The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-09-18
Statement In Which He Bsnounces His
Opponents and lntimates He Is
Not Yet Defeated.
RELIES ON THE COMMITTEE
And Says the Congressional Nom
ination Has Not Yet Been Made.
Friends of Owens Now Claima Plurality
of 526, and DO Not Believe
There Will BE a Contest.

LEXINGTON, KY, Sept I-There seems
to be no doubt about Colonel Breckinridge
making a fight for the nomination beforel
the district committee. on which al pos
sible pressure has been brought tonight.
Breckenridge late tonight made public q
statement in which he says he secured a
majority Of the legal Democratic votes OF
the district, and that fraud was practiced
against him in several Counties The fol-
lowirg is Breckinridge's statement: None
OF the interviews printed in various papers.
purportng to be held with me, were au-
thorized by me. The Democratic commit
tee of the district alone has the power 10
declare who Is the nominee. and until shat
declaration is made no one Is the nomincs
OF the party. and when 1t Is made I viii
loyalty submit 10 the decision aud suppost
the person declared 10 be the nominee.
Under the law and under afie rule Of tia
party 1t alone has the power TO ascertain
what votes have been cast what votes
shall be counted and what declared TO Ia
fraudulent. No court has any power over
hs action. and / would regret to see New
York judicial methods introduced tnto
Kentucky politics and plant judges COR
rl1ptly giving the apparent sanction OF ths
judicial proceedings to base methods.
what is the legal vote OF the eight
counties Of this congressional district is a
question which is not In my power to d.
eide, and when decided by the proper l.
tho,aties il viii be adopted as binding ~
me and my friends, and until that is dona
any charges that he or his friends will at
tempt in the way OF 'shananigan' or i'm
proper practices are alike insolent AID
false; and when coming from the Courier
Journal and Louisville Times. owned and
edited by a gang OF blacSIna.lers. IL is IN
insolent intermeddling with the affairs or
the district, and a corrupt attempt 70 pre-
vent proper investigation ana deli5erate
action. The nomination has not yet been
made. and IL might not be improper TO
suggest that insclent abuse does not tend
towards harmony, nor will IL lead to the
path Of party victory. And II might be
well for those who are plotting TO discharges
their employees and evict their tenants be-
cause they voted for me 10 suspend their
.sThe extraordinary order OF the judge OF
the Fourteenth judicial district, obtained,
as II was, By the friends OF air. Owens,
seems to decide that the party had no
right TO require a voter at the primary
this is tenable only on the ground tnat
under the Carroll law voter at the
primary election it not bound. hound by the re-
primary election not ret-Iiate upon
him who obtained this Injunction. and In
voked thss law. 1 do not believe that such
is the law, and, 10 use the In.ldest term
possible concerning that order, issued under
the circumstances think IL was improvi-
dertly given, and i for one repudiate it
both principle or as morals. / have
no doubt Of. my nomination by the legal
Democratic votes cast on Saturday, and
that by many votes ] had no doue. that
fraud would be practiced upon me In Scott
county. and / am certain II has been de-
'T believe that at least three hundred IL
legal votes have been cast against me in
the county of Fayette, and perhaps near
ly as many in the county Of Franklin.
81 shall make no frivolous contest. shah
raise no technical questions. nor enter into
contest about doubtful points, bat shall re-
serve until next Saturday the right 10 have
such proceedings taken before the district
committee as viii accord with my Judg-
sI regret certain Incidents OF the day OF
election; the voting with the consent X
not approval, Of the faculty OF George
town College. Of students who had no legal
residence in Georgetown. and some of whom
s'I have no regrets, as look back upon
the canvass, for the utteranccs / felt
called upon to make; and ali statements
made by me- whether IN speeches or inter-
views are absolutely true In fact as well as
moderate i'm utterance and temperate in
II was offered a large amount OF testi-
nlony concerning many or those who at
with Others related TO these persons. All
this declined to use, and while IL might
have made certain enemies less virulent, I
am glad that 1 did not permit any provo
cation TO tempt me TO use IL. My grati-
tude 70 my friends cannot be put into