Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-20

declaring that ne mas Deen iegaily aEu
lawfully elected Chief Executive. What
further steps. II any. he proposes 70 take.
or whether or not he will attempt TO es-
tabllsh dual government. is not known.
IL Is believed Governor Jones will at
once have Captain Kolb arrested for trea-
son II he attempts 10 be sworn In. The
intention OF Kolb and his followers, when
II got nolsed about, caused a sensation.
KOLB'S MANIFESTO.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, November 10
Kolb's manifesto was issued late this
afternoon at Birmingham. Governor
Jones was obliged TO take the train for
Mobile 70 take part in the ceremonies at
tending the reception Of the cruiser Mont
gomery. He was shown kilograms from
Birmingham in reference to the Kolb
manifesto. He declined to be interviewed,
but when shown the dispatch about the
Kolb manifesto, wherein kolb says that
by the grace OF God he will take his seat
on December 1st. he quietly remarked:
William G. Oates has been elected Gov-
ernor by the fairly-expressed Will Of a
majority Of the people Of Alabama. and
has been so declared by the General
Assembly, the only tribunal which has
the right or authority under the Const.-
tuition to declare this result. 1t Is my
duty to see that he Is duly installed. and
by the grace of God. he will be. do not
anticipate that any number OF men will
be foolish enough to heed Kolb's advice,
but II they do the consequences will be
on their own heads"
THE MANIFESTO IN FULL
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. November 10
The following Is Kolbs manifesto. issued
to-day:
During the late State campaign the
paramount Issue was honest elections-a
free vote and fair count was the neces-
sary and popular demand. The eiect'c
frauds of 1892 by which the will of 80
people, as expressed at the ballot-boN
was set aside, were fully and freely dis-
cussed In that campaign. No one denied
them. The almost universal demand was
that there should not be repetition oil
the frauds of 1922, and. II 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 a da facto State government as the
result OF fraudulent election ms
sentiment was we'll received in every
part Oh lHt DldlNt anu Wv
mand was that. IL elected, | should be
seated al Governor.
"A feyy days after the election | issued
an address stating that I had been elected
by the people 10 the office with the nomi-
nation for which they had honored me.
Shortly after my address was issued
the State Central Campaign Committee
called a conference of the candiuates Oh
the State ticket nominated by the Jet-
fersonIan Democrats and Populist,. Prom
inent leaders Of these two parties from
different parts Of the State met and con-
suited together This conference met IN
the city of birmingham. and was wei,
attended by leading Jefersoniahs ani
Populists. A few Republicans were ako
present 49, oor-
florence issued an address 10 the people or
the State. calling upon all supporters OF
the reform cause to hold public meetings
In thelr respective counties for the pur-
rose Of ascertaining the wishes or tiie
neonle with reference TO the late fraudS
unon the suffrage, and the purpose Oh
the people as TO their future pOlCy III
This important crisis.
.'rhe conference further requested thac
o. convention OF delegates from the several
counties be held In the city OF MONT
oomerv on November II. 1891 II was also
reouasted that w. NJ. Scaggs, chairman
of the state Campaign Committee snould
comnIete the work of obtaining evidence
as to frauds upon the ballot IN the recent
State election
.oThe convention, called as above stated
mot IN the city OF Montgomery on Noyer-
her l2th. It was largely attended by
representatives from every part or th-
state A committee was appointed 10
examine the further evidence there SUD
mitted .as to election frauds, and to SUD
mir resolutions in this matter Tor the
consideration OF the convention. Tne re-
mort az this committee and the action OF
the convention has been made known 10
the people of Alabama through the pupic
press. The convention of the people III
edoptlng the resolutions declared at the
outset:
KOLB'S AUTHORIZATION.
Resolved. That the ticket nominated
by the Jeffersonian Democrats ana fopu-
lists. and headed by Hon. w. +. hoiO
WAS elected by the qualified electorate
who cast their votes at the election III
this State on the 9th Of August last' thdt
the will Of the people, thus expresaeu III
the exercise OF their inalienable risnts
under the law, has been set ASIDE throusi,
the agency of election managers anu
county officials, aided and aDetted py
corrupt judiciary, which is disgrace 10
our civilization, and protected py ue
facto executive, who has trampled uhder
foot the law and destroyed Iii AiapaiiiH
the form OF republican institutions
"a resolution was also adopted py
unanimous vote demanding OF the present
Legislature the passage OF contest-iaw'
faI
ture will ignore that demand AS '"e'
did In the Legislature OF lSy2.
"On last Saturday the nth instant, tne
LEGISLATURE convened in joint session iof
the purpose OF counting the vote for state
officers. lust before the returns were
opened or before the counting comfhehceu
Senator Goodwin arose for the purpose
of presenting the following protest agains'
counting the vote OF certain countess:
""To the Joint Conference or the sen
ate and House, in session November -,
ls9i-We, the undersigned members o'
the General Assembly or Alabama fe,
spectfully protest against the couh'ihs "
the vote for State officers in the counties
OF Autauga, Bullock, Barbour. Kusseh
Macon. Montgomery, Lowndes. Dallas
Wilcox. Monroe. Perry. Hale, Greene
Sumter. and Marengo. We offer this pro
test on account OF the monstrous FRAUDS
committed I'm the election or August, 1917
whereby the result OF said election fraud'
was to defeat and reverse the VIII or ,he
people as truly expressed at the paiio.
box. (Slgned Respectfully A. /. Goou
wyn and forty-three others
"The Speaker OF the House, VINO pre-
sided over the joint convention, rulec
Senator GOODWIN out OF order and orderee
him to take his seat. The Speaker even
called upon the Doorkeeper TO seat inc
Senator. Thus the constitutional rights
OF the people were trarhpled upon. ana
s1,emn protest Of forty-four OF your
representatives was not permitted 10 ~
on record
'"The official count, as declared by ths
Speaker gives Oates a majority or zi'os-
Election frauds committed In the counties
named In the protest Of Senator Goodwin
| OF which we have positive and sworr
evidence. would be more than sufficien
! TO wipe out all the majority claimed fol
| Oates.
''rhe foregoing considered In view o
existing conditions In Alabama, | hav'
| determined to discharge my full duty Z
| the people Of Alabama. l will not fai
to respect the pledges which / made q
| the people who have given me thei
confidence. and stood by me so heroicall'
and devotediy during the past four years
You. fellow-citizens. have twic
elected me Governor OF this State. an'