The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-08
He Claims that His Ticket Has Been
Fairly Elected by Majorities of Not
Less than 10, 600.
WILL INSIST ON HIS RIGHTS
Some of His Supporters Say He
May Be Seated by Force.
Colonel Oates's Majority for Governor
Placed by Democrats at Over $4,000
"A Morgan Legislature Chosen.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. 7.-Captain
Kolb furnished the followin interview over
his signature tonight: Il have deferred
making any statement to the public as to
the result of the election until the total re-
turns had been received. Up to this hour
90 p. M sufficient returns have been re-
ceIved to show that 1 have carried forty
out of ffty-one white counties and that 1
have been elected, with the entire State
ticket, by a majority Of not less than $4,000.
This majority L claim after giving to the.
opposition every white county which they
have carried. without reference to fraudu-
lent methods in the nature of intimidation
and bulldozing In the absence Of inspectors
or hxers for our side. Any citizen of Ala
bama of ordinary intelligence who will take
the trouble to examine the figures claimed
by the opposition can at once see that it
will be a physical impossibility for the
ticket headed by Colonel Oates TO be de-
clared elected except by claiming a major
ity of over 1900 from seven black belt
counties having a white voting population
not exceeding 1900.
THE frauds of this year are more notori-
Gus and shameful than those of 1892. For
the purpose of deceiving the public they
have to some extent been shifted. The re-
turns as reported from Lownde county in
dictate frauds exceeding anything ever be-
fore known in the history of this State. In
Montgomery. Bullock and Barbour the
frauds are hardly less aggravated. The OPP
position claim Madison county by a ma
jority of 1,443. Our strength in Madison
county this year is much more strongly de-
velOped than in 1892, when we carried the
county by about 400 majority. Further
more, it is known that some seven or eight
negroes were appointed as inspectors in
Madison county several of whom could
neither read nor write. 1t is a serious fact
that in the city of Montgomery, at 4:3O p.
m, only thirty minutes before the polls
were closed. not exceeding 1,340 white voters
and IA colored voters had cast their ballots
by actual count. Notwithstanding this fact,
it is claimed that the city OF Montgomery
gives a majority OF 400 for Colonel Oates.
At Bessemer more than 400 of our voters
were denied an opportunity of casting their
ballots on account of opposition leaders
crowding the polling places. materially
aided by officers of the law in blocking the
polling places.
In view of this condition of affairs, /
cannot escape the responsibility of present.
ing the issue. not only to the supporters
of our ticket, but to all intelligent, honor
able and lawabiding citizens of this State.
A conference of the candidates Of our tick
Ell, as we'll as the members of our COM
mittee, has been called to :iIeet in this city
tomorrow, and at that conference Il lire
of policy will be determined upon and the
people of this State Will be given an cp-
portunity, definitely and quickly. to Ge-
termine whether or not the law snail be
master Of us all and our government be
maintained in purity, according to the viii
of the people"
Some OF the Kolb leaders say that Kclb
will be seated by force of arms. If neces-
earv