Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-28

punish fraud. To do this we urge upon you to
az once issue call for county meeting of our
friends at the earliest possible moment. Try
and have as many good men there as possible
from every beat. or, il you think best, notify
your chairman in each beat to call . beat meet
ing for SATURDAY., October 20, and select their
chaliengers. When you meet organize there
board of five challengers for every voting
place in your county and have them notified OF
this appointments by your meeting. and urge
them to be at the polling places as early as
o clock in the morning. Carry provisions to
cat and remain at your posts all day, until
count of vote and certificate Of same is made
by inspectors. If in any beat you have not
these men get volunteers from other beats to
go to such beats and act AZ chAliengers. All
this should be done at once and ell the board Of
challengers appointed and notified. Do not
wait until the morning Of the election, but act
now
TROUBLE AND BLooDsHED FEARED.
In this connection it might be stated that the
Jeffersonian democrats (Kolbites), peoples
party and Moseley republicans are working in
thus far appointed are composed exclusively of
kolbites and straight republicans. large
number OF special deputy United States mar
shals are being appointed throughout this state.
They arein nearly every instance republicans or
Kolb followers. 1t would mt be at all surprising If
trouble and maybe bloodshed should occur on
election day In Alabama. The fusionists are
getting together and are more determined than
ever to try to elect their ticket. They will make
hard fight. The democrats are thoroughly
to meet any emergency which may arise. The
feeling is very bitter and there is no telling
what the outcome may be.
THE REPUBLICANS.
The republican situation after all remains
practically unchanged The Stevens faction
will not unite with the Moseley faction. George
Gibson. the Stevens republican candidate fotQ
Congress in the fifth district has been pulled
down because, as the committee says, he failed
to accept their nomination. Judge j. V. Nc
Duffie. ex-Congressman from the fourth dis
trict has been put up in Gibson's place. Judge
McDufie is a strong man and will poll heavy
vote. The democrats fear him more than any
other man the republicans could put up.
MAGEE EXPECTED AGAIN.
Chris. Magee is expected here again this
week. His mission is supposed to be to make a
further effort to unite the republican factions.
1t is said he will remain here until the election.
Magee If very shrewd politician and has a
powerful influence, but he seems to have been
indirectly the cause of bitter feeling to spring
up between the negro and the white re-
publicans.
The Stevens republicans are constantly max
ing changes in their ticket up in the eighth dis
trict. They have pulled down A. H. Hines. candi-
date for eiector, or at least Hines has come down
himself. In that district there is no straight
republican candidate for elector and Dick
Austin, Stevensite. candidate for Congress. has
come ont for Mr.. Blackwell. the fusion candidate.
so 1t will be seen that Stevens faction has gone
to pieces i'll the eighth district, and the fight is
between the democrats and the fusionists.
The fact is it looks very much like the
Stevens forces going to pieces all over the
state, and that the strength of the republican
party is gong TO be united on the fusion ticket.
according to the program of the prominent re-
publican leaders.
THE STEVENS WING.
About a week ago DR.. r. A. Moseley chair
man of the Moseley republican wing in Ala
bama, made public q letter which he had
received from Chairman Carter of the national
republican committee, in which Mr.. Carter
recognized Moseey's committee as the regular
republican committee in Alabama The letter
concludes as follows: "This judgment is in con-
formitv with the rulings Of the national conven-
ton, and it is earnestly hoped that all faithful
republicans will abide by It."
When this letter made public q great
howl went up from the Stevens faction. Stevens
claimed to have letter from Chairman Carter,
written several days before the date of the letter
sent TO Moseley, in which Carter recognized
him (Stevens) as the rightful chairman and
head of the republican party in Alabama.
Stevens. however, failed to produce the letter.
Now Stevens comes out with a circular which
he has issued day two ago in reply to Chair
man Carriers recognition Of Moseley.
THE DEMOCRATS.
The democrats still hard at work They
hope to carry Alabama by 40 900 majority, and
there is no disputing the fact that the chances
are decidedly in their favor. Senator Pugh has
come home to help in the fight. The leaders
say that Stevenson's visit did much good. All
over the state the negroes are registering very
largely, but they are split to a large extent be-
ing somewhat confused on account of many
tickets being in the field.
There is no disputing the fact that very
large percentage of Kolb's followers have de-
serted him. as the Henry county rotten egging
incident shows Those who have deserted him
have come back to organized democracy. Cleve-
lands majority in Alabama in 1883 was u little
over $4,000. The democratic leaders say it will
not fall short of 40, 900 this time, but conserva-
tive men consider these figures rather exces-
sive. IL Cleveland gets the state by 10000 he
will be in big luck. 1t is generally thought he
will win in Alabama and that the democrats will
eject mt least seven out Of nine Congressman,
but it will be no walk over for them