Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-14
GOODBYE, CAPTAIN K0LB.
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Continued From First Page.) present, he urged. would make asses of themselves to elect Baltzell chairman. He moved to table the minority report
 The vote being taken the chairman de- clared it his opinion that the eyes had 1t and a division was called for. A motion to vote by counties prevailed.
 A wrangle ensued here and after a doz- en or more men had tried to catch the eye of the chairman MT. Sanford moved as a substitute that A. T. Goodwin be made permanent chairman. The point was raised that no other motion could be entertained while a motion to table was pending and the point was sustained by the chairman.
 Mir. Bowman withdrew his substitute and seconded the substitute of MT. San- ford to make A. T. Goodwin chairman. MT. Spears moved to lay the substitute on the table.
 Montgomery county was called and Mir. Braswell, a delegate, said he was at a loss to know how to vote.
 A. T. Goodwin asked MT. Sanford to withdraw his name, and If so he would move that W. T. B. Lynch be elected chairman, Mir. Sanford withdrew his mo- tion.
 MT. Spear moved to lay the substitute on the table.
 A rising vote was taken and resulted against the tabling.
 On motion W. T. B. Lynch was unani- mously elected permanent chairman. MT Lynch came forward and was intro- duced by Mir. Adams, the temporary chairman. On taking the chair he said he was here not as the representative of any faction.
 P G. Bowman moved the appointment of committee of five on resolutions, and the chair appointed on the committee F. of TpffqrCnn Frank RaltZeI of Montgomery. A. T. Goodwin of FL more, A. P. Longshore of Shelby and s. M. Adams. A motion was made to add R. F. Kolb of Jefferson and J. M. White head of Butler to the committee. It pre- vailed
 The committee retired to consider and report on resolutions which, on motion, were sent to them without reading.
 pr. G. B. Grove was called for, and mounting the stage began his speech. The chair appointed Jerry Fountain and Jere Dennis as sergeant-at arms, pr. Grove resumed his speech, saying there should be more work and few res- olutions. He said he hoped before the conference adjourned an organization so compact, so we'll drilled and, if need be, so well armed that should the rape of Alabama be attempted again in 1896 the ballot box suffers will be swept off the face of the earth.
 He urged a cessation of this talk of fu- sion, of poodle and such things. He said he didn't care who was nominated by the populists he would vote for him. But unless 1t be such a man as will fight Tor his rights he will not go around over the state making an ass of himself as he had done in the past
 Last fall. he said, as adJutant under Governor Kolb he went around over the state and organized a militia. He said he begged and pleaded with the leaders to let him go to Montgomery ana cap ture the capitol. They said the president was against them and would not let me do 1t. Next year, he said, Cleveland will not be president and in his stead man who favor them will be president. Give him a man who will fight for his rights and he (Crowe) will lay down his life in the cause.
 sentiments uttered by Dr. Grove. He offered plan to prevent fraudulent cleo tions. It was to tell the organized demo- crats in the white counties, even if there be but one in the beat, that he will be held responsible for the ballot box stuff ing in the black belt Tell them that if the ballot box suffers bring on a revolu- ton in the state the fight will be against them before going to the black belt to prosecute 1t. You may shout revolution ary, he said. but is it worse than for 300 men to march to Dallas county with Winchesters on their shoulders? We sim ply give them to understand that if a war breaks out it will not be down in the black belt but here at home.
 The committee on resolutions came in and submitted the following resolutions: .'Viewing with distrust the methods and the practices of the dominant party In Alabama in the criminal manipulation of elections within the state. we declare it to be the sense of this conference that the election franchise is right the exer- else of which justifies the employment of any means that may be necessary to pro- tect that right, and that we pledge our selves to it's maintenance in the use of any force that may be required to that end.
 "In the protection of our monetary in- terests we adhere to the doctrine that calls for opposition to the national bank ing system of our government, and we demand the restoration of silver to the place occupied by that metal in our na- tional currency prior to February 12, 1873. 'In furtherance of these resolutions we advise the cooperation of all men who favor honest elections and full mon- etary reform. regardless of past or pres- ent party affiliations. upon terms of fair ness and justice to those who participate.
 P. G. BOWMAN, Chm.
 S. M. ADAMS.
 J. NJ WHITEHEAD,
 A. T. GOODWIN.
 FRANK BALTZELL,
 R. r KOLB.
 A. P. LONGSHORE.
 MT Hobson moved as a substitute the adoption of the following resolutions: Be it resolved by this conferences:
 T. That we are perfectly willing and anxiously desire in the nomination of state officers In the coming election. and in every other way, to cooperate with any man, or set of men, on a fair basis of representation. Who. if the political