The herald., 1894-09-16

congregational primary today, but the in
dicatione point to q victory for w. G.
Owens by about 1000 majority. There
has been bitter fight in every precinct
in the district, but the Owens men have
succeeded in carrying the day as far as
can be learned at this hour. No ser.
ious difficulties have occurred.
HOPING AGAINST HOPE.
At q late hour tonight, while the
Breckenridge people still claim their
man will pull through, their confidence is
not very marked. They are evidently
greatly surprised OF the outcome OF the
DAVIS voting. In Fsyette county they
expected nothing short OF 700 or 800 ma
iority. But the work that was done
against him brought his msjority down
to little over 200. In Franklin county.
where the Breckinridgs forces expected
q majority OF loo. the Ovens people have
q majority of not less than 300. In
Woodford and other counties the same
story is told. The feeling in Henry
countv was bitter and q serious fight oc-
Cured during the afternoon at Lock-
port.
THE COLONEL SUBMITS CALMLY.
1t is said tonight that Mr.. BreckiD-
idge expressed his willingness to cub
hit calmly to the decision OF the voters.
he is quoted as saying that ii defeated
no one will give more ardent support to
the nominee than he, and that he will
advise all his friends to do the same. He
will be Democrat first, last and all the
time.
DISGRACE AvERTED.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 15.-Late re-
turns to the Courier-,Tournal make the
total vote: Owens, 8l02; Breckenridge.
1887; Settle. 34O7; giving Owens the
nomination by plurality OF 4l5.
mir. Watterson has the following at
the head OF the news column:
The good people Of Kentucky will
breathe freer todey. 1t was fierce. re-
lentless fight, but the honor OF the state
was involved; its virtue. manhood and
Christianity. The church bells ring out
happy auguries; the prayers today give
thanks to God. Great disgrace has been
averted. The good eenss and integrity
of the people OF the Ashland district
and OF popular government have been
vindicated."
AN OWENS landslide.
A special from La Grande to the Post
at Z :45 p. m. said:
The vote in this (Oldhaml county is
an Owens landslide. The result in the
county is as follows: Owens. 407; Brock
inridge, PAL; Settle, 1858; Ovens plu-
rality, l66.
EARLY RETURNS.
Indications are that Owens has car
ried Franklin county by 800 plurality !;
Woodiord by 250, Oldham by l44. Scott
by 1000, Bourbon by 100 and Henry by
200. Owen county is conceded to Settle
by about 1900 plurality, aud Breckin-
ridge polled q much larger vote than
was expected. Breckinridge will prob.
ably carry Fsyetts county. though the
vote in the county as O whole will be
close.
OWENS NOMINATED.
CNcNNArI. Sept. l5.-Samuel J. Rob-
erts, editor OF the Kentucky Daily
Leader, telegraphed from Lexington
three hours after the polls closed:
"Owena' nomination seems certain,
unless Owen county gives Breckinridgs
an enormous vote. There 10 no tele-
graph Office there and returns are allow. I"
Madeline Pollard it not in Lexington,
es reported.
BRECKENRIDGE MAN STABBED.
VERSAILLES. KY. Sept. 15.-Out in
the haywood nsighborhood, five miles
east Of this city, there was a pitched
battle this morning between Breckin-
ridge and Owens men. G.. W. Gillespie,
a Breckinridge. man, was stabbed twice
just above the heart in the back. 1t
was impossible to find out who did the
cutting. The wounded man says he is
coming to Versailles ito vote for Bill
BreckinIids if it kills him." His ply
sician says he will die if he persists.