The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-23
Within Seven Days, According
to Present Indications.
KOLBITES ARE FIRM
Who, They Are Convinced Has
Been Cheated.


ifesto of Captain Reuben Kolb. recent
Populist candidate for governor, declar-
ing that he would be inaugurated De
cember 1, has caused great excitement
throughout the state. The POpuIlsts, or
Jeffersonian Democrats as they were first
called. claim that On a fair count koID
carried tile state by AZ least $1,000, but
the official canvass gave It 10 Oats by
about 27OJO, the bulk Of the Democratic
vote coming from the counties populated
almost entirely hy the negroes hOlbIres
claim that the negroes are not Democrats
and fair count would show that their
ticket had been successful in the black
counties, as well as in other sections Of
the state
Captain Koib is a bold and determined
man and has many enthusiastic aud de-
voted followers who firmly believe that
he was elected governor They viii
gather at the capital from all parts Of
the state December 1, and there Is every
prospect of serious trouble. Governor
Jones declares that if hOlb attempts 10
be sworn in he viii have him arrested
for treason and VIII call on the militia to
disperse his followers. In that event
there may be blo0dshed,
Captain Kol0 j. out in most sensa-
ti0aal Interview today in reference to his
manifesto issued few days ago.
Captain. your announcement seems to
s-artle Governor Jones, was the first re-
MARK of the reporter
"4ea, Jones is always watching for a
sensation, especially where he can come
to the front with his military talent. lie
is morbid and egotistic and good deal
Of crauk."
Il suppose YOU expect to hear from
him again. was next asked
.'N ell. it is not for me to make up his
case. It IS rather surprising that he does
not see that three-fOurfhs Of the white
people of AlatamG consider him IN the
flr an If "A IA has naId
his Office for TWO years merely by suffer
ance, without a shadow Of legal claim to
you propose to try to stop that kind
Or gOvernmentr
ri propose to offer the people the op-
p0rtunity TO stop il. We asked for a con
test law and asked it Of the last legisIa-
ture. but in apparent defiance Of us it re-
pealed the sections of the code of 1886,
which made some steE toward granting
a contest of election of state officers and
put nothing in the place of those sec
tions covering our demand No man
who knows the feeling Of the present
legislature believes for "A moment that It
VIII do anything to allow an orderly and
full contest Of the election of Oates as
the constitution requires it to do.
.ine most sacred rights of the people
have been outraged, and all that Jones
means is if they do anything to right
themselves he viii shoot them to death.
4 know the people DeLleE L0an he
does. aud 1 know what their feelings
are and what their determination IS.
They have been cut down to the last
point Of endurance They don't want
any advice from me or any body else. No,
they know Tom Jones. and they remem-
ber all they have borne from him and
see clearly that the only hope Of free
elections and liberty in Alabama is iii
themselves. They are mot revolutionists.
They are brave men, who have children
50 feed and clothe and provide for"
Oates win Have the lTitten.
WAsHINGTOS. Nov. 23.-CoL Lee Gran
dali. who ran for con gress on the KoIb-
democracy ticket against Gen. Wheeler
in the Eighth Alabama district. is ut
Populist headquarters hera fresh from
the conference of kOlb men. at which it
was Determined 10 issue the manifesto
published TO-DAY.
Mr. Crandall says that Capt K0lb viii
be duly sworn in as governor on Decem-
oer /. by some magistrate qualified 10
administer Oaths. and viii then proceed
TO perform the functions of governor.
When asked whethsr lighting would
ensue, Mr. Crandall said. The Oates
men have the militia To back them and
the support Of the administration. while
we have not many arms. but YOU know
what En- apOleuh said about the right
Comparatively few holb men from the
back districts were al the convention last
week, because they were unable to get
there and we cannot tell how many will
pond TO the call on the first OF Decem-
Der. Many Of them are too poor 10 travel
Senator Pugh or Alabama arrived this
morning fresh from his home. He said
that Notwithstanding he had left Mont
gomery on Sunday last at II
o'clock he had received no intima
ton of Capt. Kolb's purpose to issue a
manifesto. and that be was as much sur
prised as any non-resideut- of Alabama
could have been upon reading the pro-
nunciamentO in the morninr Darerz
Senator Puph declined TO discuss the
matter further than 20 say that if Captain
hoio should attempt to put his plans
into execution he feared aud believed
there would be serious trouble The
senator fn renly ro \ question said that
Governor Jones was "a man of coura,ra
and determination