The morning call., 1894-09-15
BET ON OWENS
Money Going Against
Breckenridge.
BEFORE THE BATTLE.
Sports Play the Blue
Grass Election.
TO-DAY TELLS THE STORY.
Things Warm Up All Over the
District.
TO-DAY TELLS THE STORY.
WOMEN AND PREACHERS TALK.
The Congressman Very Confident
That He VIII Be Returned
at the Primaries.

LEXINGTON, KY, Sept. 14.-Both Owens
and Breckinridge closed here tonight,
breckenridge speaking at the courthouse
and Owens at the opera house. The
Breckinridge forces made a big parade
and demonstration, having several bands
and drum corps. Breckinridge's speech
was simply an arraigument of Mr.. Owens,
repeating his charges and criticizing
Owens denial.
The opera-house was full. Owens de-
MED in bitter terms Breckinridge's charges
that he Is broken-down gambler, or that
he was put ont OF a Louisville hotel. A
conference was held by Mr.. Owens friends
and an additional statement to that made
last night was given out. The statement
Is emphatic in its denial of all of Breckin-
ridges charges. BE says over his sigma
ture:
''It Is significant that the Breckinridge
men obtain only The affidavit of j. A. FL
lott to substantiate even the semblance of
his charges. and l invite any intelligent
persons judgment of the character of the
a af1davit of Elliott. 1t bears all the ear
marks of what lawyers term a cooked
affidavit, and upon its face is unworthy The
respect OF any one. Elliott, under the
pressure evidently placed upon him, could
not say that he knew me personally, and
1t he knew me at all his knowledge is such
as shows him to be certainly an unreliable
witness. l dismiss this charge which
breckinridge has harbOred for months
with the contempt both be and it merits.
Equally false aud contemplate are the
charges that l have been in the habit of
gaming with intoxicated young men, that
L engaged in games with such men 10 take
advantage of them - that my board bill
and expenses were ever paid by another.
Il have no recollection of having any
converse tion with r. Z. Edmonson, and |
am free TO say that his affidavit bears all
the evidence of being the result of the
same sort of pressure as that of Elliott.
dismiss these charges with the assurance
hat they viii not deceive any friend of
| mine. and | submit to the generous nature
of even my enemies in this contest that the
attack upon me at this time without op-
portunty of full investigation and the
production of evidence is like an assault
In the night, Again l appeal 10 my eoun-
trymen to condemn the prompters of these
ISLANDERS at the polls on Saturday."
Settle spoke at Owenton tonight to the
people of his home county. The betting
here is 2 to 1 Oh Owen tonight.
Women we're out all over the Breckin-
ridge district to-day urging voters on for
to-morrow's primaries. Their presence
had much to do with preventing fights.
There does not seem to be any chance for
fraudulent voting or false counting. as
each candidate has an election officer.
The best politicians are behind Breckin.
ridge. They are working as if it were a
matter of life and death.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 14.-A special train
of six cars left Latonia racing park TO-
n ight filed with horsemen who are going
to the Ashland district to take part in the
Breckinridge-O Settle nomination to-
morrow.