Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-18
BRECKENRIDGE GONE
The Nomination Of his Opponent Ovens
Nov Conceded.
A DAY OF EXCITEMENT.
Search OF Representatives Of the silver.
Tongued" for Fraud--No Moro
Agitation Likely.

LEXINGTON. KY, September H.
nation OF Owens being conceded. 1t has.
however. been more exciting day than
any OF the preceding week. When the
Owens men claimed the nomination by
decisive plurality Saturday night, the
Breckenridge men stood pat. Yesterday
they worked harder than ever. To-day
Il became known that representatives OF
theirs had been dispatched into the diff
ferent parts of the district to get all pos
stble evidence with a view TO contest
ing the nomination before the Democratic
Congressional District Committee. which
meets at Frankfort next Saturday, and
which IL the returning board that makes
the Official count and the declaration as to
who Is the nominee.
This committee is composed OF one
member from each county. Fayette
county. the home Of Breckenridge. has
two legislative districts. and hence two
members OF this committee, each Of the
other seven counties having one. The
member OF the State Democratic Commit
tee for the Seventh District is the tenth
member OF the committee, which was
known 10 stand six for Breckenridge and
four anti-Breckinridge. AS this commit
tee has done everything in its power for
Breckenridge in fixing a later day for the
primaries. adopting the challenge rule,
and doing everything else ne wanted, the
Owens men were alarmed to-day on find
ing that Breckenridge agents were at
a n evidence
for contest before the committee next
Saturday. They learned Of letters sent
TO the committee of agents work In dit
ferent counties working up the case, ana
believed there was n well-planned pur-
pose to throw out the vote Of certain
precincts on the ground of Irregularities
and declare Breckenridge the nominee.
REPUBLICAN HOPE
II was promptly announced that a num-
Der OF districts would make a minority
report and appeal TO the Democrats. This
meant that owens and breckenridge
would both be candidates and would
fight 10 n finish in November. Meantime
the Republicans. who hold their conyen-
ton here September Goth. began % re-
gard their unnamed nominee as the Ia
vorte, and the Democrats became much
excited. The tide was turned in the
afternoon. when b. J. WEIGH. the com
mitteeman from Breckinr.lge's home. and
one OF his strongest supporters, an
nounced that he would never vote TO 20
behind the returns when the committee
met at Frankfort. As this would leave
the committee tie. or five to five la any
event. and as other Breckenridge men on
the district committee who had stood by
him TO the last were not disposed TO 20
behind the returns. the old guard OF the
silver-tongued orator gave up the strug-
gle.
They will not. however. concede the plu-
rality of 526 which the Owens men claim
tonight from the complete returns
Among Breckinridge's strongest friends
are the nominees here on the county
ticket. but they. as well as all other
county candidates, are not disposed 10
hazard their interests by assisting IN
throwing out any OF the owens precincts
at Frankfort next Saturday. II Is not
likely that there will be any more agita-
ton. Colonel Breckenridge viii serve TIL
next March.