The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-04
ALABAMA GOES BACK.
Gives the Democratic Ticket an
Old-Time Majority.
THE PoPuLlsT LOSSES GENERAL
Many Populists Said 20 Have Voted
Demecratfc-Koio and Other Pop
ulisrs Charge Fraud.

Birmingham. Ala Aug. &-lncomplete
returns from about half the counties re-
ceiyei up 10 midnight show that Johnston
certainly carried i've counties thar were
Poplffst two years ago while six others
OF the same class are so close as TO re-
ouire the official count 20 decide Tho
Democrats have not lost a county, 50 far A.
heard from. but the fight in this county Is
close. The count is incomplete at mid
night, and viii not be finished until to-
morrow. Twenty-seven boxes In this
county outside OF Birmingham give Good
win a majority of u.s. This. IL is said.
will be overcome by the vote OF Rirming-
ham. Two years ago the Democrats ma
jority In this county was %. Capt. Reu-
ben J. Kolb claims Goodwin's election by
1900 majority. which Is regarded as
weak claim. He charges fraud in the
black belt
AT II o'clock tonight William Vaughn.
chairman OF the Republican state central
committee. made the following statement:
1.-THE news OF the election in this state
Is meager, and nothing like an accurate
estimate can be made. But IL is evident
that the returns will give Joseph F. john
ston, Democratic candidate for governor.
majority of some &c. ooa The usual count
out has evidently been resorted to in or
der 10 defeat Congressman A. T. Good
win. the candidate OF the Populists and
Republicans for governor. BY this means
the Democrats will probably secure the
state legislature. The Goodwin state
ticket has doubtless carried a considerable
majority OF the counties where the whites
are In the majority, and the Democrats .
majority OF the black counties"
Montgomery, Ala. Aug. S.-The size OF
the Democratic majority seems 10 be all
that remains in doubt with regard to. the
result OF today's state election. Because
or the slow process of counting the votes
under the new ballot law, returns are nee
essar1ly slow In coming In, but there is
no doubt OF complete Democratic victo-
~. Incomplete returns from about half
the counties so far received Indicate Dem
ocratic gains IN all but Mobile and Ma
con. In the former the Democrats ap-
pear to have lost some 500 votes by stay
at-homes. but the county is stifl In the
Democratic column by 800 majority. In
Macon county. which gave Oates a ma
tority OF 500 In 1894. the result is close and
doubtful. The Populists on the other
hand. have carried Tuscaloosa county by
1000 majority. IL gave Kolb 200 majority
two years ago Marshall county. which
went for Kolb by 500 Is close and prcba-
bly, Democratic. Lee county. which Lad
Populist majority OF 500. Is like Mar
shall. Chambers county. with 100 IN .Ior-
ity for Kolb In 1894, Is IN the Democratic
column. Talapoosa county. with COO ma
tority for Kolb at the last election. Is
r.
another Populist county. Is In the douet
ful column. as are also Coosa and Dekalb
In the counties which Gov Oates car
Red two years ago there have been In
creased majorities In all so far heard from
except two. In the black be-. every
county win roll up its usual large Demo-
cratic majority. ranging from 1900 to
5000 each. jefferson. which gave Oates
less than 100 majority. will give Johnston
probably 500 majority. Green county in
creases its Democratic majority The
same Is true In nearly every North Ala
hama county. In this section. where the
Populists are stronger than elsewhere
In the state. the party lost heavily. The
negroes in North Alabama generally
voted for Goodwin. but tho number OF
Popu,ists who voted for Johnston was
larger than the negro vote cast for Coed
win.
State Democratic Chairman J. a. Knox
tonight said: sJohnston's majority IL
probably larger than that Of Gov Oates
two years ago. which was 1880. think
We have the legislature by an increased
majority
Az the Populist etate headquarters the
from the city. Secretary valtazei said:
I'VE have received no returns whatever
from the state. We feel that II we have
had a fair count Goodwin has won. The
size OF his majority would be governed
by the number OF votes tho Democrats
steal in the black belt. We expect the
horseback mails to show Goodwins eiec-
tion.'