Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-09
That Kolb's Charge of Fraud Is
 True,
FIGURES CLEAR AS A BELL
Show Oates EleCtion-Colonel T ompkins Gives Facts That
 A Dispose of the "Claimant."--

MONTGOMERY, Aug. S.-Captain Kolb,
 the defeated candidate for governor, has
 published card, claiming that he was
 elected by 1S,OO0 majority.
 Today Chairman Tompkins of the demo-
 cratic committee, in an interview with the
 Advertiser, said:
 rKolb's claims that he has been de-
 f:aSlded out of his election, when consid'
 cred in the light of the undisputed facts, is
 so absolutely baseless as to be ridiculous.
 His mai critics in the counties carried
 by him amount in the aggregate to 14,000.
 Oates' rnajorities in the counties carried
 by him, leaving out Barbour, Bullock,
 Dallas, Hale, Lowndes, Marengo, Madi-
 son, Montgomery and Wilcox, the only
 counties which Kolb challenges, amount
 in the aggregate to 12,C00, leaving Kolb
 only POGO ahead.
 sFThe white vote in the nine counties
 left out of the above calculation, accord ing to the census of 1890, amounts in the aggregate to 16 GOO.
 HIt !s 2 we'll known fact, too we'll known to be disputed, that no. no..:.sior .a ID than one tenth of those white voters were supporters of Kolb. It is equally as well known that the number of negroes that have for many years, ever since they were given the sui frage, voted the democratic ticket in those
  are supporters of Kolb.
 ''This shows conclusively that, not taking into consideration the increase in the white vote since the census of 1890 and allowing nothing for the large number of negroes in those counties, who, though republicans, it is we'll known as between Kolb and the democrats vote every time with the latter, even had all the republi- can negroes remained away from the polls, Oates majority in those nine counties cnuln mt have haAn less than 16 UMl. From this it is shown that, even admitting l everything that Kolb claims, it is clear that instead of being elected Kolb is defeated by not less than 13,0O0. groes openly voted the democratic ticket. l This was particularly so in Kolb's old county, Barbour, and in his old home, Eufaula, Ala. It was natural that they should have done so. and it would have been very strange if they had not. In the recent riots in Jefferson county the gov ernor used the whole power of the state to protect the negro against the murderous | assaults of those who were supporters of | Kolb. This action of the governor was press, speakers and people, while the press l and people of the opposition as universally condemned the governor for his action. "If the negroes under such circumstances had not supported the democratic party | they would have shown that they did not possess even ordinary gratitude.
 "Governor Oates was open and avowed | in his indorsement of Govern or Jones. and naturally he negroes voted for him: This man Kolb has always cried fraud. He, accotding to his admission, has frequently been party to fraudulent practices in eiec- lions. He assumes that the democrats use the same means to obtain their majority that he admits paving used hiuseli." day reported today. One, Baldwin, gave small ma ajority for Oates, and the other, Covin gton, about offset 1t with a majority for Kolb. This settled the democratic ma
 Senate, 24 democrats and opposition;
 hpuse, 62 democrats and 3S opposition.