The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-17
A CONTEST THREATENED.
BreckinridRe Managers Claim Owens
Plurality Is Only 165.

BreokinridRe Managers Claim Owens
Plurality Is Only 165.
Lexington, KY, Sept 6.-Breckinridge
managers claim Owens plurality on the
face of the returns is only l65, and say
they will contest and have the election
! declared for, Breckenridge. Owens man
ayers deny there is ground for contest,
and still claim 300 as his majority.
CHEATING WILL CAUSE BLooDsHED.
Frankfort, KY, Sept. l6-During the
night and far into the early hours of sun
day the friends of w. G. Owens here
exhibited their enthusiasm shooting fire
works and parading. Main street was
lined with old and young celebrating the
victory. To-day everywhere there is
anxiety to know the exact result. Breck-
| inridge men in some instances still held
| out that their man was winner, and the
official count will in their opinion so de-
clare. Noel Gaines, prominent Breck-
| inridge lieutenant. was asked tonight re-
| garding the threats OF contest, and said:
what is the use of a contest when we
have the race won. l honestly believe
| Breckenridge has secured the nomination
! by a safe, but small majority"
An Owens man said tonight that he
thought such talk was a "bluff, " and
! showed clearly that Breckinridge was
dying hard. But he added, ''if they
| attempt to defraud our man out of the
result there will be blood spilled
! The election was too hard
fought and won to be stolen. The first
sign of chicanery means blood The peo-
| pie generally regard Owens as the right
ful nominee and should the district com
mittee, which has a majority for
Breckinridge, declare their favorite the
nominee, a split is certain"
BE WILL BE DEFEATED ANYHOW.
Lexington, KY, Sept 18. - Desha
Breckenridge gave out the following at 10
O'Clock tonight: while / cannot give
out statement by countless | will say
| that the reports received by us have de-
creased Owens plurality TO IA votes. l
believe the committee will give the count
to father. In the event that he does not
| receive the couut, l am not prepared to
say what will follow; may be contest"
SAYS THERE WILL BE CONTEST.
Col. Breckinrdge,s son Desha says
fraud has been practiced in Scott, Henry
and Franklin counties, and that Owens
nomination will be contested If Owens
is turned down his friends will run him
as an independent.
THE FIGHT RENEWED
Col. Breckenridge, the defeated candi-
date forStOngress, came into town early
this morning from Trevillia Being
asked as to his future plans he said that
at present he did not wish to be inter
viewed on any subject whatever. When
rendered sympathy for his defeat one of
his supporters from Scott county, who
was present, remarked: 1--WE are much
obliged for your sympathy, but we do not
consider that we are defeated"
A disinterested party remarked to the
colonel that he believed he had a bright
future in store, that he had been punished
enough both in the courts at Washington
and by the verdict of the Kentucky peo-
pie, and that if ne should continue to
fight the battles of the party in the future
as he had in the past, he could easily be
returned to congress two years hence.
The colonel, with one of his blandest
smiles, replied Two years is a long
way off, my boy, and we don't know what
may happen in that time"
REPUBLICAN COULD BEAT HIM.
The expression of his face seemed to
warrant the belief that he felt somewhat
confident of his nomination in the
present contest Several of the colonel's
closest friends have been busy all
day figuring on the returns They
that Owens only has 1872 majority. State
Dents to this effect are being sent to the
| Breckenridge committeeman in each
| county in the district with instructions
to thoroughly investigate the vote. so
that before next Saturday, the day set
for canyassing the vote and de-
| claring the nominee, thev will
be asked to furnish sufficient facts to
warrant a contest being made. According
10 the rules, wherever a contest is sus-
tanned in precinct the entire vote of
that precinct is thrown out Six of the
ten district committeeman are friends of
Breckinridge. Should the committee de-
clare him the nominee q protest would 20
up from the entire district, and a repub-
lican would have a better chance of be-
ing elected to congress.
The streets have been filled with people
ever since early morning and nothing but
the election has been discussed. No
new returns have been brought
in which will materially affect the
result. Several fights occurred
between partisans, the most serious
George Hukill shot William Wallace
through the knee. Joseph r. Hancock,
president of the Henry Clay Republican
| Club said to-day that straight republi-
can ticket would be put in the field The
convention to select delegates will be held
in this city next Wednesday. The nomi-
nation will be made Sept. rs.
The Lexington ministers finished up
Breckenridge to-day At the Broadway
| Christian church DIR. Jenkins caused five
of his congregation friends Of Breckin-
ridge, TO leave the house by his sermon,
which was devoted almost entirely to the
defeated congressman. DIR. jenkins said
ii did him good 10 know how the hearts
OF Christians all over the district were
bubblinV over with Joy because Of Breck-
inridge's defeat.
The Owens club tonight placed a guard
at the county clerks Office at Frankfort
where the returns are, 10 see that
Breckinridge men made no attempt 20 de-
fraud Owens out Of the nomination.
There was much excitement here tonight.
Spies have been sent 10 Owen and Henry
counties where fraud is alleged and IL is
probable the election will be con
tested. The Breckenridge people
say they have reduced the plurality Of
Owens 10 l46 votes At the Owens head
! quarters his followers were very uneasy,
fearing trouble in declaring their man
the nominee and threaten 10 throw their
strength 20 the republican candidate.
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