The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-20
TO BE GOVERNOR.
KoIbe's Manifesto to the
Alabamans.
ALL MUST HELP SEAT HIM,
For He Has Been Lawfully
Elected.
OATES WILL BE SEATED, TOO.
The Outcome VIII Probably Be the
Arrest of the PopuIist for
Treason.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. ia special to the
Republic from Birmingham. Ala, says:
Reuben +. Kolbe, the defeated candidate
of the Populist party for Governor of Ala
bama, publishes lengthy address to the
people of Alabama in this afternoons edi-
tion of the Peoples Daily Tribune of this
city. the State organ of the Kolbites and
Popullsts, In which he declares his inten-
tion to be inaugurated Governor of the
State on December ], and calls upon his
followers everywhere to gather at Mont
gomery on that day and aid him in taking
his seat
The address begins by saying that the
paramount issue in the late State cam
paign was honest elections, and charges
that frauds were committed in 1892 He
says there was almost universal demand
against the repetition of these frauds.
The address then says that after the
election this year Kolbe issued an address
stating that he had been elected, shortly
after which his leaders held a conference.
AS result OF this conference meetings
were cahed in every county for the pur-
pose Of ascertaining the wishes of the
people with reference TO the alleged
frauds. A convention was also called at
Montgomery for November 12, says the
address, at which resolutions were adopted
TO the effect that Kobe was elected by the
qualified electors and that the will of the
people was set aside through the agency of
election managers and county officials,
aided and abetted by corrupt judiciary.
Kobe then says that on last Saturday,
when The Legislature convened in joint
session to count the votes for State officers,
Senator Goodwin arose to file protest
signed by forty-four Populist members of
the Legislature against counting the vote
OF certain counties where, it Is alleged,
frauds were committed, when Speaker
Clark of the House declared Goodwin 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 majority of 81, ,272.
Election frauds committed in the COUNT
named in the protest of Senator Goodwyn,
of which we have positive and sworn evil
dence, would be more than sufficient TO
wipe out all the majorities claimed for
Oates. The foregoing considered. and in
view of the exciting conditions in Ala
bama, have de ermined to discharge my
full duty to the people of Alabama. / will
not fail to repeat the pledges which have
made to the people who have given me
their confidence and stood by me so
heroically during the past four years.
You, fellow-ctizens, have twice elected
me Governor of this State. and this time,
by the grace of God and the help of the
good people of Alabama, / will be Cover
nor. December is the day fixed by law
for the Inauguration of Governor. On
that day shall be in Montgomery for the
purpose Of taking the oath of Office and my
seat as Governor.
Sand l hereby call upon good people in
every part of the State to aid me in all
proper and peaceable methods 10 uphold
the law and set aside the power of traitors
and usurpers in Alabama. l appeal 10 my
friends aud supporters from all parts of
the State to be in Montgomery on the first
day of December, 1894, there and then to
give me their support in lawful and
peaceable manner to viDdicate their liber-
ties. l counsel against any unlawful
demonstration, but ask the cooperation of
free men In necessary effort to enfocre the
law and carry out the will of the people.
r. f. KoLBE."
The arrest of Kolbe for treason is not
i'm probable, and if his followers undertake
to seat him. which, judging from the SEN
timents expressed at their meeting in
Montgomery last week, they will un-
donbtedly do. it is believed there will be
serions trouhe