The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-01
ALABAMA FEELS NO ALARM.
KOlb'S Followers Won't PTeCipitate an
Inauguration Riot.

State Troops to Take Part in the InauE-
uration Parade, as Usual, but They
Were Not Summoned to the Capital in
Anticipation of Trouble-The Populist
Leader in the Lower House of the
General Assembly Makes a State
ment.
Montgomery, Ala. Nov 3O.-As an an
swer to the numerous fake dispatches
which have been sent out from this state
as to the trouble expected here tomorrow
at the inauguration of Col. Oates. the fol-
lowing extract from the proceedings of the
legislature is sent
Mr.. Manning, the leader of the Peoples
party in the House, arose to a question of
privilege and characterized the reports
that had been sent throughout the coun-
try that the populists would resort to
revolutionary measures in order to seat
Mr.. Kolb as Governor of this state, as not
true. As member of the general assem-
bly,, in behalf of the good people of Clay
county. of Alabama, and in behalf of the
law-abiding people Of the state, he would
say that the party he represented were
not anarchists nor revolutionists. The re-
ports to that effect, he said, We're without
foundation in fact. He further said that
his people did not intend to take up arms
against the state government.
Mr.. Manning then read the following
resolution passed by the populist mem
bers of the assembly and asked that it be
spread upon the minutes of the House. No
| objection was interposed and the resolu-
tion was so ordered.
Resolved, By the populist senators and
representatives of the general assembly
in caucus assembled that the action on
our state convention held in this city on
Nov. L meet with our full Endorsement
and that all reports published by an un-
friendly press to the effect that any vto-
lence of lawlessness in any form is con-
templated on Dec. ! is absolutely false,
and are circulated to bring our party into
| disrepute among patriotic citizens
A. T. Goodwin, Chairman.
E. B. Langley, Secretary.
In a published interview capt. Holb
has declared that he did not propose to
take any warlike steps. The state au-
thorities have declared that he can take
the oath every minute in the day without
/ molestatiOn so long as he does not at
tempt to do executive acts. There are no
armed bodies of Kolbites en- route to the
capital, and none are expected. A num-
Der of Kolb's followers may be here to-
morrow, but theFe-iS no apprehension Of
any trouble. 1t has been the custom
for twenty years past for the military of
the state to take part in the Inauguration
of the governor 1t has been the case ever
since Gov Houston's inauguration. If
no such person as Kolb existed soldiers
would be here tomorrow in accordance
with established custom. It is not cer-
tain that all of the companies will be
present, as they have to pay their own
/ expense, and some may be unwilling to do
So They are not even ordered here, but
the colonels of the different reg-
ments as is usual, have been
/ invited to take part with the
/ commands in the ceremonies. 1t is. not
/ true that any attempts have been made
/ to capture any of the armories. Reports
/ to such effect are purely imaginary. 1t
| is as quiet here at the capital as on any
/ Other occasion of a change of admins
/ tration and the installing of a new gov
/ ernOr Not a military company is here
/ except the local ones, and none are ex-
/ pected before tomorrow morning, and
/ then they will be in ample time TO take
their places in the inaugural line.
/ There is but one place by law in Alabama
/ for the declaration of the result of a state
/ election, and that is in the presence of
the two houses of the general assembly,
/ by the speaker of the house. All the re-
turns from the counties are sent to him
| and he has to open them in the presence
! of the general assembly and declare the
1 result That was done on Nov. IL, in ac-
cordance with the law, and w. c. Oates
majority was ascertained to be over 25000,
| and he was declared the constitutionally
! elected governor of Alabama.
| As to the legislature, there has not been
a single contest by the populists, repub
/ lican or Kolbites of seat in the senate
or house occupied by a democrat The
/ democrats have SO of the 1873 members of
both branches, 20 out of 80 senator's and
66 out of 100 representatives. The demo-
Gratis would decide against the legality of
any defeated candidate who could have
tested for seat in the legislature, but
none of them, with one exception, and he
was a democrat, have done so. Montgom-
cry is perfectly quiet and unaffected by
wild sensational reports.