Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-22
kOLBIrEs AND PopULIsrs.
The Condition Of Political Affair." in the
State Of Alabama.
Correspondepce NJ he EveufnC

Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, Aug. 20, 1892.
The political uphesval in Alabama has not
Quoted, though there has been q temporary
hull since last Tuesdays convention,
when the Kolbites and peoples party
were here and resolved to fuse. It has
been but five days since this convention ad-
journed and already county organizations of
peoples partyites and Kolbites are being formed
in conventions, called for the purpose of form
ing them. In Dale county mass meeting was
held day before yesterday and the peoples
party formally ushered into life. A call has
been issued in Tallapoosa county, which gave
q 400 majority for Kolb in the state election, for
a meeting of peoples party supporters to effect
an organization
The state convention Of populists and Kolb-
res, Scalled to meet here September Is, will, so
politicians say, be the dividing line between
democracy and it's enemies. Party leaders say
that all kolbites who go into thatcconvention
will not be considered democrats after that or
treated as such. 1t is now stated that Jones
are willing TO receive them back into the party,
but when they go into the populists' convention
they step beyond the dividing line.
THE LEGISLATURE.
The complete returns have been received
from the Legislative vote at the recent state
election. They show the election of seven
Kolb members of the state senate out Of twenty
three and thirty-one members Of the lower
house out of 100. These Kolb members were
elected in opposition to the regular democratic
ticket and the question has been sprung as to
whether or not they will be admitted to the
democratic caucus Of the legislature. Less than
half q dozen Of them are old line republicans,
while the others are alliance democrats who
bolted with Kolb and opposed the election Of
the regular democratic ticket. 4.
1t will be seen that the regular democracy,
headed by Gov. Jones, has control of the next
legislature by good majority. Election con-
tests which the Kolbites might see tit to bring
before the legislature in the hope Of trying to
seat Kolb as governor would fail to accomplish
the desired end.
CONVICT QUESTION IN POLITICS.
very important political question that the
next Alabama legislature will have to confront
will be the solution of the convict problem. In
the last campaign both candidates for governor
promised, il elected, to do all in their power to
have the present system of leasing the conviets
out to mining companies repealed and new
system provided. The system here is exactly
the same AS that in Tennessee, where so much
bloodshed and trouble have resulted on its ac-
count. One of the companies. the Tennessee
Coal, Iron and Railroad Company, that
leases the Tennessee convicts also leases Ala
bGma convicts.
The next legislature will of necessity take
active stems to get the A,absma con
victs out of the mines and nrevent
their comnet;tion with honest Iobnr
in order to avert If possibIe a rendition Of tba
bloody war in Tennessee. Al, members of the
legislature are believed ~ no invited IN tb;s
question. and as Gov Jopes has ali ALONG
favored revision Of the convict laws, and some
disposition of the convicts other than working
them in the mines II is safa 10 sav that son,a'
thing will be done and that "a soon "a nractica-
BILE
The miners in this state have not nc vet roada
any denonstratious or tbreats hit keeninq con-
Wet labor in the mines is a sure menace TO
them. Within radius OF ten miles of Birming-
ham there are nearly 5000 convicts digging
coai !n tne mines aiohe WIN IIee laporers. Inc
state fnr . r,r,har ~ 49, III one ~ .n;s
growing RAPIDLY In favor of active measures
In his lust message TO the legislature two
years ago Gov ZONES made certain suooast;ons
and Recommendations looking to the removal Of
the convicts from the mines. but the legislature
paid but little heed to what he did A commit
tee was appointed to secure plans for the dis
posal of the conyicts but thew have never
reached any results.
ppourprr,ox,srs
Inc neA' ohsiaush. 10 DC ihaoe ON ALABAMA
Will De by the coid-Water crowd. The pro-
hibitionists propose to take advantage of the
split in the democratic marty in this stota and
hope thereby to capture large number of
votes. The party has a regular state organizs-
ton in Alabama. but didn't nut I'M a state
ticket, as they generally do.
DIR. ]. b. Cranfeld. candidate for Vice presi
dent of the United States on the nrohibitiop
ticket will visit this state next month and will
open his Alabama canvass with n sneecb in
birmingham on the night of Sentember 10
He win make at least dozen speeches in the
principal cities and towns in the state Of
course as regards results his mission will he a
useless one. The probibition marty will not
poll over eight or ten thousand votes in the en-
tire state and probably not half that many
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80 ~.
In many couhues Mods followers IN MS re-
cent race for governor are holding indignation
meetings over what they term the count
ont, of their man. These meetings ,re ps,.,lv
in counties where there are contests in count
offices
a meet;ng was hold at Trov Tpasdor INIT -
was not LARGELY attended, excon, TorbarS h,
some Jisanno;ntsd ofsce seeler. fTrow Is ,ba
comfy seat NJ PIKE conntv wbers n nnnhsr 81
Kolb ballot boxes we're thrown ont !, the CONT
for the reason ~ oileoed ;rr.or,ar;,;as tn
resnIt WAS that the conpty uant Co. 49,. ~
Kolb had really nolled a maior;tv ~ tbe votss
II cbanood tbc roto For ,nc.I oi;oor, a. 80.
nv onS 49, s"uabh,a hano,' Moa ano ''.l,ie
20 ;ia oSnsrs III IA ha.r ..oonn.as 90, S an