Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-21
PLANS OF KOLBITES.
They Are Preparing to Make a
Vigorous Fight.
POPULISFS ARE TO STAND ALOOr.
Congressman Oates May Lead
the DemcSr.4>.
THE REPUBLICANS QUIET

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Nov. 21.-The heat
ed gubernatorial campaign in the state that
everybody has been looking forward to
since the state democratic executive COM
mlttee refused finally some weeks ago to
take back into the fold of regular organized
democracy that wing of the party led by
Capts. Reuben and Kob which split off
from the regular organization last year.
has already fairly begun.
| The state election does not occur until
the first Monday in August next, but de-
spite that fact the campaign has opened
and for bitterness II promises to exceed
any contest known in the history of the
state. 1t is fight between two factions
or the democratic party; one. the old or
ganization. led by old time party men
who believe in the political practices that
have been in vogue since the war, and the
other the outgrowth of the farmers alliance
with the aid Of the peoples party. This
| fight Is the result of years of bitterness
and hatred that has been brewing between
| the factions
| There Is very strong sentiment among
many conservative democrats to let Kob
men back into the party so as to put an
end to the political warfare that has been
raging in this state for the past three years.
and thus heal the present breach in the
democratic party. However. their offers
We're not needed by the committee.
| The Kolb men have their own party or
ganization and preparing to make a
long and bitter fight for control of the
state.
! Plans of the Koib Men.
| P. G. Bowman, formerly chairman. of the
| Kolb executive committee and one of Kolb's
| ableSt lieutenants. who is prominent
lawyer of this city, in speaking of the inten-
tons of the Jeffersonian democrats, said:
| Our committee will meet in Birming-
ham on the 10th of November and call a
state convention and mass meeting of our
party and all who are interested in honest
elections to meet in Birmingham some time
| in January. We expect an attendance of
fully 10000 deputies and others at the con-
vention, and IL will be the largest political
gathering ever held in Alabama.
"kolb will be nominated for governor"
continued Mr.. Bowman. and the same
ticket that ran with him last year will be
renominated with the possible exception
of the nominee for attorney general. B. X.
| Collier of Birmingham, who was the nomi-
California now. and another man will be
named in his place. kolb and his ticket
will sweep the state by 10000 majority
People are tired of fraudulent elections
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bosses. After Kolb is elected and we are
sure he will be. the democratic party will
be reorganized. We will also have control
of the legislature and the first thing that
will be done when that body meets will be
to remove the capital from Montgomery to
| Birmingham"
| Mr.. Bowman is fully acquainted with the
plans of the Koib men and therefore speaks
| by the card. He is, however, a very en-
| thusiastic and sanguine man. as is also
| Capt kolb.
| [olh nd of
stamping the state in the interests of the
| Jeffersonian democrats. Their strength lies
| in the mountains and backwoods, where they
| have large crowds turn out to meet them
The Regular Democrats.
The regular democratic leaders are re-
naming quiet. They are not inclined at all
to assume the offensive. They will not hold
| their state convention before the regular
| accustomed time. In the spring, about
April or May. They have no speakers in
the field yet, but say they will be on deck
at the proper time.
| Already there is quite a pretty contest
up for the regular democratic nomination
| for governor The leading candidates are
Col. W. =. Oates. Congressman from the
third district: Capt. Joseph F. Johnston, a
prominent birmingham banker. and Col.
| William Richardson OF Huntsville. Capt.
| Johnston and Col. Richardson We're both
| candidates for the nomination in the MEM
! orable convention of 1880 when kolb was
| the strongest man in the race. but needed
about ten votes to get the nomination.
These he was unable TO secure after days
was the weakest candidate. was nominated
by combination of the strength Of all
those who were opposed to kolb. capt
Johnston is very pronounced Tree silver
| man and is an able politician and a most
successful business man. He has very
strong following.
Mayor Rich of Mobile is a young man
and is the candidate of the young blood OF
| he
and intelligent man and has large con-
stituency, especially in southwest Alabama
Col. Richardson is the candidate OF the
democrats in the Tennessee valley in eX-
IRENE north Alabama. where he has been
prominent in state affairs for many years
| Col Oates seems to have at present the
strongest pull in the democratic nomination
He is looked upon as the man who is best
equipped to take the field against kolb, as
| he is a bold and fearless stump speaker
as we'll as a statesman. The great victory
he won over the alliance and kolb. when in
| the third congressional district last year.
has led the party men TO believe that oates
is the proper man to put against holb
| Col. Oates undoubtedly stands the best
| show of the nomination. He has already
signifed his acceptance IN case ne Is NOM
| mated.
| The Peoples Party.
The peoples party has grown consider
ably in Alabama. 1t now has an organiza-
ton in nearly every county in the state
The members of the party affiliated with
Kolb last year in the state campaign and
in the national campaign Kolb and many
| OF his followers voted for Weaver. But
things are different now. There is mani
fest disposition on the part of the peoples
party men now not to support Kolb in his
| coming campaign. The way they feel
about the matter is shown by the action
Of the county executive committee or THIS
county at a recent meeting here. A reso-
luton was unanimously passed to the erect
that it is the purpose of the peoples party
| to support only peoples party men Tor
state and county offices. This means that
/ they will not support kolb. as they say
| that they do not regard him as one of their
number.
| 1t is said to be the intention of the peo-
pies party leaders to nominate a state
| ticket of their own and make an independ-
| emit fight for the state and county omces
A very friendly feeling has heretofore ex-
listed between the Kolb men and the peo-
= pies party and the action Of the latter is
received with a degree of surprise. 1t Is
said that the peoples party men are angry
| at the Kolbites because the latter mace
overtures to the regular democracy TO take
| them back into the party. This is DOUBT
! less a disappointment to Capt. kolb, as he
/ has confidently expected all along to re-
| ceive the united support of the peoples par
| ty for governor. so il is said. If they put
! into effect their supposed intentions II Will
/ weaken Capt. Kolbs strength consider
ably.
The Republicans.
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