias 20 it, purpose and the cau-es
which la 70 II In the short time intervening
between now and the election. Stevens.
however, was obdurate and the re-
rult was division in his faction
"a" strongest men. white ana black. who were
o. The stevens electoral ticket and a number
90 thr members - la. executive committee
have with irawu and announced their purpos.
20 -Ipport the Lakesi~w ticket. The national
committee having given No-eiev and the Lake
vier ricact their Enforcement leaves Stevens
the ir.i,r II a faction. and a. the negroes are
great .-I-kisr- for regularity 1t 10 not believed
that stevens vii exert any considerable infiu-
enre among tt,m when IL Is known that ais
'oar-s l. dl-,II rovsd by the national commit
TEE.
- rHr CoNIS5 CONTEST.
Tia -s Tie political situation In this state.
The stevens "a 80 NAV be regarded a. elimi-
mated a-t IA" contest l. now sJus-ely between
the - .rf-r-.f 'ies Gland and Harrison EI-
cclt tl~ Stevens following all the dement's Of
opfo-i -"r t1 the democrats are united and
he 30. .H.!- The Weaver or thiIi party men
he re-I-u- ft 'siI-e-t viii mainly ,!ei cad upon
n sire K b. u' thoIs ff-r.puians Eoih and other
"erei-''4.u bakers positively declare that a
fnalorii' 10 % democrats viii follow them and
thst VI p ia" --PFurt - the Republicans the
lasstlr' i'sH' l- certain e. be successful III
IN" Non ---.HIt-"- are correct. of course Har-
ri-on W. g.. Alabama electoral vote IL
must D. stim.ttsd that the JefferSouiaus have
cpu-ii"-'.t. o. strength both m the number and
he cha IA '"T 90 their tHloRiug hut don he
.i~ve % l. equal O" one-hElf Of the strength Of
ac1n"c'st- ~ hat --reug'h existed -lrlor t. the
Aolh secession. Bat 10 l. sufficiently strong to
a.trm th,'-c a. charge Of democratic h,aiguar-
t'r- here. and sui -Ieutly aggressive 10 keen
tLsm busy.
FORMER election returns % Alabama do no.
f.-ui-L data icIeut fo- intelligent estimates.