Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29
Kolbism Did Its Very Level Best
 Yesterday.
THE LIE FLUNG ALL AROUND
Bowman's Committee of Public Safety Organized for Duty.
 Why So Late?

in the county was represented in their rally yesterday and they estimated the attend ance all the way from 5000 to 6000 people. But at 10 time during the day was the wig wan more than one-fourth filled. Two thousand would be a large estimate and that number did not remain very long. It dwindled away during MT. Bowman's speech until at the close of it there were not 300 people in the audience, and great many of these were democrats and will vote the democratic ticket one week from tomorrow.
 Captain Kolb at the conclusion of his speech called on all those who intended voting for him in August to stand up, and about one- half of those presant rose.
 All the dummy roads put on excursion rates from Bessemer, Pratt Mines East Lake and other places, and great many people came in from those points, but the rally then fell far short of the expectations of the leaders, who had been asserting for several days past that 10000 Jeffersonians will be present on that occasion.
 Mir. Jerry Fountain, chairman Of the county campaign committee, announced that owing to illness Senator Stewart, who was billed for speech last night, was de- tained at home, but would be here and make three speeches in Jefferson county this week. He then introduced
 
 who made his usual speech, stating his personal grievances and crying 1raud against the democratic party. He de- nounced the AGE HERALD and the News and other papers that oppose him as liars. In these denunciatoTy remarks he was loudly applauded by portion of the audience, but the majority sat silently and listened.
 Captain Kolb said he would be elected by a large majority, and that he would take his seat this time if he was shot in the at tempt. portion of his speech was de- Pettus. He denounced both. The captain spoke for about forty-ive minutes and was followed by
 PEYToN G. BOWMAN,
 who was introduced by MT. Fountain as a man needing no introduction to Jefferson county audience. MT. Bowman began his speech by saying at the conclusion Of the speaking the meeting would resolve itself into law and order club and that military companies wonld be organized, and, said speaker, tive won't be in the pariors, eiSner, but will be out among the people and ready for work"
 He then delivered himself of tirade against the committee of safety recently appointed at mass meeting of the citizens of Birmingham. He was generous to the daily papers of Birmingham, and gave them considerable free advertising among bis class. EdltOrlalS lfom the AGE-hEh AID were read by the speaker.
 He said the committee of safety should call on the editor of the AGE- HERALD and let Len Button and Babbitt alone, as they had only put funny pictures ln their papers. He said the Commercial clubs effort to restore the American Railway union men who lost their jobs in the re- cent strike was merely scheme to get their votes. E. E. Carlisle and other ne- groes who are supporting Colonel Oates were denounced as traitors and had sold out their race. He said: "You can't fool Ine about the negroes; I know them; like them and l am their friend" He said committee of safety would be organ ized and equipped and their services offered to the sheriff and that they would see that the votes were counted as cast.
 "Grover Cleveland,' said the speaker, s'by his demonetzation of silver and by tinkering with the tariff, which he knows nothing about, has made the farmers cot- ton sell for 5 cents a pound." lie sald they wanted clerks and fixers at all voting places; that they knew what their rights were and they intended to. have them. 'If Oates gets one majority I want him to be seated, and If Kolb gets it, then will stand in the front rank and be shot down 10 see that he gets it." He said that the democrats were trying to array class against class, and while Kolb was getting some assistance in the east, Oates was trying to get money from government clerks. Ben Harrison gave us clean, wise and patriotic administration. He said the New England people were willing to contribute to their cause, but were un- able.
 He said the newspapers had jumped on him when he was handcuffed and larruped hir1. s'If you don't like my speech,'' said the SD. aker, "you can send your com mittee of safety to my office to see me.' He said the machinery of the democratic party was composed of dishonest men and ballet box suffers.
 The speaker made an appeal 10 the old Confederate soldiers and referred to the ne- groes who, during the war, staid at home and took care of the women and children while the men were off fighting to keep them in bondage, and then said, "All cal cuss tue negroes who want to, but like them and I'm their friend." He said he would be republican if he had been slave and that party had freed him.
 JOHN T. sHueART.
 One of the sensational features of the forenoon was statement by MT. John T. Shugart. MT. Bowman had said in some his authority, that before signing the Sayre election bill Governor Jones re- marked, in the preseuce of Mir. 6hugart and Col. s. w. John, "Let me have that bill; want to sign it before my arm Is pnralyzed; it forever does away with Kolb- ism if, Alabama." MT. Shugart, who was present, was called on to substantiate the statement. He said:
 .,I have lived in Jefferson county since l was year old, and am now nearly 42, weigh 160 pounds, am feet inches high, and am personally responsible for what l say, and never swallowed anything in my