The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-07

ager of the Associated Press at IL D. M, as
follows: Oates election is assured by a
majority ranging anywhere from 80 900 to
5000. The Southern part of the state is
almost solidly Democratic, while the re-
turns from the Northern portions give
better promise than in 1892. Many
counties that polled close vote in 1892
give good majorities to the Democratic
ticket" The democratic majority in 1892
was only IL, 457 Kolb was the candidate
then.
MEMPHIS, Aug GA Commercial. A ppeal
special from Birmingham says: Despite
the fact that the campaign just closed has
been the most bitter ever known in this
state. the election today passed off quietly
and few disturbances are reported.
The new Sayre election law,
modified form OF the Australian ballot
system enacted by the last legislature was
put in operation for the first time and
worked smoothly. The ballot was a secret
one. The voting was slow, and for that
reason the vote was lighter than in 1892.
The white Republicans were for Kolh
almost TO q man. Several disturb
ances occurred IN this county.
At Bessemer the Kolbites captured
the polls and many Democrats
were prevented from voting by delay on
the part of the managers. Two Kolbite
managers were arrested for perjury at
Brooks, where all the ballots were stolen
last night and new ones could not be bad.
A majority was given there for Kolb.
In Jefferson county the Democrats lost
heavily on account of labor troubles,
and the result is In doubt. Incomplete
returns from various counties indicate
that in Southern and Middle Alabama
the Democrats have made gains in every
county except Mobile. where the vote was
light. The city of Mobile gave only 700
Democratic majority, against 5000 last
year. The result in Northern Alabama is
about the same as 1t was two years ago.
That Is Kolb's stronghold, and he has car
ried the same counties he did in the last
election. In South and Middle Alabama
the returns show Democratic gains, which
will give the state to Oates by Is coo or
70. zoo. The legislature is doubtful.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug 6-Reports in
dictate Oates election by a majority not
larger than that of 1892 Kolb is gaining
in five or six counties. principally Jeffer-
son, whore the Democrats have lost over
1000.
MOBILE Ala. Aug. 6-Returns are CON-
ing in slowly. The majority for Oates in
this city viii be about 200, and In the
whole county about LOCO.
WAsHISsroE Cry, Aug. 6.--Great inter-
est was taken in the Alabama election.
Chairman Taubeneck, of the Popuiist ma
tional committee, about midday, while the
voting was going on and results could be
known with no certainty, received the fol-
lowing dispatch from the chairman Of the
Populist state committee Of Alabama:
we will carry every county in the
northern part OF the state except one. We
viii carry Jefferson county. including
birmingham. IL they do not repeat the
frauds of '92 in the sixteen black belt
counties We will carry the state by at least
500 majority. l think we will have a
majority OF i've or ten in the lower house.
Nv. ii. Stages. Chairman"
MONTGOMERY. Ala. Aug. 6.-The election
here and all through the state was per-
fectly quiet Rain fell all day, and the
vote was cut down in consequences. Only