The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-09-19

Now that their favorite, for whom
they fought so valiantly, seems to have
suffered defeat they feel honor bound
to support his opponent.
Breckenridge absolutely refuses t.
talk. The most thorough investiga.
ton tonight failed to find q shadow Of
ground for the rumor that he will con.
test Ovens election. Everybody il
thoroughly tired of the fierce contest
that terminated In yesterdays primar.
les. To contest the election would he Ia
prolong the struggle. The proeabili.
ties, therefore, seem 10 be against the
contest. -.
The best figures obtainable here to
night at this hour give the totals for
the candidates as follows: Owens.
1890; Brecklnridge, 1910; Settle. 3.4O5.
Ovens plurality 800. The corrected
returns which are expected tomorrow
will probably vary but little from these
figures.
Church People ON Top.
A strong Breckenridge man, a cashier
Of one of the banks here, attributed
the defeat of his candidate to the op-
position of Judge Morton and President
McGarver Of the Christian church.
He said: 1.-THE Christian church has
very strong following here and
while ordinarily We should have given
800 or 1000 plurality to Breckenridge,
we carried Fayette county by only 2O5
votes"
Colonel John r.. Allen, county at.
torney, one of Breckinridge's incessant
supporters, says he intends to support
Owens, and In fact Is wearing an
Owens button.
Breckinridge's Friends Are sullen.
FRANKFORT. KY. Sept 16.-The
Breckinridge men are reluctant to
acknowledge their defeat. Some are
still claiming the nomination of
Colonel Breckenridge. by small plu.
ra!ity. They base their hopes of con-
testing the election on the fact that
Owens own county vote fell off 500
from last fall. Chairman Gaines of the
Breckinridce committee here went to
Lexington tonight II consult his party
leaders there. The official count will
be held here tomorrow, and as ma
jority of the elections committee favor
Breckenridge it is expected that ad-
vantage will be taken of very con.
tested vote to seat the colonel
Bishop Duncan, in prayer. before
the Methodist conference here today,
thanked God that the right had been
upheld In putting down bad men who
aspired to public Office. e.
Desha Breckinridge Still Hope full.
At 10 p. m. Desha Breckenridge said
he was confident of his fathers cleo
tion. saying: II can not give out a
statement by counties. but our latest
reports reduce Ovens plurality
to 141. l am sure the count will be
given us by the district committee
to say what will follow,
maybe contest"
At Midway Bert Hammond came
and confessed that he cast AN illegal
vote and asked that one less vote be
for Owens. The judges re-
fused to do this aud Hammond was
summoned to appear in court to.
morrow.
Colonel Thompson Disappointed.
New YORK. Sept l6. = Colonel
Breckinridge's defeat was severe dis
10 Colonel Thompson,
who was counsel for the Kentuckian
in the suit brought by Miss Pollard.
Colonel Thompson was at the
Hotel Waldorf today. ut |
seems," he said, ]: "that the
enemies of Colonel Breckenridge have
No man has been more |
misrepresented and villified
md all because he would not elevate
MS mistress to place above his children
n his household"
"Do you think this means the end
If the colonel's political career?"
ut looks as If 1t might, at least In
But he gave bis opponents
| game fight. He had the praying
women and the m achine' against him.
md yet was beaten by only few hum
lred votes"
! Tragedy Growing Out Of the Fight.
PARIS, KY. Sept. le.-At Riddles
Hills, this county. this morning, Ben
)uval shot aud fatally wounded Ed
faulkner. .,The trouble originatedtover
he former challenging the lattel's vote
{ yesterday 8 election.