The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-11-19
GONE OVER BODILY.
KOLBITES THROW THEMSELVES
INTO THE POPULISTS' ARMS.
Grove wants To Inaugurate Reuben by
Force of Arms-A Lively Meeting.

| Inc JeHerSOllan democrats quit business AT
| o'clock tonight, having made an assign
| ment of all their assets to the populists.
! Today's convention Of the protesting Gle
ments was a spicy one. Two or three times
! t looked like war was on. Some wanted to
fight, others to establish 4 legislature or the
] outside and others cautioned good behavior
and nothing but lawful action. Senator
| Goodwin called the meeting to order and
| Judge Lee, OF Conecuh, was made Temporal
ry chairman. Every county in the state
was represented. the following were
| elected permanent officers of the conven-
! tlon:
| a. p. Longshore of Shelby. president;
| Zell Castor. of Butler vice president; War
! rem Reese, OF Montgomery, and Il. W. Pow
| ell, of Cullman, secretaries.
committee upon resolutions and means
/ OF procedure was appointed. of which W. IL.
/ Sllaggs, of Jefferson, was made chairman.
I Ut was put to work early in the afternoon,
/ but did not report until the evening ses-
sion.
During the afternoon speeches were made
by Kolb, Goodwin, Bowman, Manning and
others. Some Of them were very lively, adj
vocating the assumption OF the reins of gov
eminent and the seating of Kolb in the
governors chair by main strength if nee
essary. a resolution was introduced pro
vidnG for the appointment of state exec
utive committee to manipulate in common
the affairs of the populsts and Jeffersonian
democrats. 1t prevailed. \ reconsideration
| OF the resolution was afterward voted, and
il was SO amended 10 consolidate the
Jerersonian democratic party with the pop
ulst party and al anti-democrats not re-
puDlicans in Alabama will hereafter he
known rs members OF the peoples party.
the name of JefcrSOnian having been
dropped. Thus the populists have swallowed
the JsfcrSonians body, boots and brcechcs
and Manning is on top.
SkagEs young Goodwin and one or two
/ others fought hard against the assignment,
/ but the sentiment vas all against them
and the Jelfeisonian democrats are no more
| IN Alabama. Tonight the committee ON
! resolutions presented its report through
/ Chairman SkaSgs, who conteuded nobly for
| its passage. After considerable increasing
! about frauds. the resolution says:
iNOib'S Election claimed.
81. The state ticket nominated by the
! Jencrsonian democrats and popuists and
| headed by Captain Koib WAS elected by the
! qualified electors who cast their votes at
| the election held in this state On the 9Th
| OF August last The VIII OF the people thus
| expressed in exercise of their iualcnaDe
/ rights under the law has been set aside
/ through the agency OF election managers
AMI county officials aided and abctted by
/ "a corrupt judiciary that is a disgrace 10 our
! civilization. protected b. de facto exec
! utive who has trdmpled under foot the law
! and destroyed in cur state the form of
! republican institutions THESE corrupt prac-
/ ti"cs in election methods by thicvea. pcriu-
! rcrs ana public officials IN Alabama, partc-
ularly in Dallas. Wilcox. Lowndes. Hale.
! Bullock Barbour. Marengo, Montgomery
! and Monroe counties have become SO no.
! ior.oUs thar the good people OF Alabama
/ nave been humiiiated by having their state
advertised in every part OF the civilized
woriG rs a land in which public criminals
I .N4tg
better element is overriiden by reason OF
! their corrupt and nefarious methods. TO the
end that not on.y i'm this state, bat in every
part OF the American union, the public
may he fully advised as 20 the evidence
upon which we base such grave charges
1T is humbly ordered that the documents
submitted b. printed fo~ general circula-
ton and that a copy he furnished the gov
trncr and every member Of the legislature,
and we humbly appeal TO all good citizens,
without regard to past or present party ar
citations. to lend rs their aid and co-opera-
/ tion in securing q proper and legal investi-
cation of these charges in order that there
may be an investigation.
F0rhcnrnncc ~ Urged.
1--WE demand TIE enactment Of a fair ana
just contest law Immediately upon the as
srmhing of the general assembly.
"Ecsoiver further. That while recognizing
the just and lawful demands Of the people
who now protest against further peacca-
bic submission TO the unlawful and corrupt
methods Of ballot box suffers. We deem it
iuexpedicnt at this time % inausurate and
maintain de jure government. Ana there
are reasons for advising further forbe1r-
aucc under existing conditions. The mem
bcrs-elect Of the legislature. who, on the
face of the returns, did not secure their
certificates. have not arranged 10 meet at
the time and place provided ry law for tine
mi ipp al a
meuhers-eiect who did receive their cCrtG-
Gates cannot as a majority OSonzc an iu-
dependent body. The present de facto adj
niuisyration viii uphold the state officials
who have been frauiulcntiy declared elect
ed with Colonel oates as the de facto gov
ernor. Such policy would result in main
tanning by force an independent state gov
crIlIcnt with Captain kolb as governor,
should he be inaugurated.
.The present federal administration is in
accord with The dominant ulgarchy in
this state. and, so far as necessary, would
protect ana uphold the administration
headed by Colonel Oates without regard TO
the expressed will OF the people.
I'VE congratulate the people OF this state
upon the prospect OF the final solution Of
the existing troubles by restoring this Coun-
try to the rule OF the people. as evidenced
by the recent population OF CleYclandism
and the mainstay and support Of the cor
rlpt and dominating oli@archy. And If the
stated authorities OF this state fail to con-
slider this ultimate demand for proper c.u-
sideration of our grievances. then we shal
petition the federal government for such
support as TO secure our rights aud main
tain a republican form of government IN
this state But, while looking 10 possible
federal interference in our behalf. we warn
our oppressors against imminent danger
OF the people acting in the manner of their
fathers ana At last resorung to the
only remedy available after peaceahle
methods under the law have failed. We
demand the repeal OF the diabolical and
dangerous features of the present election
laws, in order that every qualified voter
may express his choice Of men and meas
ures at the ballot box and have his vote
counted cast"
DIR. Grove Wants to Fight Somebody.
These resolutions called for long de-
bate. DIR. Grove, of Perry, wanted 10 fight.
He said he could, bring 600 men from Perry
who would seat Kolb in the governors
chair or leave their bones upon the hill
sides hereabouts. lie was loudly applaud
| ed. Many agreed to stand by him and for
while il looked like war, but SkaggS and
| others cooled things off and brought rea-
son INTO play again. lie consoled them