Evening journal., 1896-08-04
ELECTION IN ALABAMA.
Democrats Defeat the Fusion
Ticket by Big Majority.
BISHOP NEWMAN IS CHALLENGED.

BlShOP NEWMAN is CHALLENGED.
Topulist Committeeman Denies the Dis
tingulshed Divines Statements Bryan
Says lie Stands squarely on the chicago
Platform--Goid Democrats at Work.
BIRNuNGHAM, Ala, Aug 4.-Captain f.
Johnstonf( Dem carried the state in the
state election by at least 80. 900 majority.
His opponent, Albert II. Goodwin. was
the candidate put forward by the Repub-
lican Populist combination
Returns are greatly scattered and slow
In coming and show that rs n general
thing the contest Is fairly close in the up-
per or IMMORAL district, tho opposition to
tho Democratic party being intensified In
that region blythe fact that the state ad-
ininistration has always stood for sup
preston OF violence in times of labor dis
agreements Thore Is greater proportion
Of irreconeilables there than elsewhere
In Other portions OF the state the con-
cessi0ns made to .he kolhites by the Dem
oCTatic party in adopting the FREQ silver
PLATFORM in refusing to indorse Cleveland
nnd in opening the primaries to all who
had over been D1nocrats, had It's effect
for tho populist vote Is I'm the rural dis
tflttb anu Is lnsCn aluhilti buih az bho ianb
gubomatorlal election.
In sptaking of the election, Captain
Johnston said Il will not be compelled
to nack my track on my estimate of my
maturity. The chances are it will bo even
greater than expected in my most san
guine moments.
" Roturns from all over the state show
that have made substantial gains every
where. / have no doubt that have car
riod tho Populist counties OF Lee, Living
ston, Chambers Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa
and probably Do Kalb and Bibb. 1t is
merely a question OF how great my ma
jority will bo.
1t Is now almost certain that the Dem
ocrats have the legislature. Many Of the
strongest Populist candidates were defeat
ed among then Samuel Adams, to whom
tho Democrats practically conceded VIC
tory.
bishop Newman's Statements Challenged.
BOSTON, Aug 4.-George F. washburn
of this city, eastern member Of the nntion-
al executive committee Of tho Peoples
Party, issued the following challenge to
Bishop John p. Newman:
DEAR STI,-The press reports Of the last
week credit you with the statement that
tho Populists arc no better than anaroh-
lists and are not good American citizens,
and that you would urge the J. 600 minis
ters in your homo conference TO use their
influence, in the pulpit and out, against
tho triumph of Bryan and Sewall and the
election of a silver congress.
Now, sir l belong TO tho party you in
suit, and brand your alleged statements as
false and unfair and challenge you TO
name a single Populist in this country
who Is also known as an Anarchists.
am called "a leading member" of the
church you represent. II am not "a good
American citizen, may ask, Are my in
iluence and money still wanted in your
churoh? II you arc no more correct in
your spiritual utterancos than you are In
your political, can we have any confidence
in eithers
l agree with the prominent Catholic
who said no was willing to take his reli-
gion from tho head of his church, but not
his politics. Now, bishop, for the sake oil
the church we love and the welfare Of the
country, ! advise you to lot politics alone
until you have studied this monetary ques
tion.
You refer TO the attitude Of our churcf
during tho antislavery agitation TO justify
you in directing your ministers to preaof
politics during tho campaign instead oi
follBlOn. HAS III occurred 10 you that thg
result OF this proposed limo Of Action may
split our church now, just as'it did at thai
timo.
Let me inform you that 90 per cent Of
the Populist party are native born Amer
ican-citizens, comprising mostly the stur
dy farming element. which for years the
statesmen Of both the old parties proudly
alluded to as th0 bone, sinow and sta
bility Of the country" These men are IN
toligent. patriotic and true and are calloC
anarchists because they have begun tS
think, and the result of their thinking
will be a surprise party next November.
Again, there were moro delegates in oul
convention who owned their own homes
and paid taxes than that of any other po
litical party. May 1 add, bishop shat yoI
viii find your own people are not with yol
politically Every state In your section
will he carried for Bryan, notwithstand
ing your residence there.
Lastly the leading anarchist. Herr Most
IS for the single gold standard and the re
publican party. and defy you TO name il
our ranks one as an Offset to this Your
for justice, GEORGE F. WAsHBURN.
The Kentucky Gold Democrats.
LOUISVILLE Aug. 1.-The gold stand