The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-30
KOLB DOESN'T FINCH
Still AffirmS He VIII be Sworn
In as Governor.
An Alabama Mine Owner Talks
of the Situation.
CONDITION SERTOTTS
CONDITION SERIOUS.
The Farmers Are Going to Re
fuse to Pay Taxes.
A Colony of Texans to be on
Hand to Help Kolbites.

WAsHINGTON. Nov 30.-Inform alton Of
the exact programme to be pursued TO-
morrow by Reuben F. Kolb, the Populist
claimant to the governorship of Alabama
was made known here today Thus far
Kolb has disclosed only that he and his
Populist followers, estimated at about
10000. would 60 to Montgomery. take
the capital and there demand that Kolb
be set IN as governor instead of Oates.
There have been grave fears of riot and
blOodshed consequence of the clash
Of the rival parties and militia Of the
state now at the state capital.
The national headquarters of the Pop
ulist party at Washington has been closed
since the election, and Chairman Taube-
neck has been in St Louis the past few
days attending the sessions Of the BIZ
etallic league which has been meeting
there. Some of his associates id the
party are still here however, and make
their headquarters in the Office of the
National " atchman, the organ Of the
Populist party, and they kept fully
informed of the dOings of kOlb and his
followers.
Mr.. \. A. Dunning. the editor Of the
Watchman. was asked today what from
his information, would be the exact steps
taken by KOlb tomorrow He replied:
.AIr. kolb and the other members of the
state Populist ticket Will go before
judge or justice of the peace in Mont
gOmery tomorrow morning and take the
oath OF office to the places to which they
were elected Having done this they
viii 90 formally before the state legis-
lature. which IS now in session in Mont
gomery. and lodge a formal protest
against the inauguration Of Oates, and
ask that an investigation 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 vigor-
Gus nr efesfs in a regular way and rely on
Cur 4sa5lle ia the legiblature to take up
the question and force an investigation.
We have forty-four members in that
body and the Democrats have eighty
nine five could get 20 Democrats to help
US it would insure investigation and
put Mr. Kolb in the gubernatorial chair.
We viii abide by the investigation de-
cisiOn. no matter what it may be, just as
soon as we have an opportunity to bring
persons and papers and show to the
country the evidences Of fraud, which
we assert was practiced in the last cleo
ton"
~Win there be any trouble in Mont
gomery as a result Of the events there
tomorrow
There may be some trouble, but it
Will not he our 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, aud this may result in a COLI
sion between the people. 1t looks to US
as IL the other side were seeking trouble.
All talk Of treason on the part Of the
Populists as a result Of the attempts Of
Mr.. kolb and his associates to be sworn
ia is without foundation
Throughout the campaign Kolb was
liz constant telegraphic communication
with the Populist national headquarters
in this city, and since that time his ad-
herents have sent many long letters
here claiming that gross frauds were
perpetrated and that in the late election
that Kolb was honestly elected and is
entitled to his seat