Evening star., 1896-08-04
BY FORTY THOUSAND
Johnston and the Democratic Ticket
in Alabama Elected.
POPULIST LEADERS CHARGE FRAUD
Official Count Not To Be Made
Until Saturday.
VARIOUS ESTIMATES MADE

special Dispatch TO The Evening Star
MONTGOMERY, Ala, August 4.-Can-
tain Johnston at noon today teleeraphed
the following:
Returns indicate a majority of about
10000, and that We have two-thirds of the
legislature Large gains in the white
counties show that great numbers have
stepped over the bars and are at home to
stay federation and moderation have led
to salvation"
Might Reach FOrty-Five Thousand,
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
MoNIGoMERY, Ala, August 4-Ollcial
reports and estimates received on yester-
DAY election from fifty out of siXty-six
counties show that the democrats have not
icst single county from the election Of
TWO years ago, and have gained eight and
probably thirteen counties, which went for
tie populistS in 1894
ne OTTER sixteen counties vet to rer,o-t
WILL IL is expected. show practically the
same result as at the last elections as re-
safuS Their standing with democratic gains.
IN on put three counties out of the iifty
reported the democrats have either baI1
their own or made a very decided gain
The losses in three counties were small
II is certain that there has been a demo-
cldic gam IN the Legislature of probably
Twelve members and possibly more Tha
majority of Johnston, democrat novv stands
about 10000. If the other counties Vet "a
report show democratic gains these nr-
ufeS may reach ~ 600
capt Johnston said this morning thar
his majority will not be under IA 900 ap,S
probably more. 1t appears at this time
that the fusiol ticket led by Goodwin ms
iiol carried over twenty counties at most
NASHVILLE, Tenn, August A Mont
sohleIy' Ala, special to the Banner saws
that the returns in so far show conclusiya-
ly that Johnston and his entire democratic
thousand -
The lowest estimated majority is 81 600
and the highest is 6o,o10. The legislature is
democratic by at least two-thirds The
heaVy democratic gains were made in the
white counties Of north Alabama. In this
holb's vote in 1894.
The populist leaders in birmingham
charge fraud, claiming that thousands of
nctltlous votes were cast in the black belt
ana they threaten that if Goodwin is not
elected they Will organize the poI,ulists of
the state against Bryan and carry Ala
bama for Mckinley in November
Nothing like official returns can be had
from the counties until SATURDAY.. wnen
the official count will be made by The re-
turning boards CT the various counties.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, August 4.-Chair-
man Vaughan of the republican state COM
mittee gave out the following statement at
ii O'Clock last night: THE news of tho cleo
an accurate estimate can be made Rrt In
is evident that the returns will give Joseph
f. Johnston, democratic candidate for gov
cfnor, a majority of some twenty thousand
The usual count-out has evidently been re-
sorted to in order to defeat Congressman
A L. Goodwin, the candidate of the Dopu-
llsts and republicans for governor BY this
means the democrats will probably secure
the state legislature. GoodyWn state ticket
has doubtless carried a considerable ma
Jorlty OF the counties where the white voters
are IN the majority, and the democrats a
majority of the black counties"
The silver question has not been the raai,
issue IN the Alabama campaign. Both can
dldateS We're resting on a demand for FREQ
silver, but the real issue has been the olIcs-
ton of honest elections. CAPTAIN Johnston
the democratic nominee for governor, was
candidate before the convention of ISa4 He
was defeated, but supported the democratic
ncket lhls year Johnston captured the
party machine, secured the nomination Cor
governor, ana had the party pledged to The
Tree coinage OF silver. Many of JohnSton's
supporters INSIDE the party are opposed 10
the free coinage of silver but Supported
johnston in order TO destroy the old ma
chine. Goodwin, the nominee of the fusion
ticket, lett the democratic party in ISga and
was acuNe III the campaign of 1884 against
the democratic ticket.
The populist convention nominated Good
WEh 1of governor on a platform declaring
Tor honest elections, free silver and A tariff
on a revenue basis. Many administration
democrats would not support Johnston hut
others have supported the state ticket de-
claring that they desire 10 retain the state
government with the democracy but Will
not support Bryan.