The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-08-08
ALABAMA'S ELECTION.
Later Returns Show Increased
Democratic MSjorities
BUT KoLB CLAIMS THE STATE,

He Asserts That the Figures Given out
Are the Result Of Fraudulent Practices, |
and His Followers VIII Decide on = |
Plan Of Procedure.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug. s.-Nearly
every county thus far reported shows
a heavy loss for Kolb as compared with
his vote in 1892. Madison county, which
in 1899 went for Kolb by 2oS, is given by
official returns TO Oates by /, AS, a change
of over LOO votes. Lawrence, another
Tennessee valley county, goes for Kolb by
only ESQ, as against q 1875 before. Lime
stone goes for Kolb by l5s against LEGS
in 1892. Tallapoosa goes for Kolb by 800,
against {, 449 in 1892 In Cherokes his ma
jority falls off 200
Crenshaw Igave Kolb 775 majority in
1892 This year it is very close. Bibb af-
fords the same comparison. Sumter goes
for Oates by over 800, Democratic gain
Of over /, 900, and Macon for Oates by 800,
a Democratic gain of over l,5OO. Henry,
Oates home county, went for Kolb in 1892
by over l,5OO, but this year gives Oates
over 5OO In Barbour county the official
Democratic majority has been increased
l.326. Oates majority will be CLOSE TO
$4,000.
The returns indicate safe Democratic
majority in the legislature, even without
Jefferson's delegation OF six, though pros
poets are favorable that it has gone Demo
cratic.
BIRMGNGHAM, Ala, Aug. s. Captain
Kolb furnished the following statement
over his signature last night;
"a have deferred making any statement
to the public as to the result of the cleo
tion until the total returns had been re-
ceived. Up to this hour sufficient re-
turns have been received to show that
have carried forty out of ffty-one white
counties, and that 1 have been elected,
with the entire state ticket, by a majority
Of not less than $4,000. This majority
claim after giving to the opposition every
| white county which they have carried,
without reference to fraudulent modes in
the nature Of intimidation and bulldozing
in the absence of inspectors or hxers for
our side,
ANY citizen Of Alabama Of ordinary in
telligenCe who will take the trouble to
examine the figures as reported by the
Associated Press and claimed by the op-
| position can at once see that 1t will be a
| physical impossibility for the ticket
headed by Colonel Oates to be elected ex-
cept by claiming majority of over e5, 900
from seven black belt counties having a
white voting population not exceeding
1900.
1.-THE frauds of this year are more no
torious and shameful than those of 1898.
For the purpose of deceiving the public
they have, to some extent, been shifted.
The returns as reported from LowndeS
county indicate frauds exceeding anything
ever before known in the history of this
state.
In Montgomery, Bullock and Barbour
the frauds are hardly less aggravated
I The opposition claim Madison county by
majority of / ,443. Our strength in Mad
ison county this year is much NOR,
strongly developed than in 1892, when ",
carried the county by about 400 majority.
"a conference of the candidates of GU
state ticket, as well as the members o
our committee, has been called to meet il
this city tomorrow, and at that confer
ence line of policy will be determine et
on, and the people of this state will b.
given an opportunity, definitely anc
I quickly, to determine whether or not tn
, law shall be master of us alP and ou
government be maintained in purity &C
cording to the will of the people"
At Kolb's state headquarters here som
of his leaders say that Kolb will be sestsC
by force of Rrms il necessary,