Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-30
Kolbs Followers Disclaim Any Vic
lent Intentions.
RESOLUTION OF THE LEGISLATORS
Editor Dunning Outlines Tomor-
rows Program.
WILL ORMALLY PROTES 7
pecial Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
MONTGOMERY. Ala. November 30
There Is no longer any doubt that some of
Kolb's supporters contemplate trouble to-
morrow. The advance guard arrived last
night, and the thre ats of some of the more
earnest leaders became so violent that
the KClbitc members of the legislature be-
came convinced that not only trouble was
probable, but possible, and they held a
caucus and passed the following resolution.
which is understood here as disclaiming in
advance any responsibility for any law
lessness that might occur, which was
given cut this morning for publication:
Resolved, by the populist senators and
representatives of the general assembly, in
caucus assembled. that the action Of our
state convention held in this city on the
18th instant meets with our full indorse-
ment. and that all reports published by
an unfrie ndly press to the effect that any
violence or lawlessness in any form Is con-
templated on the LIST proximo are abso-
lutely false, and are circulated for the
purpose of bringing our party into dis
repute among patriotic citizens." 49, $3.50
A. T. Goodwin, chairman; Z. B. Lang
ley. secretary. .'-'' rsi.-.
A prominent leader of the populists, Mr.
Frank Baetzel, editor of the Alliance Her
aid. and who is in a, position to speak for
kolb, said this morning to The Stars cor
respondent that he did not expect any
overt acts or revolutionary course by the
peoples party followers for the reason
that the party has spoken against 1t and
everything is unfavorabie to a movement.
Many populists regard the ''usurpation'
or Oates as a wrong which Will justify
any resistance to prevent its ccnsummation.
but they do not intend to resort to any
act of violence. -,
Nearly every prominent man In the
movement Is opposed to violence. All of
these in authority positively oppose it.
KOlb's Program Tomorrow.
sMr. N. A. Dunning. editor OF the National
Waterman. the organ of the. populist par
ty. was asked today what. from his in
formation, would be the exact steps taken
by Kolb tomorrow. He replied:
Mr. Kolb and the other members Of the
state populist ticket will go before q judge
or a justice of the peace in Montgomery
tomorrow morning and take the oath Of
office to the places to which they were
elected. Having done this, they will go
formally before the state legislature. which
Is now in session in Montgomery, and
lodge a formal protest against the inaug-
uration of Oates, and ask that an inveSti-
CATION be authorized by that body. 1t Is
necessary to make the protest in this way,
because there is no contest law in the
state. condition which does not exist in
any other state in the Union. Our people
in Alabama will make a dignified protest
will be sworn in in a regular way and rely
on our people in the legislature to take UP
the question and force an Investigation.
We have forty-four members In That body
and the democrats have eighty-nine. If
we could get twenty democrats to help us
Ii would force investigation, and put
Mr.. Kolb in the gubernatorial chair.
I'VE will abide by the investigating COM
mittee's decision, no matter what 1t may
be, just so we have an opportunity to bring
persons and papers and show before the
country the evidences of fraud which We
assert was practfced in the last election"
will there be any trouble I'm Montgomery
as result of the events there tomorrow ~
There may be some trouble but 1t will
not be of our own seeking. The entire state
militia has been invited to the city, and
there will be a great number of strangers
in the city and more or less drinking and
there may result some collisions between
the people. 1t looks to as IL the other
side was seeking trouble All talk of treason
and Instruction on the part Of the popu-
lists as a result of the atte1apts OF Mr.
Kolb and his associates to be sys orn IN Is
without any foundation"
Throughout the late campaign Kolb was
in constant Geographic communication with
the populist national headquarters in this
city, and since that time his adherents have
sent many long letters here claiming that
gross frauds were perpetrate1 in the late
election, that [<olb was honesty elected and
that he is entitled to his scat.