The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1894-11-20
Special to the REcoRp.uN1ox-

ST.. LOUIS, Nov. ia special to the
Republic from Birmingham, Alabama,
says: Reuben f. Kolb, the defeated cam
dldate OF the Populist party for Governor
Of Alabama, published lengthy address
to the people of Alabama in this after
Moons edition of the Peoples DuiEu
1776~ne OF this city. the State organ of
the holbites and Populists, in which he
declare his intention to be inaugurated
Governor of the State December Ist and
calling upon his followers everywhere to
gather at Montgomery 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 de-
| mand against the repetition OF these
! frauds.
The address then says that inst after
election this year kOlb issued an address
statlng that he had been elected, shortly
alter which his leaders held conference
AS result OF this conference meetings
were called in every county TOR the pur-
| pose OF aScertalnlng the wishes OF the
| people with reference to the alleged
frauds. a convention was also called at
montgomery for November 18th, says the
ADDRESS, at which resolutions were
adopted to the effect that kolb was elected
by the qualified electors; that the will of
The people was set aside through the
agency of election managers and county
| officials, aided and abetted by corrupt
| Judiciary.
| Kolb then says that last Saturday, when
the Legislature convened in Joint session
| TO count the votes for State officers Sem
| ator GOODWIN arose to file a protest
signed by torty-tour Populist mem bers of
the Legislature against counting the vote
| OF certain counties where it is alleged
| frauds were committed when Speaker
| Clarke of the House made Goodwin out
! OF order and ordered him to take his seat,
| calling upon the DOorkeeper TO seat him,
The address concludes: The official
count, as declared by the Speaker, gives
oates majority OF ZI,272. Election
! frauds committed in the counties named
IN the protest of Senator Goodwin, OF
which we have positive and sworn evil
! dence, would be more than sufficient to
| wipe out all the majorites claimed for
| Oates. The foregoing considered. and in
view OF the exciting conditions in Ala
| baina, L have determined to discharge my
full duty to the people OF Alabama. [ will
! not 1alI to repeat the pledges which L
| have made to the people who have given
me their confidence and stood by me so
! herolcalIy during the past four years
O(t lSllO" CiLIZSuS, nave TWICE elected
me Governor of this State, and this time,
| by the grace OF God, and by the help of
| the good people of Alabama, / will be
| Governor. December Ist is the day
fixed by law for The Inauguration of the
| Governor. On that day L shall be in
montgomery Tor the purpose of
! taking the oath of Office and nv
seat as Governor. And l hereby call up
| on good people in every part OF the State
to aid me in all proper and peaceable
methods to uphold the law and set aside
the power OF traitors and usurpers in
| Alabama.
II appeal to my friends and supporters
from all parts of the State to be in Mout-
| gOmery on the first day of December.
| 1894, then and there TO give me their sup
port in a lawful and peaceable manner 20
vindicate their liberties. l counsel against
any unlawful demonstration, but ask the
! cooperation OF free men in every effort
| to enforce the law and carry out the will
| of the people.n
The arrest of Kolb for treason is not
! improbable, and if his followers under
take to seat him, which, judging from
the sentiments expressed at their meet
| ing in Montgomery last week, they will
undoubtedly do, it is believed there will
be serious trouble.
JONES SAYS OATES WILL BE SEATED.
MONTGOMERY (Ala.l, Nov. l9.-Gov-
ernor Jones was about to take a train for
Mobile to take part in the ceremonies at
tending the reception of the cruiser
Montgomery, when he was shown a tel
egram from Birmingham in regard to the
| kolb manifesto. He declined to be inter-
viewed, but when shown the dispatch
| about the kolb manifesto wherein Kolb
says that by the grace of God he viii take
his seat on December Ist quietly re-
marked: William c. Oates has been
elected Governor by the fairly expressed
will of majority OF the people OF Ala
General Assem- bly,, the only tribunal
which has the right Or authority under
the legislation to declare the result.
1t is my duty to see that he is duly
installed and by the grace of God he
| will be. / do not anticipate that any
number of men will be foolish enough to
heed Kolb's advice, but if they do the
! consequences will be on their own heads.n