Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-15

RECENT ACTION DECLARING AGAINST cLHvx-
LAND-A REPORTED INTENTION TO rRY TO
SEAT KoLB-THE RESORT TO VIOLENCE IN
COOK COUNTING ABATEMENT OF THE
POLITICAL EXCITEMENT.
Special Correspondents of The Evening Star.
BIRMrSeHAM. ALA, Aug. Is, 1891.
The annual meeting Of the state farmers
alliance held at Cullinan adjourned yesterday.
The meeting seems to have been entirely polit-
ical in its nature at the conclusion an alliance
mass meeting was held at which third party
sentiment predominated. Among the speakers
were r. +. kolb, defeated alliance candidate for
governor; Gen. ]. @. Field, candidate for Vice
President on the peoples party ticket; G. F.
Gather. state chairman Of the peoples party;
J. Q. Manning, secretary Of the peoples party,
and several prominent alliance men.
In his speech Kolb declared that he had been
elected governor by 10000 majority and had
been swindled out of 1t by the Jones faction.
He appealed to the crowd to know il they were
going to stand it. There were loud cries Of
Toward the close Of the meeting q resolution
was passed indorsing Weaver and Field. The
alliance men at first hesitated about passing
this resolution, but finally Kolb 1t is said, told
them that he was as good an alliance man as
anybody, and that they were not as good
alliance men as he was unless they could in
dorse the resolution. 1t was then passed with
great enthusiasm
Next resolutions were adopted setting forth
that two years ago Kolb had been swindled out
OF the nomination on the democratic ticket for
governor and that the same performance had
been repeated this year; that he then appealed
to the people and the ballot box and received
. majority Of the votes, but had been counted
out.
DENouNcINo ELECTION METHODS.
The resolution il very strong in its tone, and
among other things says: 'The people held their
own convention, nominated their candidates,
and on the LIST of August. 1892, appealed to the
people for their verdict at the ballot box, and
that verdict was rendered in no uncertain tones
by large majority OF the white and colored
people Of the state in favor Of R. F. Kolb for
governor and the entire ticket. And we again
behold the expressed will of the people over
ridden and trampled in the dust. and We be-
lieve that they stuffed ballot boxes and certified
to false returns, and all this that q thieving
minority might prevail, and now we are asked
BY the state press. the advocate Of frauds, to
submit to minority rule and kiss the hand that
has smitten us without mercy and to return to
organized democracy. We believe the time has
come when every free man lie called upon to re-
sist further encroschments upon our rights Of
suffrage. Now. therefore, We declare ourselves
unalterably opposed to the nefarious, unlawful
and wicked methods resorted to in the recent
elections by the partisan bosses and that we de-
clare our Independence Of the old tricky ma
chine; that we again reiterate our devotion to
principle and pledge ourselves to continue our
efforts for the Ocala demands"
AGAINST CLEVELAND.
II is clear from the above that the Farmers
Alliance in Alabama has begun an organized
war on the democratic party in this state. They
do not propose to confne their fight to the
state and congressional nominees but will fight
Cleveland and Stevenson to the bitter end, As
the following resolution passed at the state
meeting will show.
every free man is called upon to resist any fur
Their Entertainments upon their rights. To this
end We declare ourselves unalterably opposed
to the nefarious, unlawful and wicked methods
resorted to in the recent election by the sup
porters Of Gov. Jones and the followers Of
Grover Cleveland and We desire to 60 on record
as opposed to the electoral ticket put ont In the
interest Of Grover Cleveland by what Is known
as the Jones wing Of the democratic party in
Alabama.
1--WE believe that the views Of Grover Cleve-
land on the money question are inimical to the
best interests Of the people and that il he should
be elected President Of the United states the gold
bugs of Wall street would thrive and fatten at
the expense and to the hurt Of the common
people. We believe that the political followers
Of Grover Cleveland in Alabama aided and
abetted and are still aiding and abetting in the
frauds hereinbefore mentioned, therefore again
reiterste our opposition to the ticket put out in
his interest by the so-called organized democ-
racy in this state, and we call upon all liberty
loving citizens to join with us in comprising
the defeat Of said electoral ticket"
xoLB's COURSE.
Kolb, the defeated candidate for governor,
still declares that he will contest Jones election
and exhaust every legitimate means in his power
in so doing His committee has been called to
No. al.v,
they will then take preliminary steps in this di-
rect.on.
But they cannot unseat Gov. Jones, who now
has majority Of over 10000, with . majority
Of the legislature to back him up.
On the other hand the Jones wing Of the de-
mocracy are offering all reasonable concessions
to the Kolbites to get them back into the regu-
lar democratic party. At the meeting OF the
regular state democratic executive committee
in Montgomery yesterday resolutions we're
passed without dissenting vote to the effect
that the way democrats voted Mt the recent state
election would be no test Of their democracy.
and that only their vote for Congressman and
President would be test If they vote for the
regular democratic nominees for these offices
they will be considered democrats, and allowed
to participate in all party primary elections and
to run for Office on the democratic ticket.
The Kolb leaders declare that they will accept
no compromise, and they want Kolb seated as
governor, and unless he Is they will fight the
regular democratic nominees for Congress and
President. 1t is settled fact that Kolb will
not be seated, and it is not even in the power of
the Jones men to pnt Kolb in now II they SO de-
sired, Jones received majority. So the
breach in the democratic party in Alabama
widens o. it grows older.
RKsoRTINa TO VIOLENCE.
The recent demonstration by 100 armed Kolb
men at Rockford, Cook county, who rode into
the town and threatened to murder the MEM
bers Of the returning board. composed Of the
sheriff, probate judge and circuit court clerk,
unless certain irregular boxes which had been
thrown out were counted, shows the despera-
ton to which the incendiary speeches of some
Of Kelb s leaders have driven the ignorant class
Of his followers. 1t was only b. the timely
action Of the sheriff, who summoned deter
mined posse, that the mob was dispersed and
blood.hed was averted. However before they
left they declared their intention to return
Monday and execute their threat, unless the ir-
regular boxes were produced. 1t seems that by
the throwing out Of these irregular boxes Kolb's
majority in Cook county WIS cut down to 800.
Similar trouble has been threatened in other
counties. Nearly all the inhabitants Of Cook
county were in q state Of panic for day or
two.
1t docs seem that the political e1ecutioner in
this state will never abste. Fps.
FLORIDA's THIRD PARTY.