Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-01-14
The Canvass in alabama.
RED HOT TINES IN THAT STATE.

RED HOT TINES IN THAT STATE.
B1aNrSeHaN, Ala, January g.
Since the last Democratic State Con
vention held in Alabama an actual
and active Kolb campaign has been in
progress every day. When Cover
nor Jones received the nomination
to the highest Office within the gift
of the people Of the Commonwealth
the issue was then broadly made by
the friends of Captain Kolb that he
had been swindled out of the nomi-
nation, and that thereby by keen
politicians had perpetrated a shame
ful wrong and a grievous fraud on
the farmers and other ardeat sup
porters Of Captain Ko1b. ssRemem-
Der the Alamo!' became the battle
cry Of Kolb men, referring to the
last Convention. So successful was
the movement in Welding the far
mers into determination TO right
Kolh's wrongs and make him Cover
nor next time, that it has looked to
the soudious politicians in the State
as if he would have a walkover.
Then came the appointment of Hec-
tor Lane, by the Governor to sue
ceed Kolb as Commissioner Of Agri-
culture. Following his appointment
came public letters Lane had written
to nolb, in which it appeared that
the Governors own appointee had
handled him pretty roughly, and had
been working with Mr.. Kolb, at
tempting bring about the Cover
nor's downfall. Following the pub
of these letters there came
an outcry for the withdrawal Of
Governor Jones and putting up some
other man like Oates, for instance,
as a candidate, this being deemed-by
the opposition as the only means of
beating Kolb. So bright did Kolb's
prospects become at this time and so
gloomy was the Governors that
numbers of politicians in different
parts of the State, who had been
hand and glove in the Convention
and even delegates came over to
Kolb, this disintegration Of the jones
forces reaching its climax in the per-
son of Judge William Richardson.
The campaign fairly opened in JEFF
ferson county about two months
before the primaries were held, when
the county was conceded to be in
favor of Captain Kolb against Gov
ernor Jones by large majority, on
account Of Kolb coming out in a
statement that he opposed working
.-conviets in the mines in Alabama,
elected Gg-s1-huee-
would have them withdrawn II ne
had to cancel the leases. Governor
Jones met Kolb's statement by an
nouncing that he did net approve
convict labor competing with free
men, and would do all in his power
to have the Act annulled, but he
would not go so far as Kolb and
agree to cancel the leases. For seve-
raj weeks before the primaries were
held, both Governor Jones and Cap
tain Kolb devoted much time in can
yassing the county. The campaign
was mostly confined to the mines
and small towns. The farmers and
working people, as general thing,
weresfor Kolb, and merchants and
corporations for Jones. The total
vote in Jefferson polled on December
21st, gave Governor Jones a majority
of 63S. It is said that the man who
saved him the county was Henry w.
DeBardeleben, who controls exten-
siye mines at Blue Creek. E[e per-
/ suaded q great many Of the miners
who favored Kolb not to vote at all.
Mr.. DeBardeleben is the founder OF
Bessemer, and by personal appeals to
the people Of that city he changed
from Kolb for Jones. As many as
four Of the farming precincts never
gave the Governor a single vote.
The Jefferson county farming ele-.
ment is the smallest part Of any.
county IA the State, not excepting
bile, and i this IS an index the
State viii be Overwhelmingly for
Kolb. o offset the moral effect Of
the Governor victory December
21st, the friends Of Kolb hare called
GonTeat next Monday in
ad dison county Governor Jones