New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-21

Nrc,rCrrD AGRICULTURAL CLASS
,vvov s,.yr CORRESPONDENT or ihk 'h''0NhI
.,..,, Ala. Jan. 1s.-Captain Kob tells
Moh'soi'ei'' ,ost,v and quietly. He is plant
So "a. tather was before MN. he joined the
.. Army at the outbreak OF the war was
IN ra,,s,s bodyguard at the time OF The in
'h DC" -, Montgomery, and served in the
g., ,,r,;, the last shot was nred. FOR twenty
'e'u " a Democrat in good standing with
- - '.r,v associates. He was chairman Of the
a.. mo i~ncuuve Committee, served for four years
missioner Of Agriculture, and has been
90 ,,an, of the National Farmers Alliance. He
nrominent candidate for Governor. with
o.a ~, of 564 delegates in his favor, but four
.-.rg men were in the field against Kim. end
C.yernor Jones was nominated by a combination
''.,s So long as he was Democrat the party
leaders found no fault with him. but when he left
,,a regular organization. turned against The ma
chine and divided the white vote. they denounced
rim as ballot-box suffer, traitor and dema-
rosue He has been the Popvlist candidate for
coyernor at the last State elections, obtained
each time q majority OF the white vote. and was
cheated out of office by morstrous frauds in the
HACK belt. He has taken the oath OF ONCE as
Governor, and has challenged Legislative inves-
tieation Of the last election. wherein Governor
Oates was counted in with negro votes which
had no, been registered and were never cast He
has no redress in the courts and there is no con.
fest law by which his right to take Office can be
determined If the Legislature will pass a gen.
uine election reform bill, and also contest law,
the Popullsts will be satisfied. II neither law be
enacted the Populists will hold a convention and
determine upon their course.
no.o Aa
cratic leaders picture him. is a very Objectionable
person. He is ballot-boX suffer and an adept
In every form Of election fraud. When he was an
organization Democrat in good standing, he in
troduced various methods OF election cheating.
and in fact taught the boys about all they know
In that line Of business. His character Is bad.
he is not man of any financial resources, and
he lacks the qualities required for the office Of
Governor: yet owing to his energy and ambitious
intrigues he almost succeeded in securing the
regular Democratic nomination. lie Is dema-
gogue and a Socialist, surrounded by pack Of
worthless Adventures and turning the heads OF
backwoods farmers by advocating every ism Of
the hour. There were In the November election
frauds on both Sides and there was some partio u
larry bad work done III the kolb counties; but
Oates was unquestionably elected by large ma
1OrltE, WneQ every pOSoIDlc ucouStcH 40 "oNS
for fraudulent votes in the black counties, where
Kolb had alienated negro support by inJudlcous
speeches. AS for Kolb. the claimant, lie made 1t
necessary through his folly and pretensions for
Governor Jones to have a harmless holiday pa
rade Of the militia in order TO have Governor
Oates inaugurated peacefully and quietly. In
brief, according to his opponents "Reub' kolb
is a traitor TO his party. a blatant demagogue OF
NJ
spirator an unfit man for executive office, rebel
against authority and disturber Of the peace Of
Alabama.
Having hastily limned these two irreconcila-
BILE portraits Of Captain Kolb. may describe
him as sa him In his Birmingham office he
is TALL well-formed. pleasant-faced man. with
distinct traces OF education refinement and good
breeding. He talked quietly and without excite
ment He neither looked nor acted like dema-
sogue and II ne entertained any extreme views
respecting finance or socialism. he RETAINED from
EXPRESSING them He was courteous In manner
said nothing that was abusive or even unkind
OF Governor Oates, and conducted himself Ike
well-bred Southern gentleman. IL ne
be the conscienceless conspirator whom his enc
mics denounce his benevolent smiling face Is an
artistic mask for the deviltry which is alleged to
be going on behind IL. The main burden OF his
talk was the imperative necessity for the enact
ment of honest election laws. and some constitu-
tional means for determining whether Governor
Of Alabama has been legally or illegally elected
and 1t was not unreasonable In view OF what
Democratic partisans have done in Tennessee.
where a Republican Governor elected like Gov
ernor Oates on the face Of the returns has been
kept out Of Office without constitutional warrant
or a contest law, and where Governor Turney.
claimant. like Captain Kolb. asserting election as
matter Of fact II not in accordance with the
returns. has been thrust into office
AS for Captain Kolbs associates in his move
ment against the machine Democracy. they are
not disrepu;able political Adventures as his OPP
ponents assert. a. T. GOODWIN Is the descend
ant OF a well-knoWn South Carolina family an
educated farmer. gallant soldier and useful
legislator. w. H. Skaggs has been Mayor OF his
town for three terms, and il an energetic upright
man. Robert a. Mcclellan Is one of The leading
lawyers Of Northern Alabama. Warren s. Reese
is a planter with a large estate. and has been
Mayer Of Montgomery for two terms. The Rev.
S. NJ Adams is a Baptist preacher, a successful
planter and a man Of the highest reputation.
Ex-Judge James NJ Hobson. a native OF North
with fine war record. was on
the bench for eighteen years. Robert Chisholm
traces his descent from the best blood IN south
Carolina, and is a Birmingham lawyer G. p.
Zimmerman is an equally good man. James r.
Maxwell is a we-known planter and business
man OF Tuscaloosa County. w. G.. Robinson. r.
A. Street. and o. L. McKinstry are Probate
Judges and men OF high repute. These Populist
leaders are neither Socialists. nor demagogues.
nor played-out political hacks. They are Demo
Gratis who have become ashamed OF their party
and are already well along on the road, many OF
them. toward Rcpubcanism They are con-
WINGED that they have been swindled twice out OF
the election for Governor and they are clamoring,
not for wildcat finance. but for honest elections.
The Republicans are fully justified in co-operat-
ing with them on this ground
koloism. so far 1t Is political issue. Is
uprising against election crime-a revolt against
machine methods. The .Populists carried in 1892
a6 many az 36 out Of sc cn,ntiaa Ia lnnaI nlaninns