The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-08
ALABAMA'S ELECTION.
Later Returns Show Increased
Democratic Majorities
BUT K0LB CLAIMS THE STATE.
Ho Asserts That the Figures Givon Out
Are the Result of Fraudulent Practices,
and His Followers VIII Decide on =
Plan of Procedure.

Ato OF HraCttCeet
and His Followers VIII Decide on =
Plan of Procedure.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug, s.-Nearly
every county thus far reported shows
a heavy loss for Kolb as compared with
his vote in 1892. Madison county, which
in 1899 went for Kolb by 29s, is given by
official returns to Oates by ,443, a change
of over 200 votes Lawrence, another
Tennessee valley county, goes for kolb by
only l,25O, rs against ., 1885 before. Lime
stone goes for Kolb by 1853, against ! ,6o3
in 1899. Tallapoosa goes for Kolb by 900,
against Q, 449 in 1892 In Cherokee his ma
jority falls off eOO
Crenshaw gave Kolb 775 majority in
1892 This year it is very close. Bibb af-
fords the same comparison. Sumter goes
for Oates by over 1900, Democratic gain
of over 1000, and Macon for Oates by 800,
Democratic gain of over 800. Henry,
Oates home county, went for Kolb in 1899
by over ], 800, but this year gives Oates
over 500. In Barbour county the official
Democratic majority has been increased
1925. Oates majority will be close to
SO. O00
The returns indicate safe Democratic
majority in the legislature, even without
cehSioon utltkdblOn VI blA, JuOuR0 pros
poets are favorable that it has gone Demo
cratic.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug g. Captain
Kolb furnished the following statement
over his signature last night:
81 have deferred making any statement
to the public as to the result of the cleo
tion until the total returns had been re-
ceived. Up to this hour sufficient re-
turns have been received to show that 7
have carried forty out of fifty one white
counties, and that l have been elected,
with the entire state ticket, by majority
of not less than $4,000 This majority I
claim after giving to the opposition every
white county which they have carried,
without reference to fraudulent modes in
the nature Of intimidation and bulldozing
in the absence of inspectors or ixers for
our side.
ANY citizen of Alabama of ordinary in
telligence who will take the trouble to
examine the figures as reported by the
Associated Press and claimed by the OPP
position can at once see that 1t will be
physical impossibilty for the ticket
headed by Colonel Oates to be elected ex-
cept by claiming majority of over %, 900
from seven black belt counties having a
white voting population not exceeding
12,C00
1.-The frauds of this year are more no.
torious and shameful than those of 1893.
For the purpose of deceiving the public
they have, to some extent, been shifted.
The returns as reported from Lowndes
county indicate frauds exceeding anything
ever before known in the history of this
state. ....
In Montgomery, Bullock and Barbour
the frauds are hardly less aggravated.
The opposition claim Madison county by
a majority of ,4i3. Our strength in Mad
ison county this year is much more
strongly developed than in 1892 when we
carried the county by about 400 majority.
"A conference of the candidates of our
state ticket, as well as the members of
our committee, has been called to meet in
this city tomorrow, and at that confer
ence line OF policy will be determined
on, and the people of this state will be
given an opportunity, definitely and
quickly, to determine whether or not the
law shall be master OF us ALI aud our
government be maintained in purity ac-
cording to the will of the people.
At Kolb's state headquarters here some
of his leaders say that kolb will be seated
by force of arms if necessary.