Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-13

Oates to assume that he Wonld refuse 10 acb when the light of this testim jny is ed upon his claims to ihe office he holds He cannot afford to compromise the name Of the state from which be Las received so m uch, and upon whose favor he noto- rlously hangs tor future preierment.
 lam not disposed 10 be pre cipitate. am not unmindiul ofcomplications of A serious nature which have foicsd many good men from the line of rectitude in this contrc- veisy. 1 am quite convinced in my own mind that ihe great masses of the people of Alabama are unwilling to live under a government established in gross fraud as they are devoted to and ready to maintain one of legal creation. 1 do not believe party ties can resist the intelligence Of the people or that any supposed obligation of loyalty to party would pc fatal 10 fair i'm vestigation of Colonel Oltes' claims to the offit te he holds.
 When it is borne in mind that no argu- ment can stand against the controlling duty of the executive to use bis constitu- iional prerogative to preserve intact the letter and spirit of the constitution, am decidedly of the opinion that it rests upon you and your committee to procsed with out delay to bring before the actiug gov ernor the sense of q very great and ever augmentiug opinion iu Alabama that he should promptly assemble the legislature in extra session to provide for the last and conclusive right of the people under our elective system, to-wit: The contest oi election of governor and other state officers in August last. V
 The unrest and dissatisfaction prevalent among cur people appeals to your commit tee for heroic action at this time. You should speak out in no uncertain tones, not only to Colonel Oates, but to our whole people. You should make strong demand on Colonel Oates to carry out to the letter the provisions of our constitu tion. Let the legislature be speedily called together for the specific purpose of passing contest law, under tue provisions of which the election of governor and other state officers in August last can be fairly and impartialiy contested; and that, too, at the expense of the state, no bonds to be required of either contestant or contestee. To the conservative and business element of the state yo should appeal to use their influence to have Colonel Oates take imme diate action in the matter. To every lover Of law and every opponent of anarchy, usurpation and law lessness you should ap- peal. The adherents of our cause are the most law abiding and conservative ele- ment of this state, but at the same time they are true and brave people. Colonel Oates and his party associates mistake the temper of the people if they suppose they can longer trample upon their liberty and rights as citizens.
 You and promised the people on every stump during the last campaign that if we elected our ticket 1t should be seated. can do nothing alone and unsustsined. Let every lover of liberty join hands in an effort to redeem our beloved state from the chaos and disorder into which we have been plunged by legalzed lawlessness. Respectfully submitted.
 K. F. KoLB.
 Sub committees were appointed, alter which the committee adjourned until 7:30 D. m.
 EVENING SESSION.
 The committee met pursuant to adjourn ment at 7:30, and after discussion adopted the following:
 Your committee appointed to prepare and suggest plan Of organization for the peoples party in this state beg leave 10 submit the following report:
 l. We recommend the organ iZation of peo- ple's party clubs, adopting the constitu- tion and bylaws of the Industrial legion throughout the state.
 2. We recommend that the chairman of the state executive committed appoint one reliable and active populist in each county in the state, whose duty it shall be to can- vass his county.and in person, or by rep resentative sent out by him, organize clubs in each beat in the county, and one for the county at large, composed of delegates from the beat clubs. And said clubs may include persons of both sexes over 16 years of age. The chairman of the state execu- ment, shall exact of the pereon appointed promise that he will enter at once, in per- son or by proxy, upon the performance of the duties required Of him.
 B. We suggest that the chairman of the state executive committee forward the names of the persons so appointed by him, with their postoftice address, to the national commander-in-c -chief of the Industrial Leglon in the United States, and request him 10 commission each of them as organ izers of clubs or leglons in their respective counties.
 4. By way of suggesting work for the beat and county clubs, as means of recrea- ton as vel as instruction, and to stimulate an interest Tn the principles of the peoples party, we suggest that the various beat and county clubs, at their regular meetings, after the routine business has been dis posed of, might reso.ve themselves into legislative bodies for he introduction and discussion of wholesome and just laws, both state and national. And as means of stimulating and communicating thought, we suggest the employment of object lessons, cartoons, dialogues, tab leans and other things of novel character calculated to interest and attract the mem- bership of both sexes.
 5. We desire to make the fact known to the public through this report that any deiunct or existing labor organization can exchange it's charter for one of a club here authorized under the Industrial legion or- ganization without additional cost. 6. For purposes of recreation we suggest that the male members of the club might also practice and drill in the art military, according to some approved work on tac- tics, or under the instruction Of some com petent person.
 All of which Is respectfully submitted. The following address to the people of the state was adopted before adjournment last night;
 To the People of Alabama:
 The state executive committee of the peoples party of Alabama feels called upon to inform the voters of this state whom it represents, in view of different conflicting statements that have been made, that it is in favor Of law and order and of the pur. suanca of tha nurnnaes unon Which if has