The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-04
JOHNSTON, THE DEMOCRATIC CAN
DIDATE FOR GOVERNOR BEATS
rHE FUSIONISTs.
HAS 10000 VOTES TO SPARE.
THE ELECTION WAS NOT 4
"EST ON THE SILVER
QUESTION.
Roth PARTIES WE'RE FOR SILVER,
Polls Are Made By the Repub-
licans and Pops.


MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug. 3.-The
size of the Democratic majority seems
to be all that remains in doubt with
regard to the result of today's state
election. Because of the slow progress
of counting the votes under the new
ballot law, returns are necessarily
slow in coming in, but there is no doubt
Of complete Democratic victory.
Incomplete returns from about half
the counties so far received indicate
Democratic gains in all but Mobile and
Macon. In the former the Democrats
appear to have lost some 500 votes by
stay-at-homes, but the county is still
in the Democratic column by
300 majority. In Macon county,
which gave oates a majority
of 800 in 1894, the result is
close and doubtful The Democrats on
the other hand have carried Tuscaloosa
county by 1000 majority 1t gave Kolb
200 majority, two years ago. Marshall
county, which went for Kolb by 900, is
close and probably Democratic. Lee
county, which had a Democratic ma
jority of 500, is like Marshall. Cham
bers county with 400 majority for Kolb
in 1894, is in the Democratic column
Fayette, another Populist county. is in
the doubtful column, as are also Coosa
and DeKalb.
In the counties which Gov. Oates car
r1ed two years ago there have been
increased majorities in all so far heard
from except two. In the Black belt
every county will roll up it's usual large
Democratic majority, ranging from
90oO to 5000 each. Jefferson, which
gave Oates less than 100 majority. will
give Johnston probably 500 majority.
Green county increases its Democratic
majority. The same is true in nearly
every North Alabama county In this
section where the Populists are strong
er than elsewhere in the state. that
party lost heavily. The negroes in
North Alabama, generally voted for
Goodwin, but the number of Populists
VINO voted for Johnston was larger
than the negro vote cast for Goodwin.
Copt. Johnston tonight said that he
stands to his original figures of 10000
as the lowest estimate Of his majority.
From reports which he has received
he feels like increasing these figures to
$4,000, with two thirds of the legislature
Democratic.
state democratic Chairman J. B.
kpox tonight said:
Johnston's majority is probably
larger than that of Gov. Oates two
years ago, which wass27 900. L think
we have the legislature by an increased
majority
MR.. VAUGHAN is SORE.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. 3.-At IL
o'clock tonight VIM. Vaughan, chair
committee. made the following state
ment: The news of the election in
this state is meager and nothing like
an accurate estimate can be made But
1t Is evident that the returns will give
Joseph F. Johnston, Democratic can
didate for governor, majority of some
twenty thousand.
"The usual count out has evidently
been resorted to in order to defeat Con-
gresham A. T. Goodwin, the candi-
date of the Populists and Republicans
for governor. BY this means the Demo-
Gratis will probably secure the state
legislature The Goodwin state ticket
has doubtless carried considerable
majority of the counties where the
white voters are in the majority and
the Democrats a majority Of the black
counties
At Populist state headquarters, the
chairman was not on hand, being alb
sent from the city. The secretary Frank
Valtzelle, Said 1--WE have received no
returns whatever from the state We
feel that If we haye had a fair count,
Goodwin has won. The size of his ma
jortty would be governed by the num-
ber Of votes the Democrats steal In the
black belt I am not prepared to give
out my figures, but I believe we will
carry eight counties, which Oates got
two years ago, and lose two which
Kolb carried. We expect the horse
back mails to show Goodwin's election. .
p. G. Bowman. another Populist said
he believed Goodwin would have from
$1,000 to 10000 majority, but had seen
no returns upon which to base his claim
which was founded altogether upon
opinion.
SILVER NOT THE QUESTION.
The silver question has not been the
main issue in the Alabama campaign
Both candidates were resting on a de-
mand for free silver, but the real is
sue has been the question of honest
elections. Capt. Johnston, the Demo-
cratic nominee for governor was a can
didate before the convention of 1894
He was defeated, but supported the
Democratic ticket. This year johnson
captured the party machine, secured
the nomination for governor and had
the party pledged to the free coinage
of silver. Many of Johnston's support
ers inside the party are opposed to
the free coinage of silver, but support
ed Johnston In order to destroy the
old machine.
Goodwin. the nominee of the fusion
ticket, left the Democratic party in
1892, and was active IN the campaign of
1884 against the Democratic ticket The
PopuliSt convention nominated Good
win for governor on a platform de-
claring for honest elections, free silver
and tariff on a revenue basis. The
main issue has been the demand for
honest elections, and on this issue the
Republicans have supported the Popu-
list ticket. Many administration Demo-
Gratis would not support Johnston, but
others have supported the state ticket,
declaring that they desire to retain
the state government with the Demo-
cracy, but will not support Bryan.