The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-01
Will Take the Oath as Governor
of Alabama Today.
The LEADERS COUNSEL PEACE.
Grave Fear That Some Insane Popu-
list VIII Start Bloodshed.
IL MAY Be That Peace VIII Prevail. and
That koIb VIII Merely Take the
step. Necessary 20 Contest the Eiec-
tfon of Oates


arrived Ia the city and viii oe sworn in
tomorrow. There are grave appreheusionS
Of trouble. The advance guArd Of kolbites
arrived tonight and they are talk
ing very bitterly. The kogbite men,
bers of the legislature nov admit
possible conflict and last night
neld caucus, at which they passed reso-
buttons disc.aiming any responsibility for
any iaglessness that may occur. There IS
fear that some crank, laboring under ex-
citement. may attempt 10 assassinate
Oates or Jones. and extra precautions will
De taken 10 prevent il.
A prominent leader Of the ponuIists,
Frank BaItzell, editor of the .alitance Her
aid. who is in a position 70 speak Tor k8lo,
said today that he din not expect any
overt acts or revolutionary course by the
Peoples party followers. for the reason that
the party has spoken against it and every
thing IS unfavorable for such movement.
MANY regard the usurpation Of Oates as
wrong which would justify aay resistance
70 prevent ia contamination. but they do
not intend 10 resort tosany sort OF vio-
ience. Nearly every prominent man in
the movement oppose any violence, and
AL OF those in authority oppose IT.
The following resolution vas adopted by
caucus OF the Popuist senators and rep
resentatlves after midnight last night:
''Resol,ed, That the action of our state
convention, held in this city on November
II, meets with our fullest Endorsement,
and all reports By an unfriendly press 10
the effect that any iaylessness or violence
Ia any form is contemplated on December
l, are false and circulated for the purpose
of bringing our party into disrepule among
patriotic citizens.
"A. l. GOODWIN. Chairman.
"E. b. LoNGLEY. Secretary"
Upon the request OF Mr.. Manning the
resolutions were read in the house today
aud upon his motion were ordered spread
on the records of the house
WAsHISsToS CRY. Nov. 20. .-Informa-
ton OF the exact programme 10 De pur-
sued tomorrow by Reuben f. koib,
the Popuiist claimant 10 the gov
ernorship of Alabama, was made
known here today. Thus far kolb has
disclosed only that he and his Popalist
followers, estimated at about 0,0O0, would
go To Montgomery, take the capitol aud
there demand that koi5 be sworn in as
governor, instead OF Oates. Thers have
been great fears of riot aud bloogshed as
a consequence of the clash of rival parties,
and the militia OF the state is now st the
state capital.
The national headquarters OF the Popu-
list party in Washington CITY have been
closed since the election, and Cha iFman
TaubeEeck has been in ST. Louis the past
few days attending the sessions OF the BIZ
metallic League, which has been meeting
there. Some of his associates in the
party are still here, however, and
make their headquarters in the
offices of the National Hatchman, the organ
of the Papu.Ist party, and they are kept
fully informed of the doinrs OF kolb and
has followers. y. A. Danning, editor OF
the Hatchman, was asked today what. ac-
cording TO his information. would be the
exact steps taken by Koib tomorrow. lie
replied:
"Mr. Kol5 and the other members of the
state Populist ticket Will 60 before Judge
or justice of the peace in Montgomery
tomorrow morning aud take the oath
of offices 10 the places 10 which
they were elected. Having done this,
they will 60 formally before the
state legislature, which is now
in session in Montgomery, and
lodge formal protest against the inau-
gnration of Oates. and ask that an invssti-
CATION be authorized by that body. It is
-
because tbere Is no contest law in the state.
condition which does not exist IN any
other state in the Union. Our peor le in
Alabama will make vigorous protests in
regular way ana rely upon our people in
the legislature 10 take up the question and
force an investigation. We have forty-four
members in that body and the Democrats
eighty-nine. II we could get twenty
Democrats to help, it would insure an in
vestigation aud pot Mr.. koib in the gubeF-
material chair. We will abide bv the inves-
tigAtion decision. no matter what it may
be. Just as soon as we have sn opportunity
to bring persons and papers and show TO
the country the evidences OF fraud which
we assert was committed in the last cleo
ton
"WilI there be any trouble IN Mont
romery as a result OF the events there
tomorrow"
, There may be some trouble. but ii viii
not be Of our seeking The entire state
militia has been invited TO the city, and
there will be q great number Of strangers
in the city and more or less drink
ing. and this may result ia n collision
between the people. IL looks TO
Us a. though the other side was seeking
trouble. All talk of treason on the part Of
the Popuiists, az a result Of the attempts
OF Mr.. Eolb and his associates 10 be sworn
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