People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1894 — ALABAMA’S ELECTION. [ARTICLE]

ALABAMA’S ELECTION.

Democrats Claim the State by 20,000 Majority. Birmingham, Ala., Ans'. 8.-1116 returns of the election of Monday are still coming in, and but little more can be made out than that William C. Oates, for fourteen years member of congress from Alabama, probably has been elected governor by about 20,000 majority. The Kolb leaders do not give up the race, however, and claim to have carried forty-five out of the sixty counties and elected Kolb by about 18,000 majority. The official voted is to be counted Saturday and the exact returns will then be known. The Koibites are confident, and declare that although considerable fraud was committed against them they have elected Kolb, and he will be seated if they have to do so with Winchesters and pistols. The entire state democratic ticket was victorious and the legislature is undoubtedly democratic by a safe majority, ranging in the house from six to fifteen members, while the democrats have two-thirds of the senate.