The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-21
AT HIS RIVALS HOME
COLONEL BRECKENRIDGE SPEAKS
AT GEORGETOWN, Ky.
One of His Adherents shot by An
other While Trying 10 kiiI 'Nig-
gcr"-The Owens barbecue.

LEXINGTON. KY. Aug. 2O.-col. W. C.
r. Breckenridge spoke this afternoon at
GEORGETOWN. the county seat of Scott
county. and the home of Hon. w. c.
Owens. who is his most powerful OPP
porent in his struggle for reelection.
Special trains were run from all parts OF
the district. the Lexington special from
Breckinridge's home taking the majority
of the crowd. The speaking took place IN
the court room. which held about COO peo-
pie.
Colonel Breckenridge was introduced by
John A. Lewis. of Georgetown His adj
dress was an appeal for mercy inasmuch
as he had confessed his sins and laid him.
self at the feet Of his people. He told how
he loved the people of Scott but his refer
ence to the late Vice President Richard NJ.
Johnson was so fresh in the minds of the
people there that his reception was rather
cold.
Prof. J. p. Nelson. teacher in the Ken
lucky State College at Lexington, was shot
in the leg while trying to prevent diff
Guilty between a negro and a white
named Glass. Both Nelson and Glass are
strong Breckenridge men. and Glass. in at
tempting to shoot the negro, in some way
hit Nelson.
The big Owens barbecue will be held here
at Breckinridge's home "Wednesday. one
h NJ mutton. ten beevss, I5OO pounds
or mutton, 1000 gallons of burgoo and 5,o00
loaves or bread have been prepared 10 feed
the crowd. The women of the district in
tereSted In the defeat of Breckenridge viii
furnish basket dinner for $500 persons.
The speakers will be w. G. Owens. David
kead. of this city, and c. j. Lockhart OF
Paris.
Work of Conversational Committees.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2O.-With the close
of Congress the managers of the Congress
sional national campaign committees are
preparing for the fall campaign with much
energy. Senator Faulkner. at the head OF
the Democratic committee. is directing his
efforts toward holding a Democratic ma
jority in the House of Representatives. Ex-
tensive headquarters are in operation, with
the executive work in charge of Secretary
Lawrence Gardner. The work thus far has
been in preparing full statistics of districts,
writing the campaign book and circulating
documents.
The Republican Congressional campaign.
in the absence of Secretary Olds, is in
Mckee. By the decision OF the Republican
national committee. the Congressional cam
paign is left entirely in the hands or the
Congressional committee, with Chairman
Manley acting in an advisory capacity. The
headquarters force is just now engaged in
getting together the campaign text book,
which Captain Mckee expects TO have is
sued by Sept. l. The committee has had
its headquarters open continuously from
Nov. / last. and since that time has circu-
lated 100000 pieces of campaign literature.
This work will be pushed with even great
er diligence from this time forward. A
complete canvass has been made of every
Congressional district in the country, and
the work to be zone mapped out and sys-
tematized In States where a State cam
paign is the work will be left in the
hands Of the State committees entirely.
Where there is no State campaign the Con-
gressional district organization will be CO.
operated with directly.