The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-09
EOLB'S CRY FRAUD SILLY
Facts and Figures Which Prove Its
AbSuTdity.

Oates Has Carried the State by 10000
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Thousand White
Voters in the Nine Counties Which
Kolb Challenges and Not One-Tenth
of the Number His Supporters-Good
Reasons Why Thousands Of Negroes
Voted With the Democrats.
Montgomery, Ala, Aug. S.-Kolb's
claim that he has been defrauded of his
election is, considered in the light of the
uudisputed facts, so absolutely baseless
as TO be ridiculous.
His majority in the counties carried by
MIN amounts, in the aggregate, TO 1900.
Oates majority in the counties carried by
him, leaving out Barbour, Bullock, Dali
las. Hale, Lowndes, Marengo, Madison,
Montgomery and Wilcox, the only coun-
ties which Kolb challenges, amounts in
the aggregate to 1900, leaving Kolb only
1000 ahead
The white vote in the nine counties left
out Of the above calculation, according to
the census of 1890, amounts in the sggre-
gate to 5000.
1t isawell known fact, too well known to
be disputed, that not more thanone-tenth
of those white voters were supporters of
kolb. II is equally as well known that
the number of negroes who have for many
years, ever since they were given the suf-
frage, voted the democratic ticket in
those counties at least equals the whites
who are supporters of Kolb.
COULDN'T HAVE BEEN UNDER $1,000.
This shows conclusively that not TAX
ing into consideration the increase in the
white vote since the census of 1890, and
allowing nothing for the large number of
negroes in those counties, who, though
republicans, it is well known, as between
kOlb and the democrats, vote every time
with the latter, even had all the republi-
can negroes remained away from the
polls, Oates majority in those nine
counties could not have been less than
$1,000
From this it is shown that even admit
ting everything that Kolb claims, it is
clear that instead of being elected, Kolb
is defeated by not less than 1900, but
kolb's claims are absurd. Many negroes
openly voted the democratic ticket. This
was particularly the case in Kolb's old
county, Barbour, and in his old home,
Eufaula. 1t was natural that they should
have done so, and it would have been very
strange if they had not
HAD BEFRIENDED THE BLACKS.
In the recent riots in jefferson county
the governor used the whole power of the
state TO protect the negroes against the
murderous assaults of those who were
supporters of Kolb This action of the
governor was universally Endorsed by the
democratic press, speakers and people,
while the press and speakers of the oppo-
sltiOn as universally condemned the gov
ernOr for his action. If the negroes under
such circumstances had not supported the
Democratic party they would have shown
that they did not possess even ordinary
gratitude.
avowed IN his Endorsements of the action
of Gov. Jones, and naturally the negroes
voted for him.
KoLB's CRY A CHESTNUT.
This man Kolb has always cried fraud.
He, according to his own admission, has
! frequently been a party to fraudulent
practices in elections. He assumes that
| the democrats use the same means to OBJ
tain their majority that he admits having
used himself
The two counties not heard from before
reported to-day. One, Baldwin, gave a
small majority for Oates, and the other
Covington, about offsets this with ma
iority for Kolb This settles the demo
| cratic majority at 20, 900.
The legislature will stand:
Senate-24 democrats and opposition.
House-62 democrats and IS opposition.
Kolb, the defeated candidate for gov
ernor, has published a card claiming that
he was elected by $4,000 majority.
To-day Chairman Tompkins Of the
| democratic committee, in an interview
with the Advertiser, spoke as above.
A CONFERENCE OF KoLB LEADERS.
Birmingham. Ala, Aug. 9, Ills a. m
| A conference of Kolb leaders has been in
| session al day and up to l o'clock this
| morning. They finally adjourned with
! out completing their resolutions or ad-
! dress to the people, which they promise
| to give to the press tomorrow afternoon
| There is an air of mystery and solemnity
| about them when they appear on the
| streets and they decline to talk at all.