The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-06-21
COL. Josh POWERS IS THE MAN.
How The News Was Received At
His Home.
OwENsBOROIANS HAPPY OVER
THE EVENT.
The greensboro Inquirer Especially
Happy.
HE WILL RE MET nv A BRASS
BAND.
COL. Josh POWERS IS THE MAN

The Owensboro Enquirer of Monday
evening says:
Shortly after ten o'clock this morning
the long suspense in Owensboro over
ond district was ended by the arrival Of
Washington specials announcing the APP
pointment of Hon. J. ID. Powers, Of this
city. The first news of the appointment
was made public on the INQuIRER's bull
letin board. Shortly afterwards young
Josh Powers struck our sanctum, going
mile minute, and delivered the pri-
vate specials, published below. The
First National Bank also unjointed the
telephone about this time with the an
nouncement, and the INoUIRER's mes
senger boy stepped back in alarm, fear
ing that Col. Peter Brashear's stentorian
voice would be followed a moment later
by that exuberant gentleman, himself,
crashing through the transmitter. For
the next hour or two the INQUIRER Office
began to assume the outward aspects of
a political convention. Powers friends
began to arrive by platoons and divis-
ions. The air became thick with con-
gratulations, and the reports of hand
slappings sounded like discharge of
small firearms. ii Col. Powers had
been here to see the enthusiasm with
which the news of his nomination was
received by his fellow citizens, his graft
fication over this expression would not
have been less than that which he can
not but feel over his splendid victory.
But, coming down to facts, boys,
wasn't that rafting race Josh made
Just think of il lie went to Washing
ton without any shining array of Con-
gressonal Endorsements Our Senators
and Congressmen-sav Col. Brecken-
ridge-were playing other favortes in
the race. Only the people were playing
Powers. They took him at long odds
against the whole field, because they
knew he had pedigree, speed and en-
durance. And he didn't dissapoint his
friends. He struck winning gait from
the start. He went in to win, held on
like grim death, and downed Blackburn,
Lindsay, Ellis, Montgomery, Tom,
Dick and Harry, Woodson-God save
the MARYLAND all the rest, and had
plenty OF run left in him. 1t didn't
even make him tired. But it made
some other folks awful weary. His
victory is one of the most notable in po-
litical annals, and is, in truth, an uu-
PARALLEL one. Our Congressional dele
CATION derided the the idea OF Powers
winning over their combined opposition.
at would be unheard of" they said,
especially, when he is opposed by his
home Congressman" But how much
these things go for, under this peoples
Democratic administration, is demon
strated by the result. The President and
his Secretary OF the Treasury knew what
kind of a man they wanted. They found
him in Col. Powers. When found, like
Cap'n Cutie, they made note of-and
that settled it. II there's anything in
the world that approximates stone-wall
when you go butting your head against
it, it is the will power OF two distinguish
ed Democrats, named Grover Cleveland
and John q. Carlisle. They backed
Powers to win. And he won. That's |
all there is tc tell. It's short serial,
but it's powerful 'interestin'.
There's nothing else to do, but get out
the brass bands and the low neck car
riage, and they'll be at the depot when
the Colonel arrives.