The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-11-26
KOLB'S LATEST DEFY.
CAPT. RUFUS ISSUES a MANIFESTO
TO THE AL4BIMIINS-
Has Been Twice Elected aud Wants His
scat-Jones Says He Can't Get II.

minds Of the people inflsmed as they are
in this state. there Is 10 telling what may
occur should Capta.n Kolb undertake To
-, Up dual administration. kolb's mani
testo reads as follows:
Captain koIbs Manifesto.
Birmingham. Ala. November la.-Dnrins
the last state campaign the paramCnn' -
sue honest elections. y free vote anu
a fair count was the necessary ard poplar
demand.
The election frauds OF iSc. BY which the
will NJ the psOple aS expressed at the bal
loI box WAS set aside. MAS fully and freely
discussed in that campaign. No one denied
them.
The almost universal demand was that
there should not h. repetition OF the
frauds OF Isss and ii repeated. the people
should not again submit. Every puhh'
speaker who advocated the reform cause.
DECLARED that the people should not again
submit 10 the establishment Of dc iacto
state government as the result % tIaUdu'
lent elections This sentiment was well r.
ceivcd in every part o. the state. anu the
popular demand was that. II elected !
should lie seated as governor.
His Last Election Address.
"a few DAYS after the election issued an
address stating that had been elected by
the people To TN. Office. with nomination Tor
which they had honofed me. Shortly after
my address was issued. the state central
campaign committee called a conference OF
the candidates on the state ticket nominal
ell by the JeffersOnian democrats and fopu-
lists. Prominent leaders of these two par
ties from different parts of the state met
and consulted together.
This conference met in the city OF Bir-
mingham and was well attended by leading
]. IL rsonians and populists. Few repub-
Leans were also present. After careful con-
sheraton the conference issued an address
10 the people Of the state. calling upon an
supporters Of the reform cause TO holi pub
lie Meetings in their respective counties for
the purpose OF asceTtaining the wishes Of
th. people with reference 10 the late frauds
uuon the suffrage and Il purpose of the
r1eopIe = 20 their future policy in this i'm
porsant crisis
The conference further requested that
n convention II delegates from the several
counties h. held in the city of Montgomery
IN November - 1895. II was also requested
that w II. Szarss. chairman of the state
campaign committee. complete the work
81 obtaining evidence aS 10 frauds upon the
ballot ia the recent state election.
Relies on the Recent Convention.
The convention. called as above stated,
met in the city OF Montgomery on Novem-
her 18th instant. /; was largely attended
by representative citizens from every part
81 the state \ committee. was appointed
Inittsi as to election fiauis and TO submit
resolutions IN this matter tor the con-
SideTation OF tn. convention The report
If this committee and the action Of the
convention has been made known To the
people Of Alabama through the public
press. The convention of the people, in
adopting the resolutions. declared ~ the
outset.
e That the state ticket nominated by the
Jeffersouian democrats and p5pulsts and
heale,i by Hon. H. r. koiD was elected by
tn. qualified electors. who cast their votes
at the election held iu this state on the
9Th OF August last; that the Will of the
people thus expressed in exercise OF their
inaIienabl- rights under the law. has been
SET aside through tine agency Of election
managers ami county officials. aided and
a5e-tei by "A corrupt judiciary which is =
disgrace L. uur civilization. AMI protected
~ "a DE- factp executive who has tramplel
under foot tine law AMI destroyed i'm Ala
bama the form ~ republican institution.
4 Films. AT the Democrats.
- resolution was also passed by a
unanimous vote a. the convention demand
lnc ~ the present legislature the passage
~ a contest law for state offices. The ma
j1risy now seated .n Jhc legislature viii
ignore that demand now. as they dill in the
LEGISLATURE - iS3-.
"Un last SATURDAY. the 18th instant the
legislature convened in join; session fer
the purpose 81 counting the vote for state
on. r. Just selors. tho returns were
opened OF before the count commenced.
Senator Go5Iysyn arose for the purpose of
presenting the following protest against
tn counting ~ the vote Of certain counties:
Goodyvyn's Memorial.
To tn. Joint convention II the Senate
rul House in SESSION. November Il. 1885, We
1h. undersigned members II the general as
.--mblv II AIau@ma. respectfully protest
against the counting Of the vote FOR stat.
officers in the counties ~ Auiauea, Bui-
llrh. Barbour. Eussaii. Macon. Montsom-
..rv. I.owul-s Dallas. Wilcox. Monroe Per-
". Hale. Greene. sunni -r and Aauengo
w. offer this protest GA account of the mon
strntls frauds committed in tho election Of
August 1885. whereby the result 81 said
election frauds WAS 10 defeat and reverse
The will Of the peupi. as trgiy expressed
At tF. ballot box Respectfully \. T.
Goodwin. IT, " Williamson. T.. 9. ia, X
son. ". =. Darby. ". :. Foman. Y. l.:
Issesou. John 4 Smith. T. T.. FeIiin. y. T.
wing J. : Hollis. -. v. Dry. Zcck Saw
age r. y. L.pnEi-y. II. - Ellis John a.
fgfElins.ar ~ T. Mills . n. Dean. Nelson
FULLER Thomas J. BurlSes. =. \ R-s,se.;.
" e. Nixon. e IT. Colc. -. r. Meadows.
r : Nowl-u. l. r. Wheeless. ]. =. Kort-
On J. -. Robinson. ". II. Cook James
y Franklin a.. Il. Mastin. J. q. Manning
\ J. Hearn. - J. BeasI-y. i. N. e. Hor-
ton. r. J. Brown. g. J.. Banks. d. y. Ford
n. " Summers. j. e. ki!lehrew. ". r.
Gaines. n. r. Robbins. 4. y. Taylor. J
II HzFris-'
The speaker OF the house. who presided
over the join; convention. ruled senator
GOODWIN ont Of order. AMI ordered him To
SAX hiS seat The speaker even called
gJpuu the doovkeeper To- seat the senator.
Thus the constitutional rights Of the people
were tr.snlple 10 upon ami solemn protest
uf f0rty-foUr ~ Your representatives was
not permitted Ia - ON record.
The official count declared by the
speaker. gives Goats q majority Of - -.
Election frauds committed iB the counties
named i'm the protest 81 Senator Goodwin,
81 which have positive ana sworn cyl
d.n-e. would ~ more than sufficient to
wipe out ali tin. majority claimed for oates.
Means ne sworn In.
s'The foregoing considered and ga view Of
existing conditions IN Alabama. I have de
trTtniue,l 10 discharge my fun duty To- the
people nj Alabama 7 VIII not fail 70 re-
spect The pledges which / made L. the peo-
'.ie Who have Eiven their confidence and
-to0d ny me 80 hcroically and dcvotedlv
during the past fOu- years You. fellow
citizens. have twire elected me governor
of this state. and this time. by the grace of