Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-13
Kolbites Who Are Not Willing to
Support Republicans
A HEATED CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN
Populists Encouraged by Their
Gains in Georgia.

Correspondence Of The Evening Star.


populists in Alabama are greatly encourag
ell over the substantial gains made by their
party in Georgia, as shown by the state
election. and this has had the effect Of
stimulating them to greater efforts than
ever in Alabama. They are jubiiant over
the Georgia result. and are boasting that
by use of the same tactics as were brought
into play in Georgia, namely. fusion with
the republicans they will capture several
Alabama districts.
However. he democrats are very active,
and are preparing e. meet every move made
by the opposition. They are inviting to
this state such speakers as Speaker Crisp.
Secretary of Interior Smith, Congressman
John Allen of Mississippi and others, be-
sides Senator Morgan viii be home in
few days. and will actively enter the cam
paiEn being already booked for a number
of important appointments. All the con-
gressional candidates already on the
stump and very lively campaign is being
WaSed.
In the first fourth and ninth districts the
anti-democratic nominees are straight out
republicans. whom the populists and JEFF
fersOnians or Kolbites have Endorsed In
their distcict conventions and agreed to
support. In the remaining districts, except
the sixth, the opponents of democracy are
EOluilSlS OF hOtDlteS, VINO nave the IN
dcrseIuent of the republican conventions.
50 that the fusion between the pOpulists
KOlbites and republicans Is complete one
district excepted. far as the conven-
tons and party machinery of the three
parueS are concerned. This admits of but
two complete sets Of tickets in the field.
The democratic and anti-demOcratic. While
the organizations of the p6pulists, Hobbies
and republicans thoTOughly' understand each
other. ard are working in perfect harmony,
fE L., L
rank and file of the pOpulists and KoIbites
IN the fourth and ninth districts against
SUPPORTING straight republicans for Con-
sTess, the Adrich brothers being the nom-
bneeS AMI having the Endorsement of the
district conventions of both the pOpulists
and JeiterSOnians or kolb;tes. Only a few
daFS ago Len F. Greer. who was the NOM
NEE Of the kolbites for the legislature in
Calhoun county, and was also Chairman of
inc JeersOnlan convention of the fourth dis
trict. which indorsed W. F. AIdrich re-
Puph''h' LOT congress. published an adj
drrSs, In which he declared that he would
not longer support the republican candi-
date, because ne had come to the realiza-
ton that in this fight the choice was be-
tween southern democracy and northern
republicanism," and he preferred Tho
homer Aldrich is formerly from the north.
Nr. Greer's Protest.
Greer in his card says: when our state
executive committee decided to give the
Republicans four districts and they keen
I'VE entered then a written protest against
being baftered away in any such manner.
anu ''Ii them then that the people would
rel Udi5 te all such methods, and they would
receive at the polls in November that which
theg 50 richly merit-an overwhelming de-
feat II Is true that after that / allowed
mESrf 10 be begged and persuaded into
further action, which in my heart did not
lnIor-e- For it IS not an easy thing to nail
one : self aloOf from n people with whom
You nave been so closely connected through
tire such campaigns as We have had in
Alabama. And IL Is hard thing for me
10 d." 50 now, but L have always conducted
myself IN such manner as to merit and
win tn respect eveh of those who were
opposed TO me politically. But | could not
retain my self-Tespect even much less theirs
Were 10 be a party in leading my people
into the republican party"
Greer - an influential leader in the KoIb
party ana iSs action is regarded as sig
nlhcant- FCilc wing Greer's protest comes a
similar one from Philander Morgan brother
OF senator John 4. Morgan, and a promi-
nent leader ~ the populist party Mr.
Morgan objects seriously to his party fusE
Ing with the republicans and is against
NotlhS Tor q republican for Congress who
believes in a tariff ON every thing the farm
er buys and free trade only in the matter
OF what he sells, he puts It, He pre-
sided over big pOpuliSt meeting held at
1alldlesa Few days ago and made
speech denOuncing the action Of the popu-
list convention OF the fourth district in
indorsing Aldrich. 1t was clear from the
tone Of other speeches that a very large
number OF the popuiists Of the fourth dis
tr1ct are opposed 10 the fusion plan, and
there Is already talk of their putting out
candidate OF their own instead of support
ing Aldrich.
birmingham coal and iron region, there
Is also some complaint among populists and
kOibites TO supporting T. IL. Aldrich. the
republican nominee. This is especially the
case among the farmers, who until the
pppulist party and kOlb party sprung into
existence had been lifelong democrats
In both the fourth and ninth districts as
matters look now, the Aldrich brothers. re-
publican nominees. will not be able to poll
the fun pOpulist and Kolbite vote because
OF their rigid protection Views. the farming
element being free traders.
The Fusion Not Complete.
In the sixth district the fusion among
anti-democrats is not yet complete and
as il now looks, may never be consum-
mated Prof J. b. Sanford. the nominee
of the populists and Eolbites for Congress,
who 1t Was said would withdraw in favor Of
Col Ii. VI. Long. republican nominee, is
still in the race, and gives no sign of with
drawing The populists and KOlbltes of the
sixth district are almost exclusively farmers
and are much stronger than the republi-
cans. 50 that they stand a better chance
10 elect SANFORD than the republicans do
TO elect Long. although the state pJpuIist
and kOlbite committee greed to fuse
with the republicans in that district
In the first district Col. W. ID. Wicker
sham republican nominee. will be the only
anti-de:aOcratic candidate. The anti-dcInO-
Gratis are weak there.
The popuIists ami kOlbitas Of the second
district met last week and nominated w r.
Smith, a wealthy lUmberman, for Congress-
hut he declined. They then named Col
Ribb Gardner. who will oppose Congress
man Stallings, the democratic nominee.
The democrats of the fourth district have
not yet agreed upon a candidate to take the
place made vacant by the resignation of
Marlis L. Wood. the regular nominee. a
primary election was hald last Tuesday. but
the race Between Congressman g. A. Rob
birs. J. VI. Caldwell and Il. S. Plowman
vas so close that not until the committee
meets and counts the votes will the result
be known.
ESonerated From Charges.
The charges recently brought against Con-
gresham W. H. benson. democratic nomi-
nee In the seventh district that he had sold
out to the Kolbites and the populists during
the state campaign for 500 were investi-
gated by the district committee which met
here this week. and no tangible evidence
could he DrOlufad fn