Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-04
SOME DOUBT ABOUT ALABAMA.
HE Democrats Relying for Success Largely
ON Discussions OF Opponents.
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HrrNrNaHAM Al DC

bama CONTINUES to excite the people and deuoral-
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"is nov thfee iu'I llesiu'i''ia ei7o'o, a.
t'Ae's II me reld and not less than three dis
tinet candidates for Congress in each district.
The regular democratic electoral ticket, which
isst.uisht for Cleveland and Stevenson, was put
up early.
rs has been Published in these columns. the
convention OF third partyites and Kolbites
wh.ch met IN ,bi. ri,v ON Sspten,ber Is nut ont
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e'oS' o'ai NSAe'- II was ih@"e up VI MI
N-Aeas anu eha--c-. partIy OF men VINO nAu oeeii
NE long democrats but had left the regular party
organization to follow KoIb in his independent
race for governor. p,rtly of ont-apd-out people
party leaders such "a State Chairman George
r. Gather Of that nartv and partlv of republi-
cans This ticket i pledged to neither Weaver
nor Harrison. but a. the convention that put 1t
out announced il il unaualifiedly opposed to
Cleveland
II was the general belief that this ticket would
be for Weaver out and ont. but when it was first
In the field Weaver WASH Z men toned though he
made a long address the day previous before
the very body Of men that put il out II is. all
In ALL a very strange ticket and Of course many
think il IL really for Harrison IL is well
known that the Moseley or administration wing
Of the republicans in Alabama are supporting
this ticket This same convention also pu. out
independsnt candidates for Congress or at least
candidates who running platforms indie
penden. Of either of the old parties. How
ever these candidates have been OF sundry po-
htical beliefs heretofore. Some have been DEM
ocratic alliance men. Others have been green
hackers and others still have been republicans.
co,oarn prprprrr,x TICKET
-, .,....-.I 80. NO.. ~, on, only .
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rev DAYS ago by wna' i known as 'ne o'e'e"'
wing OF the republicans. That wing Is COM
posed Of the larger part Of the colored repub-
icans and those white ones who failed to get
anv Of the federal Offices when thev were dished
out Ball Stevens n colorsd barber from
Admission is chairman of this faction. but he
has with him some of the stanchest white re-
pCbiicans in the state.
stevens saws that he AID his following are the
straight republicans Of the state. They are. he
taNs- nGhlnE the otmpcIa,s anu 'hs ,Hl'u
laiN' 'o'. ihry nave PI.eeu q stioi's e-., 'tai
- N ~ 80 ,;a.So~m Tie are or wee
ui.h the No.eiey faction of republicans whom
they accuse of allying with the kOibites and
third PARTY people tina; put out an independent
eicr oral ticket
The stevens republicans have also put up
Candidate for Congress in every district.
Some or the candidates are men Of marked
abisi and viii make = ver- lively race against
The democratic and Independent candidates.
Np.rble among these are JglCc Craig. in the
fourth district who j. man Of wide popular
it, and g-ea' ability. aui VIM Vaughan. the
lNsninff III tug Elt.tu s~tElrt. VIC Il "a Ei~ils
AID Brilliant yOi!ng Bir,nir CHAM lawyer and
Eia.. % uuITnueachable character.
they are all rurning on h" straight -epub-
lean ticKet and disclaim any intention to ak
for third yar:v support Or To accede TO any of
the ,sr.:.aU.ls If chat rartv
II e cral district there are more than th-ce
ca-d dates for Congress. In the Birmingham
,uiufh district five avowea candidates in
the fell. 1hev are Lewis W. TCrJ III. demo-
erat re.u arl, nominated: Joseph H. Parsons.
r-l.uhiican. nominated bv The ;h:-I party and
Euibi-e con. entiOI: William Vaughan. straight
rc-ublicaH rornInee: John y. Ware. straight
Icople rar:v nominee au1 l;ev. Il. {. o. Ben
jsrain. eoio.rd. independents republican candi-
date wa a. bv the negroes. and ;hey are all
rnak.rr lively canvass and the iiS hi Is becom-
ing We. interesting
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ALiianla as NleSed from an ehuteiN RON
partisan sia.dpoin; has been interesting in
deed. III. rartv vas born during the recen.
hessed siate caIni aigr II had up no candi-
date scr governor but its supporters voted
almost 80 a man fo- Koib the Independent can
dita.e The thru ra=ty has ALWAYS been
strongest II. this state in the most rural NOUN
tain districts After the state election was
over the chairman of the Kolb executive COM
m;ttee and the chairman OF the peoples party
committee held conference and decided n
ioint state convention OF the two parties to put
gress as well ~ to protest against alleged
frauds by tn. regular Organization. of the demo-
cratic rartv This means practically a fusion
Of tLs third rartv and followers OF kolb the
latter hayiu., been lifelong democrats before.
= h.s bee: before stated this convention met
and put up an independent electoral ticket
eo-rpose,l OF Ko,bi:es republicans and populists
and candidates for CoaSress of a like mixture,
Endorsing no one bur adopting resolutions
eorde,nnatorv Of Grover Cleveland az well as
an entirely indepcndent platform
some OF the most prominent third party
lcsdcr. kicked out OK the traces, 80 20 speak.
a, the recent state convention claiming that
Eolb and the republicans were endeavoring to
capture he peoples iarty. These .-kickers''
have increased in numbers until 1t looks now
though the third arty. like the democrats and
rcrubieaas in Alabanla. is hopelcssly split.
Foremost among the disseuters was John y.
Ware Who had practical control OF the third
party delegate from the ninth congressional
district and was n candidate for the congress
siOnal domination The joint Hob and tLi-d
party conventions didn't nominate him. but
as me- ha .a 80 Pil,r,.
-. y p,r.on- was roninatcd Ware and bi- FOL
lowers then boited and held their own conven-
ton. At which he was nominated a. the peolIe's
ra-tv candidate and nov he L. making the
rrce similar splits have occurred in the ranks
OF the penuIe's party in other sections Of the
state Ware. friends saw TIA; the third-party-