New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-05
POPTLISTS LOSE IN ALABAMA.
THE STATE DEMOCRATIC BY ABOUT
10000 MAJORITY.
THE LEGISLATURE DEMOCRATIC IN BoIh
observation-disclosures OF FRAUD MADE
by THE DEFEATED CANDIDATES.
HOW THE RESULT Is VIEWED
IN WASHINGTON.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.


birmingham Ala. Aug. 4-There is no longer any
doubt thar the Democrats have wor the day In Ala
bama n majority for Johnston VIII DE lioin "a
On 10 $500 according TO the best evidence 'o-"iS""
and the Legislature is Democratic In ooth prancn7S'
with probably large gains. The Popullsts nave jos.
two strong leaders I'm the House. the fSev odiuei
Adams OF Bib former chairman OF the state com
r,tttee and J. c Manning OF Lee. president OF the
National Honest Election League Deinocra'S ~
HEADQUARTERS claim tonight, with suDs'ah''"' p''
that they have carried the former Popuhs' cou"''e
Of R,ount Butler Chambers. clay CoHee 'uii''"'''
Dale DcKalh Etowah. Lee. Limestone ha""'lp','
Tuscaloosa. Walker and Winston Cov'ngtoh' eo'-
pit and Conecuh are also claimed The
,,,,, ho,. gains ONLY In Bibb Crenshaw.
Choctaw and Macon. ~
In sixty counties Johnston claims naJo'I' ,t
amounting &c s92l. while ne credits poou"S''
maior,tie, aggregating 716s in the same cour'''s'
According to these figures johnston '"A'>'
sixty counties will BE- 42Io3
six counties remain TO be heard from rou' u
,hoso are claimed by the Democrats, and two are
conceded to the Populists. The Democrats say '
thav have carried forty-hve out OF inc '''' -
co,nti.s IN the State and lay claim 10 1ou' ioi
corcednr 70 Goodwin fifteen counties WITH prooa'S
~ ~ tn. democrats claim the Legislature
h ,uothirds They think they have gained iou'-
,as, penresentatives which will give them seNen''
eirht out OF a total OF loo. they also say ' 49,
have elected eleven out OF the seVeh.ee" -,
-rb,ch with thrice. hold-overs VIII s'Ne 80
$500. ~ M, NJ the total Of thirty-three. fop-
ul,st Headquarters In this city are rece'''"e
,er,s and what comes In is not encouraslns'
cn,oip u + Kolb the originator OF t"e iop
IT,. r,ovsmen- in Alabama alleges ""oe
frauds and Mr. Goodwyc makes the SAM -,
rio, The Populists have practicahy CIV" w -,
hone Of seeing GOODWIN In ONCE ana are ~ -,
their threats TO support Mckinney pu' -
,b,s direction has not vet crystallizeo i"e'
Whit counties have Rredbls u'"f
ro,nted them and they are terribly sore: ! IN in
Legislature would appear TO be ,n me nroba-
biity Of Pugh Congressman BanKheau io' '"e
tinted states Senate. so attended the
sound-money Democratic confeTgen reno IN clothier;
gomery to-da; consisted OF Nj Wen Il Tortor'
General e counsel for Ekton Land Company;
John p Tnlman one OF she counsel Tor the
Tennessee coal Iron and Railroad COMPANY ana
ern RaiIway They returned home tonight In an
enthusiastic mood birmingham mas 50 nam ,a. "a
fspr viii organize next week The meeting IN
Montgomery to-day and the ~
bv tbe silyor Democrats have lent much encor-
agement TO the sound money sentiment
washington. Aug 4.-The election In Alabama -
Construed differently at the two political headquar
tiers here Vice-Chairman Apsiey. at Republican
headquarters said to-day that the result in that
State was not d disappointment &c the Repuo-
licanS for the reason that no other outcome was
There
The Populists would with the Republicans. ahu
n mad never been believed by those conVersatit
with the trend sentiment in that state that the
Populists themselves would prove q factor OF I'M
portanc, in the campaign. The result OF the
Alabama election would not. ne believed. nave any
influence on the {. her States and would not he con
strled as an evidence OF the direction in when
popular sentiment was drifting -, ,.
chairman Faulkner OF tn temperate C1ngtrs
sionnl Committee also accepted the result IN Ala
hama az something that TO have been eA-
pectcd II II demonstrated one thing more than
another 10 him il vas that II is not absolutely
necessary for the Democrats to fuse WITH any one
in order to carry the southern states Iheif mas
been no desire the part OF the Democrats s
Mr. Faulkner other than to meet the fopuiists
and deal fairly with them. but II is my judgment
that We could carry the Southerh otatts eVsh
Without Populist assistance MAKE TINS state
rent because believe the great bulk OF the Popu-
lie, marty Knowing that their best interests VIII De
subserved by voting ticket, VIII come 10 US
without any formal fusion or any ARRANGEMENT N
tended formally bring them into an allianSe win
ms The vote in the white counties SHOWS that tne
neonle have been almost soldly on toe SIDE or the
ban,ocrnts In those counties there are many
Poruliss and instead OF voting for their candlcae
for Governor and for their own members OF the
LEGISLATURE they have voted the straight Demo
cratic ticket believe this Will prove true In the
OF her Southern States where there Is supposed 10
be a large third party vote