New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-18
FRAUD, SAYS BRECKENRIDGE
ALLEGING THAT HE WAS CHEATED IN
THE COUNT OF VOTES.
OWENS SURE. HOWEVER. OF BETWEEN 200 AND
400 PLrRAILrY-A CONTEST WILL PROB
ABLY BE MADE.
.aY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRrBrxB.i

Lexington KY. Sept. l7.-Lexington was filled
with strangers to-day. VINO came here TO learn
the latest news about the Owens Breckenridge
primary. Rumors flew thick and fast all day,
emanating from the Breckinrdge headquar-
ters to the effect that the plurality Of owens
was away below that given In Saturday nights
returns. At first they said that Owens had
plurality OF only 1S9. and they whitfield this
down TO thirty-one. Where they got their In
formation nobody seems to know. one o! the
spies sent out to discover fraud returned home
to-day but when by The Tribune CORE
spondent he soemnly affirmed that he had not
been to either Henry or Owens county. Desha
BreckInrldgc Judge Frank A. Bullock. and Cir
cult Clerk James c. Rogers went down to
Georgetown to-day and tried 70 have one Of the
precincts thrown out. bur the committee would
not allow H.
The situation seems TO be about this: The
breckenridge managers have sent out letters to
all the chairmen OF the county committees in
the district admonishing them to use the great
est care In counting the returns In the mean
time the prominent supporters Of breckenridge
who formed his executive committee are try
ing to create the impression that no attempt
will be made TO go behind the returns u Is
believed. however. by those on the inside that
when the District Committee meets next Sat
urday the Breckinrfdge people will be on hand
with enough proof OF fraud TO enable the ma
jority 81 the committee. which is for Breckin-
ridge TO declare him the nominee. Those
friends OF his who are candidates for county
Offices affect to be willing to give up tho fight
now They are doing this. the Owens men
say in order tina, their own chances for poti-
cal prefernent may not be injured at the com
Ing fail election.
judge James H. Jewell, author Of the aphor-
ism. Politics is HI" said tonight:
They oush, to take their medicine. All Dcmo-
which Is unfair ard while was Breckinridgc
man myself. SEE no sense in making a protest
need not expect them TO be absolutely pure
Many other breckenridge men who think
they have n political future are Of the same
opinion as Judge Jewell. but Moses Kaufman.
one OF the leading members Of Brccknricge's
Executive Committee. said tonight:
II the majority FOR Mr. owens does not dwindle
test. but II 1t Is shown that he IS credited WIN
only enough votes TO give him he noyiin2ti9n;;
upon his contesting the election. They have over
$500 waGcred , on the ry'I bro am fraud rn 10 '
Major H. G. Mcdowell. the Republican who
has been spoken Of as probable candidate for
Congress against Colonel Brcckinrdgc. should
IN. latter be nominated refuses 20 talk on the
situation saving that he does not wish to leOpar-
die the chances Of the Republican party by any
uttcrance ne might make Official returns rom
all the counties give Mr.. Owens 33' plurality, ana
there is no doubt In the minds 81 wrll-niormed
politicians that his permanent plurality VIII De
between 900 and 400 votes.
Tonight Colonel breckenridge furnished
statement To- the press. in which ne charges
that the greatest frauds were perpetrated
against him In Scott. Fayette and FRANKLIN
counties in the primary last Saturday. While
he does not say In so many words that he VIII
contest the primary. his language indl'at'S
,hat no viii do SO He says that he believes he
received 4 majority OF the legal Democratic
votes and indicates that he Will make IL warm
for those who committed the frauds