The record-union., 1894-09-17
Breckin-

Late returns 10 Ine COn7IeF-oOurH0t
make the total vote: Owens, s, 102; Breck-
inridge, 1867; Settle, 3, 407. giving Owens
the nomination by a plurality of 4l6.
Mr.. Watterson has the following at the
head of the news column:
1.-The good people OF Kentucky will
breathe freer to-day. 1t was fierce, re-
leEtless fight; but the honor OF the State
was involved-its virtue manhood and
Christianity. The church bells ring out
happy auguries: the prayers give thanks
to God. Great disgrace has been aVerted
The good sense and the integrity of the
people of the Ashland District and of
popular government have been vindi-
cated.'
n strong Breckenridge man, Cashier
in one of the banks here. attributed the
defeat of his candidate to the opposition
of Judge Morton and Professor NECTAR
vey of the Christian Church. He said:
1.-The Christian Church has very strong
following here, and while ordinarily we
should give 500 or 1000 plurality to
Breckenridge, we carried Fayetete County
by only 205 votes" Colonel John Allen,
County Attorney, one of Breckinridge's
lncessant supporters, says that he intends
to support Owens.
BRECKINRIDGE MEN DO NOT GIVE UP
THE FIGHT.
FRANKFORT (ky.), Sept. 16.-Breckin-
ridge men are reluctant to acknowledge
ing the nomination of Breckenridge by
small majority. They base their hopes of
election in the fact that Owens county
vote fell off 500 from last fall. Chairman
Gaines of the Breckenridge committee
Went to Lexington tonight to consult
party leaders there. The Owens men
claim the nomination by 81 votes The
Official count Will be held to- morrow, and
as a majority of the election committees
tavors Breckenridge, advantage will be
taken of every contested vote to seat
Breckenridge. Mr.. Wilson, in a prayer
before the Methodist conference here to-
day, thanked God that the right had been
upheld in putting down bad men to hold
public office.
CELEBRATING OWENS VICTORY.
GEORGETOWN (Ky.), Sept. l6.-The
people here have not quit celebrating the
triumph of the Hon. w. Z. Owens in the
primary election yesterday. All day
Owens has been flooded with congratu-
lations from all parts of the country. He
bears the well-earned victory with his
usual modesty.
owENITEs CELEBRATE.
GEORGETOWN tKy.), Sept. l6.-When
the news of the victory was made certain
bedlam broke loose. Men were crazy
with JOY and hugged each other. The
good-natured mob, for it was nothing
else, seized upon Mr.. Owens and tried to
carry him upon their shoulders. The
Courthouse bell was rung and fireworks
filled the air. Dry goods boxes were
placed on the public square, and Mr..
Owens WAS lifted upon them. After the
crowds had yelled themselves hoarse.
they insisted on a speech, and Mr.. Owens
spoke briefly. He said: For five months
/ have been furnishing the chin music.
but this is TO me the sweetest music [
ever heard. You have done all you Drom.
ised to do, but l want to enact more
promises from you, and that is to supDort
the nominee, and will swear it. / am
only the instrument through which the
people. the noble men and women. have
the victory. i believed the work of the
men and the tears and prayers of the
women would bring great result"
THE FIGHT NOT GIVEN Up.
LExINGToN, Sept. 16.-No official re-
turns have been received from the
county. most of the telegraph offices in
the small towns being closed on Sunday
The Breckinridge managers from all
parts of the district have been in close
consultation here all day. They figure
Owens plurality at 149. against 400
plurality claimed by the Owens men.
DIR. O'Mahoney, Breckinridge detec-.
tive, has sent TO Henry County to see if
he could not find ground Tor charges of
fraud against the officers in one precinct
in that county, which gave Owens an
overwhelming majority, and thereby
throw the Owens vote out. NJ. Cassaday,
another detective employed by the
Breckinridge forces, is OH similar mis-
sion.
AT 10 P. NJ. Desha Breckenridge said he
was confident of his fathers election,