The herald., 1894-11-20
KOLB ON THE WARPATH,
Civil War Threatened i'm
Alabama.
A Manifesto to the People OF
the State.
KOlb Proposes to Be Sworn in as
Governor.
His supporters Requested to Gather at
Montgomery to Assist Him In TAX
ing the Oath-TroubIe
Anticipated.
By the Associated Pre- s.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Nov. 10. Reuben
F. Kolb, the defeated candidate OF the
Populist party for governor of Alabama,
publishes lengthy address to the peo-
pie of Alabama in this afternoon's edi-
ton OF the Peoples Tribune OF this
city, the state organ OF the Kolbites and
Populists, in which he declares his in
,ention to be inaugurated governor OF
the state December Let and calling upon
his followers every where to gather at
Montgomery on that day and aid him in
taking his seat.
The address begins by saying that the
paramount issue in the late state CAM
paign was honest elections, and charges
that frauds were committed in 1892. He
says there was almost universal de-
mand against the repetition of these
frauds.
The address then says that just after
the election this year Kolb issued an ad
dress stating that he had been elected.
shortly after which his leaders held
conference. Ae result of this confer
ence meetings we're called in every
county for the purpose Of asoertajning
the wishes Of the people with reference
to the alleged frauds. A convention wa
also called at Montgomery for November
18th, says the address, at which reaou-
tions were adopted to the effect that
Kolb was elected by the qualified elec
tors that the will OF the people was set
aside through the agency OF election
managers and county officials, aided and
abetted by corrupt judiciary.
Kolb then says that last Saturday
when the legislature convened in joint
session to count the votes for state
officers, Senator Goodwin arose to file q
protest signed by A Populist members
of the legislature against counting the
vote OF certain counties whei6 1t 10 al
legged frauds wese committed, when
Speaker Clark OF the house = ruled
Goodwyu out of order and ordered him
to take his seat. calling upon the door
keep.r to seat him. The address then
concludes:
"The official count. as declared by the
speaker, gives Oates majority OF 81.
272. Election frauds committed 10 the
counties named in the protest OF Senator
Goodwin, OF which We have positive and
sworn evidence, would be more than
su tficient to wipe out all the majorties
claimed for Oatse. The foregoing con-
sidered, and in view OF the existing
conditions in Alabama. | have deter.
mined to discharge my full duty to the
people of Alabama. [ will not fail to
repeat the pledges which have made to
the people who have given me their
confidence and stood by me so heroically
during the past four yeare. You, fellow
citizens. have twice elected me governor
of this state and this time, by the grace
of God and the help OF the good people
OF the state of Alabama, l will be gov
elnor. December / is the day fixed by
law for the Inauguration OF the governor.
On that day l shall be in Montgomery
for the purpose OF taking the oath of
office and my seat as governor. And l
hereby. call upon the good people in
every part OF the state to aid me
in all proper and peaceable meth
DDS to uphold the law and
set aside the power of traitors
and usurpers in Alabama. appeal to
my friends and supporters from all
parts OF the state to be in Mont.
pomery ON the 1st day OF December,
1894, there and then to give their sup.
port in a lawful and pesceable manner
to vindicate their liberties. counsel
against any unlawful demonstration,
but ask the cooperation OF frsemen in
the necessary effort to enforce the law
and carry out the will OF the people.
(Signed) "R. f. KoLB."
The arrest of Kolh for treason is not
improba BILE, and if his followers under
take to seat him. which, judging from
the sentiments expressed at their meet
ing in Montgomery last week, they will
undoubtedly do. it is believed there will
be serious trouble.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Nov.19.-Governor
Jones was about TO take a train for Mo
bile to take part in the ceremonies at
tending the reception OF the cruiser
Montgomery when he was shown tele-
gram from Birmingham in regaI d 10 the
Kolb manifesto. He declined to be in
tervewed, but when shown the dispatcn
about the Kolb manifesto wherein K3lb
says that by the grace OF God he will
take his seat on Decent lst, quietly
remarked:
William G. Oates has been elected
governor by the fairly expressed will OF
a majority of the people OF Alabama,
and has been so declared by the general
assembly, the only tribunal which has
the right or authority under the consti-
tuition to declare the result. 1t is my
duty to see that he lie duly installed.
and by the grace of God he will be.
do not anticipate that any number of
men will be foolish enough to heed
Kolb's advice. but II they do. the conBe-
quences will be on their own heads"