Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-20
Will Be Sworn in as Governor of
 Alabama,
BY THE GRACE OF GOD,
On December 1, But Governor Jones Says He'll See
 About It.

Hon. Reuben F. Kolb publishes the fol- lowing manifesto in his paper, the People, 8 Tribune, of last evening:
 To the People of the State of Alabama:
 During the last state campaign the para mount issue was honest elections. free vote and fair count was the necessary and popular demand.
 The election frauds of 1892, by which the will of the people as expressed at tue ballot box was set aside, was fully and freely dis cussed in that campaign. No one denied them.
 The almost universal demand was that there should not be a repetition of the frauds of 1892, and, if repeated, the people should not again submit. Every public speaker who advocated the reform cause declared that the people should not again submit to the establishment of de facto state government as the result of fraudu- lent elections. This sentiment was well received in every part of the state, and the popular demand was that, if elected, l should be seated as governor.
 A few days after the election issued an address stating that had been elected by the people to the office, with nomination for winch they had honored me. Shortly the state central campaign com mittee called conference of the candidates on the state ticket nominated by | the Jeffersonian democrats and populists.
 
 from difIerent parts Of the state met and consulted together. 7'.-,~, z-,., This conference met in the city oi Bir- mingham and was we'll attended by leading Jeffersonians and populists. A few repub- licans were also present. After careful consideration the conference issued an ad- dress to the people of the state calling upon all supporters of the reform cause to hold public meetings In their respective counties for the purpose of ascertaining the wishes Of inc ranDla with rafaranCa tO the Ia a frauds upon the suffrage and the purpose of the people as to their future policy in this important crisis.
 The conference further requested that convention of delegates from the several counties be held in Montgomery on No vember 12, 1894. It was also requested that Hon. W. H. Skaggs, chairman of the state campaign committee, complete the work of obtaining evidence as to frauds upon the ballot In the recent state election. The convention, called as above stated, met in the city of Montgomery on Novem- Der 12 instant It was largely attended by representative citizens from every part of the state. A committee was appointed to examine the further evidence there sub- mitted as to election frauds and to submit resolutions in this matter for the consider ation of the convention. The report ofthis committee and the action of the conven- ton have been made known to the people of Alabama through the public press. The convention of the people, in adopting the resolutions, declared at the outset: "That the state ticket nominated by the Jeffersonian democracy and populists, and headed by Hon. R. F. Kolb, was elected by the qualified electors who cast their votes at the election held in this state on the 9th of August last; that the will of the people thus expressed in exercise of their inalien- able rights, under the laH ,L'-een set aside through the agency of election man. agers and county officials, aided and abetted by 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 unani- nous vote of the convention, demanding of the present legislature the passage of con- test law for state office. 8 The majority now seated in the legislature will ignore that de- maud now as they did in the legislature of 1892.
 On last Saturday, the 17th instant the legis- lature convened in joint session for the pur- pose of counting the vote for state off icers. Just before the returns were opened, or be- fore the count commenced, Senator Goodwyn arose for the purpose of presenting the fol- lowing protest against the counting of the vote of certain counties:
 ITO the Joint Convention of the Senate and
 House in Session November IT, 1894:
 "We, the undersigned members of the general assembly of Alabama, respectfully protest against the counting of the vote for state officers in the counties of Autauga, Bullock, Barbour, Russell, Macon, Mont gomery, Lowndes, Dallas, Wilcox, Mon. roe, Perry, Hale, Greene, Sumter and E Marengo. We offer this protest on account of the monstrous frauds committed in the election of August, 1894, whereby the re- suit of said election frauds was to defeat and reverse the will of the people as truly expressed at the ballot box. Respectfully, TGoodwyu, H w Williamson, E 0 Jack son, w B Darby, w s Roman, w B Beeson. John Smith, J D Telling, R T Ewing, J Hollis, D W Dry, Zock Savage, B Longley, H 0 Ellis, john Billingef, WI Burks, E Reaves, W c Nixon, c H Cole,D R Meadows, R 8 Nowlen, L R Wheeless, JIG Kouten, J D Robinson, w H Cook, James Franklin, M Mastin, J Q Man ming, Hearn, E J Beasley, M c Hor. ton, J Brown, 0 P Banks, D B Ford, M M Summers, 0 Killebrew, H Gaines. H Robbins, A P Taylor, J H Harris. o
 The speaker of the house, who presided over the joint convention, ruled Senator Goodwyn out of order and ordered him to take his seat. The speaker even called upon the doorkeeper to seat the sen. ator. Thus the constitutional rights of the people were trampled upon and solemn protest of forty four of your representatives was not permitted to go on record.
 The official count as declared s5y the Election frauds committed in the counties named in the protest of Senator Goodwyn, of which we have positive and sworn evil dence, would be more than sufficient to wipe out all the majority claimed for Oates.
 The foregoing considered and in view of existing conditions in Alabama, have de- termiued to discharge my full duty to the