Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-20
BY GRACE OF COD, SAYS kOLB,
NE WILL ne oovEnSon OF AL
ALBANIA.
ne Calls on the popuIists TO over
throw the State Government.
Wants Them to Meet ut MoatEoni-
err Dseember 4.

49,
birmingham, Ala. Nov fs.--s. II.
Koib today Issued the following mani
festo:
"Dm ing the last state campaign the
paramount issue was honest elections.
A free vote and a fair count was the
necessary and popular demand, The
election frauds Of 1892. by which the
will OF the people as expressed at the
ballot box, was set aside, was fully
ana freely discussed In that campaign.
No one denied them, The almost uni
versal demand was that there should
not be n repetition OF the frauds Of
1892. and II repeated. the people should
not again submit. Every pubic speak
or who advocated the reform cause de-
ciared that the people should not again
submit to the establishment OF de
facto state government as the result
OF fraudulent elections. This sentiment
was well received in every part OF the
state and the popular demand was
that, " elected, l should be installed
MS governor. A few days after the
election l Issued an address stating
that had been elected by the people
10 the office with nomination for
after my address was Issued the state
central campaign committee called n
conference OF the candidates on the
state ticket aud nominated by the JEFF
fersonian Democrats and PopulHts.
prominent leaders VI these two par
ties from different parts OF the state
consulted together. This conference
mel In the city OF Birmingham aud
was well attended by leading Joffer-
Honlans and Populists. few Repub-
Leans were also present, After care
ritl consideration the conference Issued
nm address TO the people " the state
calling upon the supporters or the re-
form cause To hold public meetings In
their respective counties for the pur-
pose OF aRoertaining tho wishes or tho
people with reference 10 the late fraud
upon the suffrage aud the purpose OF
the people az to their future policy In
Blia important crisis
"Thc conference further requested
that a convention " delegates from
the several counties be held In the city
of Montgomery on November ~, 1924
IL was also requested that Hon. w. H.
skhggs, chairman OF the state cam
p0lgn committee complete the work OF
obtained evidence as to frauds upon
the ballot In the recent state election.
The conference called as above stated
met IN the city OF Montgomery on No
Vember -. II was largely attended by
representative citizens from every
part OF the state committee was
appointed to examine The further owl
dcncc there submitted IA to election
frauds and then submit resolutions In
this matter for the convention The
report OF this committee and the ac-
ton OF the convention has been known
TO the people VI Alabama through the
public press. The convention OF the
people IN adopting the resolutions de-
"a ttH a..
ticket nominated by the Jcffersonlan
democracy and PoDullstH and headed
by Hon, II, " kolb was elected by tho
qualined electors who cast their yotcg
NJ The election held IN this state on the
sth OF November last; that the VIII OF
the people thus expressed IN exercise
or their innliennble rights under the
law has been set aside through tho
ngency OF election managers and coun.
y officials, aided and nbetted bv n
corrupt judiciary. which " a disgrace
20 our civilization, and protected by "a
DC theto executive who has trampIed
under foot the law nnd destroyed In
Aihbh'nh the form OF Republican In
eututlonH A resolution was also
pissed by unanimous vote Of the con-
Fenupn demanding OF the preypnt lep-
stature the pna8nge OF contest law
Tor state olllcos, The majority noyy
tehted In the Legislature win ignore
,ne demand now as they did In the
legislature OF 1892. On lnst guturAnv
tho l3th instant. the Legislature con,
Ntncd In joint session for tho purpoae
or counting the vote for atntp oflcprs
Just hcinre The returns were opane1
or before the count commenced. Sen.
htor GOODWIN arose for the purpose or
V''hllnH thc Following protest against
the counting or the vote OF certain
counties; TO the Joint convention Of
me senate and house. IN session No
Nemher IL 1895, We. the undrralrnro
nembera OF the general assombiy az
Alabama, respectfully proteat nRnlnat
the counting of tho vote for state of.
neers u the counties OF AutauEu. Bui-
lock, Barbour. Russell Macon Mont.
gomery, Lowndes, Dallas. WlIeox Mon
roe, Perry, Hale. Greene. Sumter ana
Mhrengo. We offer this protest on
account OF the mpnstrous trnuda com
mltted In the election OF AuguAt. 1SOI
whereby the result or said election
frauds waa TO defeat and reverse the
WIN OF the people as truly expressed
at the ballot box. Resp q fully,
a. II, GOODWIN.
w. b. DARBY.
II. w. WILLIAMSON,
W. $. FOMA
~, g, JACKSON,
w Il. BEESoN,
JOHN A. SMITH,
y. ". fElLEN,
II. n EWING,
j. s. HOLLIS,
u, W. DRY,
Jack SAVAGE.
u. B. LONGLEY,
II, c, ELLIS.
JOHN T. BILLINGER,
W. j. MILLS,
q. u, DEAN
NELSON FULLER,
THOMAS r. BURKS,
I, h. REEVES.
W, g, NIXON,
c. IL COLE,
D. O. MEADOWS,
r. s. NowLEM,
L, II. wHFELEs,
]. c. KoUTEN.
J. D. ROBINSON.
]. II. FRANKLIN.
o, NJ. MARTIN,
j c. MANNING,
A. J. HEARN,
A. ]. Bl9AsLEY,
j, NJ. c. HORTON
Y. ]. BROWN.
c. p. BANKS. s
u, b. FORD,
NJ. NJ. SUMMERS.
c, KILL fcNREW,
H. p, GAINES.
II. @. ROBINS,
A. p TAYLOR,
J. ". HARRIS
The speaker OF the house. who nrc-