The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-20
KOLB TALKS FIGHT.
He Issues a Fiery Address to
People Of Alabama
Calls on Them to Gather and
Install Him Governor.
HE WAS COUNTED OUT.
People Urged to Help Him Up
hold the Law.

BIRsnNeHAM, Ala, Nov. 2O.-Reubeu
f. Kolb, the defeated candidate Of
the Populist party for governor Of
Alabama. publishes a lengthy address
to the people Of Alabama ia the PeO-
pies Daily Tribune Of this city. the
state organ Of the KOl bites ana POPu-
lists, IN wi ch he declares his inten-
tion to be inaugurated governor Of the
state December L, and calls upon bis
followers everywhere to gather at
Montgomery on that day and aid him
IN taking his seat
The address b gins bv saying that
the paramount issue in the ate state
campaign was h NEST elections and
charges that frauds were committed
in 1892 1t saws there was almost a
universal demand against the repeti-
ton of these frauds. The address
then saws that just after the election
this year KOIb issued an address sta t.
ing he had been elected, shortly
after which his leaders held a
conference AS result Of this con-
ference meetings were called in
every county for the purpose Of as
certa ming the wishes of the people
with reference to the alleged frauds
A conve q ton was also called At NJ ont
gomery for November. II. says the
address, at which resolutions were
adopted to the effect that Kolb was
elected by the qualified electors; that
the will of the people was set as de
through the agency Of election man
ayers and the county officials. aided
and abetted by corrupt judiciary
Kolb then says that last Saturday
when the legislature convened in
Joint session to count the votes for
state officers Senator GOO1wyn arose
to FL a protest signed by fOrty-fOur
POpulist ID m bers of the legislature
against counting the vote of certain
counties where it is a legged frauds
were com mitted when Speaker Clarke
of the house told GOODWIN he was
out of order and ordered him to take
his seat, calling upon the doorkeeper
to seat him
The address then concludes:
The official count. as declared by
the speaker, gives Oates a "a jOritv
OF 27.5 $50 Election frauds committed
in the counties named ia the protest
of Senator GOODWIN, of which we
have positive and sworn evidence,
would be more than sufficient TO wipe
out all the majorit es claimed for
Oates. The foregO ng considered,
and in view of the existing condi-
tions IN Alabama. l have determined
to discharge my full duty to the p O.
pie of Alabama viii not fail tn re-
peat the pledges which I have made
to the D .Ople who have given me
their confidence and stool by me 50
herO1c4lly during the past Tour years
You, fellow citizens, have twice
elected me COVE rnor Of this state. and
this time, by the grace of God and
help of the good people OF Alabama. 1
will be governor. Dec 'mber 4 IS the
day fixed by law for the inauguration
of the governor. On that day | shall
be in Montgomery for the purpose OF
taking the oath Of Office and my seat
as governor. And hereby call upon
all good people IN every part Of the
state. to aid me in all proper and
peaceable methods to Uphold the
law and set aside the power
Of traitors and usurpers in Ala baFna,
i appeal to my fir ends and supporters
from all parts Of the state to be in
Montgomery on Decem Der 4, 1894,
there and then to give me their sup
port in lawful and peaceable man
ner to vindica te their liberties. /
counsel against any unlawful demon
stration, but ask the coop atiOn Of
free men in necessary effort to en-
force the law and carry out the viii
of the people K r koLB
The arrest of Kolb for treason is
not imprOba bic and if his followers
undertake to seat him. which, judg-
ing from the sentime nts expressed at
their meeting in MONTGOMERY last
week, they win undou btedly do. il is
believed there viii be serious trouble.