The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-31
KOLB AT LAFAYETTE SPEAKS IN INTEREST or HIS
 CANDIDACY. Major Portion of His Address De- voted to Mr. Comer-Thinks
 Mr. Smith "Ts Not
 in It."

Lafayette, March s1.--(Special .)-Cap- tain R. F. KoIb addressed an audience or about 100 citizens at the court house Tues- day night. He spoke about one hour and was accorded the closest attention throughout.
 Captain Kolb opened by thanking the citizens of Chambers County for the loyal support given him in the memorable cam paigns of 1892 and 1894 and by congratu- latlng them upon the fact that past dtt- ferences had been eliminated and that tho white people of the State again stood united He stated that three years ago he was urged to make the race for Gov ernor. but declined upon the ground that he had been twice elected Governor of this State and was opposed to third terms
 He stated that he was candidate in behalf of the best interests of the people and that his platform was simple and short one, as follows:
 'l favor equitable adjustment of freight rates and on a parity with other States. If elected I viii go into office with no prej judices or bitter feelings and with Q determination to do my duty to all classes of our people
 devoted to showing reasons why neither Mir. Conner HOT Mir. Smith is qualified for the position. He took up the charges made by each of the candidates against the other, and, with emphasis, exclaimed. "If hslf that either charges against the office"
 Captain Kolb stated that the race was really between him and Mr. Conner and that vote for Smith was nothing more than a ''half vote for Conner"
 He stated that Smith was not ''in 1t" and devoted very little time to the dis cussion of this candidate. Fully two thirds of his time was devoted in ''pav- ing his, respects to Mr. Conner" He stated that Mfr. Conner. if elected. would be helpless to carry out the reforms he says he will institute unless he did 1t in his "Jim Dandy style. because there were two other members of the Board over whom he could exert no influence. :.
 He then went fully into the details of read copy of the ahidavit of J. M. Hun ter, who was the person who sold the -four to Mir. Conner at the mills in Ten nesgee.
 the employees of Mir. Corners mills,in Av- ondaie. He also dwelt upon the expenses Of the Conner campaign and showed that it had already exceeded 20.o0o.
 Captain Noih read several extracts from newspapers touching upon Mir. ComcT. na a candidate. He stated that Mir. Conner had claimed upon tho stump that he, Coz mel was the first person who had urged the eleHtion of the Railroad Commission by the people and charged that the state menk was untrue: that. on the contrary. he advocated strongly in his former plat forms, the election of the Commission by
 Tn closing, Captain Koib took up the personal matter which was published a few days ago ins reference to an alleged attempt made In 1892 to induce him to sell out the interests of the Popuiist party.
 He begged his audience to excuse him for this personal reference and stated that he would not make any reference to 1t, were it not for the fact that Congress man Bankhead had disclosed it in an ln- terview thereby breaking the bonds of secrecy. He explained fully the transac- tion, how the offer was made to him and how he spurned it.
 Taken altogether the speech of Captain Kolb was q very effective one and he has made many str9Hg friends in this sec- ton.