The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-11-29

an address to the people of the
State, calling upon all supporters
OF the reform cause to hold public
meetings in their respective coun-
tics Tor the purpose Of ascertating
the wishes of the poople with rof-
eroncs to tho lato frauds on tho
suffrage OF the people and as to
their future policy in this impor-
tant crisis. The conference fur
ther requested that convention
Of delegates from tho several coun-
tics bo held in the city of Mont
gomery on November 1s, 1894. 1t
was also requested that w. H.
! Skaggs, chairman of the State
campaign committee, complete tho
work of obtaining evidence as to
frauds upon tho ballot in the re-
cent State election. The conven-
tion called as above stated met in
tho city of Montgomery on Novem-
ber 18th. 1t was largely attended
by representative citizens from
every part of the State. A com.
mite was appointed to examine
the further evidence there sub
mitted as to election frauds and to
submit resolutions in this matter
for the consideration of the con-
vention. The report of this COM
mittse and the action of tho COM
mittee has been made known to
tho people of Alabama through
tho public press.
The convention of the people. in
adopting the resolutions, declared
at the outset:
Resolved, That the State ticket
''l1eminated by the Jetfersonian
Democrats and fUwlists and
headed by Hon. R. f. Kolb va
elected by the qualified electoral
who cast their votes at the electio1
held in this State on the 9th O.
August Ia st; that the will of th.
people thus expressed in the exer.
else Of their rights under tho law
has been set side through the
agency of election managers and
county officials, aided and Allotted
by u corrupt judiciary which is a
disgrace to our civilization and
protected by de facto executive
who has trampled under foot the
law and destroyed in Alabama the
form of Republican institutions"
A resolution was also passed. by
unanimous vote of tho convon-
ton demanding of the present
Legislature the passage of con-
tost law for State Offices. The
The majority now seated in the
Legislature will ignore that de-
mand as they did in tho Legislature
of 1892.
On last Saturday, tho 18th in.
slant, tho Legislature convened in
joint session for the purpose of
counting the vote for State Of
fcers' Just before the. returns
were opened, or. before tho count
commenced, Senator !Goodwyn
arose for the purpose Of presenting
the following protest against tho
counting Of the vote of certain
countios:
"To tho joint convention of tho
Senate and House in session Nov,
II, 1894:
I'VE, tho undersigned, membors
OF the General Assembly Of Ala
bama, respectfully protest against
tho counting of tho veto for State
officers in the counties OF Autauga
Bullock, Barbour, Russell, Macon
montgomery, Lowndes, Dallas
Wilcox, Monroe, Perry, Hale
Greene, Sumter and Marepgo. We
offei this protest on account of the
monstrous frauds committed in
tho election of,August, 1894, where
by the result of said election
frauds was to defeat and reserve
the will of tho people as truly OK
pressed at tho ballot box. Ro-
spectfully, A. II. Goodwin. IL. w.
Williamson, i. J. Jackson, w. b.
Darby, w. II. Forman, w. II.
Booson, John A. Smith, j. T..
Feillin, r. II. Ewing, j. S. Hollis,
d. W. Dry, Book Savage, e. b.