San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-09-15
OLD SINNERS DISTRICT.
HOT TIMES IN KENTUCKY TODAY.
Over the Primary Election Between
Breckenridge, Owens and Settle.
LADIES TAKING AN ACTIVE PART
CARRYING BANNERS PRO
TECT OUR HOMES"
Whisky Men, Office Holders and
the Big Corporations are Back
ing the Game Old Sinner.

LEXINGTON, KY, Sept. l5.-The
polls opened at Z a. m, for the most
hot primary election ever known
in this Congressional or any other
Kentucky district, il not in the
country. The candidates for the
Democratic nomination for Con-
gress are w. G. p. Breckenridge, Of
Lexington, w. C. Owens, of George
town and Evan Settle, Of Owen
ton, who have for months been
speaking in the eight counties.
During the past few weeks the con-
test has been very bitter and with
in the past forty-eight hours char
ges have been made by candidates
against their opponents which
many predict will yet result in a
resort to the code or blood shed of
some kind. The primary election
of today will name the nominee,
but it is feared that it will not set
tie some of their issues. Beside the
feeling between the contestants,
life long friends and neighbors
are at swords points. Wives,
mothers, and others are ap-
prehensive that those who
they love may become involved in
serious conflicts before the polls
close at 4 p. m. today. Some ladies
are taking a more active part and
are out electioneering against
Breckenridge. Many ladies are at
the prayer meetings called for sup
plications during the election for
the protection Of honor of homes,
etc. But most of the females, sup
plications are at their homes. This
is due to the Pollard scandal which
came in the district soon after Col.
Breckenridge was elected two
wears ago and which became a ma
tional scandal almost a year ago.
Long before the Pollard suit was
brought at Washington, the scan
dal had the district stirred up. The
ministers and church men are
cooperating with the women in
their canvass for "The protection
of homes" while there have been
all sorts of moral and other
movements against Breckenridge.
He and his friends have main
tanned a perfect organization
throughout the district and they
turned up like veteran politicians
at the opening Of the polls. Fed
eral officers, distillers, railroad and
other powerful interests are with
Breckenridge. All whom he has
favored during his ten years SER
vice in Congress are fighting hard
for him. Senators Lindsay, at
Frankfort, and Blackburn, at Yer
SALES, are sboth residents Of this
Congressional district and both
are quietly but earnestly working
against Breckenridge, but the ward
and township politicians are with
the congressman. The district is
composed of Bourbon, Fayette,
Franklin, Henry, Oldham, Owen,
Scott and WoOdford counties. AS
the returns from many voting
places must be carried long dis
Ud0CeS Oh nOISeDdCh, W WV
graph offices, if the result
is close it is not likely that
the successful nominee will be
knewn before Monday. The head
quarters of Breckenridge and
Owens are both here. Settles
headquarters are at Owenton. AS
the Breckenridge men have more
perfect organization as well as the
machine, they propose to not sleep
until they know the result. 1t is
charged that they have used the
party machinery in the canvass
and will do so to the last. The
ruling of the district committee in
challenging those suspected OF not
supporting the nominee is keeping
many Democrats from the polls
and is also causing bad blood. The
fact that many bets have been
made on both sides is a tend
ency TO intensity the bitterness,