Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-05
TIE GRAND WIND UP.  Two Large Rallies With Much Enthusiasm Evinced. CHAIRMAN MASON TALKS Says the County and State Are Safe-lmmense Negro
 Meeting.

The campaign of 1894 was ended last night in Birmingham with two large and enthusiastic rallies, one of democrats and the other of Kolbites.
 Two stands had been erected, and from these prominent speakers proclaimed the issues of the campaign.
 Both crowds were demo nstrative, yet there was little or no hard feeling engen- dered. Each crowd had brass band to assist in attracting the people, which, in connection with the constant yelling, kept up great deal of noise.
 The democratic platform was erected in Nineteenth street and Second avenue, and from this some of the best known and most popular men of Jefferson county presented the cause of democracy in short and elo- quent speeches.
 At o'clock, the hour at which the speaking was advertised to begin, a vast concourse of people, mostly democrats, had assembled and already the air had been made to resound with the loud hurrahs for Colonel Oates.
 The Kolbtes had erected their stand in Eighteenth street at Second avenue, around which WAS gathered quite large crowd. The two stands were only block apart and the people were constantly go- ing from one to the other.
 Mir. M. A. Mason, chairman of the dem- ocratic executive committee, introduced the speakers, the first of whom was Dr. Samuel Ullmam, whose speech was replete with Simon pure democratic doctrines and was heartily cheered. Other speakers came in the following orders Richard F.. Johnston, Capt. Joseph F. Johnston, Mir. Rufus N. Rhodes, Dr. Samuel L. Robert son, Dr. R. M. Cunningham, Solicitor James H. Little, Col. G. w. Hewitt, Hon. Dan P. Dean.
 Colonel Rhodes made the hit of the even . ing, when in referring to tke attacks made by Kolb orators on democratic editors, he said that the collar he wore was of linen and had been adjusted to himself, and that no one suspected that it would ever be re- placed by hemp rope adjusted by sheriff. A tn ousand voices went up as one at this remark, and 1t was three or four minutes before it was quieted down so the speaker could proceed. Colonel Rho odes' speech was a magnificent short talk. It caught the audience, and when he came down of the stand hundreds of men gathered around to grasp his hand.
 The other speeches were all splendid ef- forts and inspired more enthusiasm in the democrats present and will have good effect in Mondays election.
 Jerry Fountain, chairman of the Jeffer- sonians, presided at the Kolb meeting and the speakers were Messrs John T. Shu- Eart. William H. skaggs, Capt. Reuben F. Kolb and MT. John P. Oliver, in the order 1amed.
 Mr.1Skaggs barangued the audience for over two hours with hls usual cry of fraud and Yillification of democratic leaders. Captain Kolb said but little, but could not quit until he had cried out fraud iu Mon day's election.
 There were few negroes in each crowd though they were not as numerous as they have been at some former speakings during the past few weeks.
 CHAIRMAN MASON TALKS.
 into ,yo,xr xr,,t an AGE HERALD reporter last night, said:
 tThe outlook for the democratic ticket in the county is encouraging, aud, in fact, f1attering. Many of the beats that went for Kolb before will go for Oates in this election. The Kolb vote as compared with 1892 will be very largely reduced. The or- ganized democrats have lost very few votes and have gained many. The whole state and legislative ticket in this county will be elected by a majority of not less than 1900. and working hard. We have the Kolb people on the run and when the size of the vote that will probably be boiled in this election is considered the majority we will get will be larger in proportion than it was in 1892. Reports from other parts of the state are very encouraging aud all indica- tions are that Oates will carry the state by 25 GOO at least.' a
 AT PRATT CITY. 5- On Friday night Messrs. Pat Bremen, Syl Daley, Jack Curran, John McGartin and Frank P. O'Brien went to Pratt City to attend a meeting of citizens, who desired 10 hear the political issues of the day dis cussed. In consequence of some misunder. standing between Mr. Fairley and MT. Cris Ellis, the meeting was adjourned to Goff's hall. After some discussion Messrs. Ellis and Baker had the people to come back to tfe city hall for the purpose of lis tening to MT. O'Bricn on the Hundlev and