Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-18
There is Now a Calm After the Ash
land Primary.
POLITICAL BREACHES NOT PATCHED
The Fight Between Judge Denny
and Col. Owens.
THE LATTER CANNOT LOSE
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star

Since the recent red-hot primary election
In the Ashland district political affairs have
cooled down In that region, that now not
a wave OF trouble disturbs the peace OF
the democratic hosts. The contendlng fac
lions have beaten their spears into pruning
hooks and their swords into plowshares but
stin it is not known that the lion and the
lamb are occupy ing the same bed. Indeed.
Col Breckenridge has apparently determin-
ed that Owens shall paddle his own canoe:
that il he wins the fight he must do so
through his own energy and ability. The
political organs of the seventh district prate
great deal over the harmony which per
vades the ranks of the party; that the
breach created by the result of the primary
has been healed. and that Owens will get
full vote. This Is mere assertion. Hun
dreds of the friends of the silver-tongued
orator" will not cast their ballots for the
man whom they speak of as 1.-The knight
of the round table" Col. Breckenridge has
gone into the tenth district to help the
democrats. who are in danger of defeat
e. the republicans.
Judge Denny. the republican candidate In
phe Lexington district, challenged Col
Owens 10 n joint debate. and at present the
two gentlemen are on the stump. pleading
Cor the votes of the dear People" Denny
Is throwing sop to the psrtisans of Brock
inridge in this way. and the quotation Is
from one of his recent speeches:
This Is historic district, made SO by
the efforts of that grand man who has been
known as Harry of the West. who was In
favor of protection to the industries of the
country: by Crittenden and by Davis, and
In later days by Beck by blackburn, and
last, but not least. by that man who.
wherever the English language is spoken,
stands pre-erinent for eloquence through
out this whole country. And today say
What Dlpase about him no a
peer of any man In the state OF Kentucky
for learning and culture. The committee
which gave the nomination to my distin-
guished opponent found confronting them a
protest. charging fraud. to which they
paid no attention. so eager were they to
rob the people of their lawful rights. j call
upon you to repudiate this rascality. which
has overthrown the popular verdict
Effect of His Move.
Judge Denny hopes by his eulozy of
Breckinridge TO win the late followers of
the distinguished Congressman to his own
support. To limited extent his hopes will
be realized His action will, in no event.
cost him any republican votes. At the cleo
ton held in ~ Breckinridge received 15,5sS
votes and Hardin, his republican opponent
received 9.i3i At the late primary election
the combined vote given TO Owens and Set
tie was 1l,Jlo- There Is no reason why the
republican candidate should be stronger
now tnan he was two years ago. and there
Is no reason why every democrat who voted
for Settle should not vote for Owens in No
vember- III Denny should prove to be no
stronger than Hardin was two years ago he
could be defeated by the combined vote of
Owens dlf Settle by a majority OF more
than 2vsb. So IN case every democrat who
voted for Breckenridge at the primary
should refuse TO vote for Owens he could
stlll win by a handsome majority In no
event Is the election of Judge Denny pos
sible. unless One-half of the followers of
BrpChinrilgp cast their i'm a
tingency which nobody regards at all prob
able
The colored voters of Lexington have
opened hot fire on Denny because he at
one time said in a speech: THE negro race
Is milestone around the republican party's
neck, and The sooner it is cut loose the bet
ter II will be for the party"
Over half of the voters of the district are
colored, and Denny's loss here will not be
made up by votes cast for him by the
friends of Breckinridge. Nothing has oc-
CURED during the past two weeks which
would prompt a change of the prediction
made in this OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES will
win the race"
Montgomery and McCreary of the present
delegation are the only candidates for re-
election. The opposition to McCreary
which. by the way, is not dangerous. comes
from few of his former constituents and
those who oppose the democrats
The congressional aspiran:s In the ninth
district are Il. h. Hart, democrat. and Sam
uel j. Pugh, republican. The vote two years
ago was; Paynter. democrat, 1875; Nc
CARNEY, republican: II. 3}g: Yantis peoples
d13; Paynter's plurality. 1856. In accord
ance with an agreement made in '92 be-
tween Paynter and Hart, both of whom
wanted to go to Congress at that time.
Paynter this year declined to make the.
race. conditioned that the friends of Hart
should support him for the Office of appel
late judge. in return for which Paynter's
partisans were to support Harris congress
sional aspirations This cut-and-dried bar
gain and sale was consummated in the
nomination OF the two men for the positions
which they sought. Pugh Is a lawyer and a
farmer. who has never appeared in public
on the stage" All indications point to the
fact that the democrats are uneasy over the
situation. Not Only Push, but Bradley. the
republican boss" of Kentucky. and others
of smaller caliber, have been deluying the
district with OratOry. and TIE condition has
arrived at that point where the democrats
have determined to call for help. Several
OF the big guns OF the party, including
Blackburn and Breckenridge are going TO
the rescue of the farmer candidate and
their presence may save the day, but lust
now the result appears in doubt II Hart
wins IL will be by small majority very
much less than that of Paynter in ~
I'm the Tenth md Eleventh.
Just previous to the adjournment Of the
recent session of Congress VI. c. Isle Rep
resentative OF the tenth district died at his
home, so that now there is vacancy w
NJ. Beckner is the democratic and John L.
Bosley the republican candidate to fill this
unexpired term. while for the Fifty-fourth
Congress the aspirants are j. NJ Kendall
democrat. and y. 7. Hopkins republican
The sixteen counties composing the district
at the election IN 1872 gave the following
vote: Isle. democrat. l4.5lj; Russell, re-
publican, li.143; Lisle's majority, 2TI2
This district is located In the extreme
southeastern corner of the state border
irg on West Virginia. The ways of the
Inhabitants are decidedly primitive; they
are almost entirely without railroads and
Louisyillian could go TO Washington In
lass time than he could go to some of the
county capitals in the district. The people
are as olannish as the Scots, and as a re-
suit, neighbOrhoOd feuds are of frequent
occurrence. The principal business which
engages their attention is the cultivation
Of corn and "tatters" In the summer and
''huntin an talkin' poletix in the winter -
The outcome OF the canvass In this dis
trict Is Swallowed In doubt. The republicans
are making an aggressive campaign. hope
full of winning. The democrats are not
sanguine. and during this month the terri
tory will be overrun with eloquent appeals
TO the unterrified to rally to the rescue of
the whole ticket
The Kilkenny cat fight among the repub-
Hcans Of the eleventh district continues TO
rage With fiery. This is the only district