The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-11-02
DtmOORATIC ALABAMA.
A Fuli Revisv OF the Political Situation In
That state.
Especial Correspondence.)

Especial Correspondence
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, Oct. 2S.-There
seems to be, or rather TO have been, an
o,prehension that Alabama will not give
cleveland her electoral vote. The situa-
ton here is not understood.
T'here IS some division amongst the
Corner Democratic white voters. There
60 also a division amongst the Republl-
cans. This division arose last June III
,heir state Convention, when there was a
snIIt and two conventions organized. One
renresented the officeholders under Nose
Low and the other the bulk Of the negro
vote under Stevens. Two delegations
r,ere sent to Minneapolis. The Stevens
delegation was admitted to the temporary
organization and the Moseley TO the per-
manent.
There was also split In the Demo-
cratic State Convention. About one mum
dred regularly elected delegates Dolted
and nominated KOlb and called them
ssIves the Jeffersonan Democracy. kolb
in his race claimed that he was clean,
straight Democrat. Quite number OF
Alliance Democrats voted for him, pro-
testing that he was the real, Simon-pure
article.
The Third party never had as many as
IN 600 votes in the State. They called their
convention in September, and the Jefer-
sorians we're invited to meet with them,
and many OF Kolb's leaders did attend
and they put out the Weaver ticket.
So there are three tickets now In the
field: First, the Cleveland ticket, by the
organized Democrats; second, the WeaV-
er. by the Third party and portion OF
the Kolb people; third, the regular Re-
publican, by the Stevens wing OF the
party
Chris Magee came here and endeavored
10 unite the two wings of the Republican
marty and to bring them all to the sup
mort OF the Weaverites. In this he ut
terly failed. and the split Is as wide as
ever. The Stevens, or regulars, nave can
didates for Congress In every district.
The Moseley faction are supporting the
Weaver candidates for Congress.
Kolb failed to carry the State by about
1000 He carried many OF the white
counties by uniting a minority of the
Democrats with substantially all the Ike
publicans and Third partyites. a great
number of Democrats who voted for Kolb
did so believing that he was a real Demo-
crat. They will not follow him into the
Republican party, either directly or indl-
rectly, through Weaver.
There have been many changes from
the lines of division in August. In every
case the change has been TO Cleveland
I'm not one 10 Weaver or Harrison. l
have been in nearly every section OF the
State. and all my information shows
steady gains over our August vote. For
instance: Tallapoosa county went ZOO ma
ioritv for Kolb. The Weaverites concede
a loss of 200 Our people claim they
will carry the county and gain ZOO. In
another county I'm North Alabama that
went about 500 for KoIb we have, in
Democratic clubs, a clear majority OF
about 100. / don't know Of a single coun-
" In North Alabama where the gam
will not equal 20.
Mr.. Bankhead told me to-day that his
district. the Sixth, Will give Cleveland
from 1900 to 5000 majority. 1t gave kolb
1000. | am confident that the Demo-
cratic majority in the State VIII not be
under Is. 900 and that is a majority over all
united.
The vote for Stevens straight Repu6-
lican ticket is estimated all the way from
10000 to - 900, sc that l think 1t safe TO
say that the Cleveland electors will have
from 10000 10 1000 plurality over the
Weaver fusion ticket. our people be-
Ueve Mr.. Cleveland's election means
peace. prosperity, good order and good
government to the South, and they are
going to vote for him, world without end,
negroes and whites.