Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-18
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 IDs $ --' ( Up the Sponge and Quit OWENS, WITH FLT4&GC L@l Will on Next Saturday, at Frankfort, Be Declared the
 Democratic Nominee.
OWENS, WITHFLTINGcoL@e

LEXINGTON, Ky, Sept. 17.-Everything is quiet tonight, the nomination oi Owens being conceded. It has, however, been a more exciting day than any of the preced- ing week.
 When the Owens men claimed the nomi- nation by decisive majority Saturday night the Breckinridge men stood pat. Yesterday they worked harder than ever.i | Today it became known that their repre- sentatives had been dispatched into the different parts of the district to get all evi- dence, with view of contesting the non1i- nation before the democratic congressional district committee, which meets at Frank fort next Saturday aud which is the re- turning board that makes the official count and declaration as to who is the nominee. This committee is each county. Fayette county, the home of Brecklnridge, bas two legislative districts, and hence two members of this committee, !, each of the other seven counties having one. The member of the state democratic committee for the Seventh district is the
 tenth member of the committee, which was known to stand six for Breckinridge and
 four anti Breckinridge.
 As this committee has done everything in it's power for Brt cSinridge, in fixing a late date for the primaries, adopting the challenge rule and everything else be wanted, the, Owens men were alarmed today on finding out that Breckinridge's agents were at work with view to presenting evil deuces of the contest before this committee next Saturday. They learned of letters sent to the committee of the agencies at
 work in different counties working up the case, and believed there was well planned purpose to throw out the vote of certain
 precincts on the ground of irregularities and declare Breckinridge the nominee. It
 was promptly announced that four mem-
 bers of the district committee would make minority report Saturday and appeal to the democrats. This meant Owens and
 Breckinridge would both be candidates and
 fight to finish in November. Meantime
 the republicans, who hold their convention here September 26, began to regard their
 unnamed nominee as the favorite, and there was much excitement.
 The tide was turned in the afternoo n when B. J. Welsh, the committeem en from Breokinridge's home, and one of his strongest supporters, announced that he would never vote to go behind the returns when the committee met at Frankfort. As , Ibis would leave the committee tie, or S,e to live in any event. and as other | Breckinridge men on this district com nit | tee who had stood by him to the last were | guard of the silver-tongued orator gave up l the struggle. They will not, howev CT
 concede the plurality of 526, which the | Owens men claiDl tonight from complete returns. Among Breckinridge's strongest friends are the nominees here on the county ticket, | and they as well as other county candidates were not disposed to hazard their interests by assisting in throwing out any of the Owens precincts at Frankfort next Satur- day.
 Colonel Breckinridge will serve till next March.