New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-16
UNITING AGAINST Fra UD.
THE JOINT CONVENTION AT BIRMINGHAM.
ALA.
FOLLOWERS OF KOLB AND THE JBEBTRsoN 80
CONFINED TO FIGHT THE REGULAR DEMoC'
RACY-GEN WEAVER REPLE; TO PER

C3MBINEp TO FIGHT THE REGULAR DEMoC-
RAcY-GEN. WEAVER REPLIE; TO PER
soNAL ATTACKS-FUsION PIOBABLE'
-BY rriEGHArm Io TIE ThrsUNE-1
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Sept. l5.-l'rmlnghan "''
treated to-day to something new ana his'n'
nifcant in Alabama politcs-the aght oil !" 'o''
vcntion. wholly white, cheering to tne cc"o
dennnciaton of frauds against the paHo' ANU
rnanding with one voice the suppression anu p'''
ishmcnt of the crimes against the shhraRe ~
which the dominant party in this stare haS
long maintained itself in power. This spifi' -
determined and angry protest against Wv
olcction methods Of the Democratic managers
was. indeed, the keynote Of the gathering al LAM
View Park today. Every speaker before the
lin. poonIo,s marty and Jeffersonian Convention
found MS audience i'll readies, and most explosive
s,.,onoth, ,vbcn he turusd from the discussion oi
more distant and theoretical issues TO the frandn-
lent practices which last month i'll the "oVrrh"'-
shin contest overcame the actual majority cast
for Kolb and returned as elected his minority
rival Jones. The climax was reached when 'Ear
man Bowman of the ,ie:fcrsonian party, after
long and bitter arraignment of the orgahi@'"
Democracy and an exposure Of sunc OF IN" n"'c
daarant mi-counts In the recent state ci'c'l"h
called on the convention 10 pledge itseli 10 pre-
vent such frauds at the polls in the future
AT the coming election for President ana KEEP
rcscntativcs in Congress, said Mr. Bowman, We
will have some safeguards against election ou'.
RACES Under the law OF the land we are ch'i'leu
70 have United States supervisors appointed WIN
as many deputies as may he needed, TO watch un'
polls and the count Heretofore too many OF theSe
officers have been negrocs-incapabc, uhih''i'i2'"
and easily hoodwinked. | now ask all deiegac'
here who are willing TO serve a. United STATES
election officers to rise and be counted III AZ
This the 900 or 600 stalwart and determinations
ing delegates present rose In body, amu grc".
cheering and shouting, and the speaker adueu
Significantly: 81 think now that we will have
fair election in November, or know the reason
why
The convention being joint one, held on an
ox,orimcntal plan and with no fixed ratio oil
of renrescntation ietwecn the two parties compos-
inc il rot 70 work slowly and little could bc done
today bevond eflectng preliminary organization
Committees on Credentials and on Permanent or-
oariyotion were appointed, but neither SUCCEEDED
in finishing report, that work
of framing platform and nominating
electoral and Congressional tickets was
postponcd until tomorrow. Most ol
the day VIZ given over, therefore, 10 poh'lcai
oratory. a minor share devoted TO u" ISSUES
raised in the campaign by the Ihrd party an" anu
the major share to the common questions III VIII"
oil rroscpt seemed 10 feel an undivided and super
lativc interest the overthrow OF the bino' ~
,coni,,tion in the State with the dishonest cleo
tion methods by which it has always maintained
;,s no,vcr The +rs,ions Of the convention are
held in biz, frame Casino on In" bord'r VI
LITTLE lake on tho southern edge OF the city Inc
Il ..In ,l "A
which overlooks the lake, and so are prac'ira'V
sonucstcrrd In the quiet suburb OF Birmingham
,.hc,c no one can disturb their ldborS ana con
eul,otions The ciief speeches of IN" uaN "'I'
midi. from the broad piazza OF the Lax" We"
Hotel. the delegates and many others sa'"'I'n-
| rrdor tho shade trees in front, after th" c"hNch
| tinn had adjourned for the morning, I" Ilh''h "
| addrossos from Generals Weaver and fl"ld, th'
Ponies party nominees for President am VIZ
prcsi lcnt and from Mrs. Lease, the Kansas orator
who i, accompanying General Weaver IN MS ca'"
paipninc tour through the country
General Weaver made the first ana lohI'S
spcoch. giving half his time to attacking ,''
National banks and the other half to deichuln-
his own pcrsonal record. which has been aS>iul'e'
with preat bitterness by the Democratic news
pap6rs Of Alabama. II seems that "cn'ra
Weaver was in command Of the town oi Iul"Sh'
T.pn in 1864. and he il accused now oi haVlh!
nl,rdercd in many WAYS and grossly abused th'
ci,izons while in charge of the post Ines
accusations were Indignantly denied by tl'
General. who took pains also to allude 10 o'
| fact that these false charges had been clrcuia'''
hv y Democratic candidate for Congress whoh
| Inc SAW present in the audience lhls was
hit presumably, at General Wheeler VINO S'o"'
ON n chair on the piazza about ten iect from wv
side Of the speaker, and who Is now making
difficult and uphill fight for reelection IN '
| With. Alabama District. The eA-(ohi'"'erd"
cavalry leader made no response. however
although lie looked uneasy and rcstle's during
the rest Of the day.
General Field followed the Iowa campagnc
in a brief speech and then Mrs Lease made
one Of her Enthusiastically bitter sand wander
inc addresses. in the afternoon there was more
sn.ech- making before the convention, Chairman
Eowman. young lawyer Of this city, and The
| real force behind the Kob organization carsy
| ine of the honors of the day
The Ropubcan State Committee is still here
awaiting the action to be taken by the lon
convention The regular Republicans under th'
! lead of the Mo-ely organization, are strongly
| in favor with fusion with the other anti Demo
cratic elements, an6 cAIcct to carry , 'nIouS'
their plan already announced for fusion clcc'oE'
| ticket The ant-MOscly organHhtI"n, compose
chiefly Of colored voters, Is understood 20 dcnGh'
,Lo nomination of a snight-out Republican
electoral ticket. but as this faction il considers
! 10 be little more than an attachment to ia
organized Democracy, no great weight need ID
given to this demand l.,
senator John r. Morgan visited Birm inghau
tonight and made IA speech to the regular De
mocracy here. This is his first appcaranc' III ti'
camraign, and il is agreed on all hnhis tlat ohiN
the present desperate situation of the party IL
the State could have called him home from hl
more congcnial and absorbing labors IN WAshlhE
ian as one of the United States Commissioner
in the Ichring Sea arbitration.
MAVERICK BANK MEN INDICTED iGilN.
poston Sent I5.-Mcssrs. Potter, French am