The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-09-20

Now that their favorite, for whom
they fought so valiantly, seems TO have
suffered defeat they feel honor bound |
to support his opponent.
Breckenridge absolutely refuses to
talk. The most thorough investiga-
ton tonight failed to find shadow of |
ground for the rumor that he will con-
test Ovens election. Everybody Is |
thoroughly tired OF the fierce contest
that terminated In yesterdays prlmar-
les. To contest the election would be 10
prolong the struggle. The prokabili-
ties, therefore, seem to be against the
contest.
The best figures obtainable here to-
night at this hour give the totals for
the candidates as follows: Owens,
1890; Breckenridge. 1870; Settle, 8, 405.
Owens plurality 800. The corrected
returns which are expected tomorrow
will probably vary but little from these
figures.
Church People on Top.
A strong clinridge man, a cashier
of one of the banks here, attributed
the defeat of his candidate to the op-
POSITION of Judge Morton and President
McGarver of the Christian church.
He said: 1.-THE Christian church has
a very strong following here and
while ordinarily we should have given
800 or 1000 plurality to Breckenridge
we carried Fayette county by only 205
votes"
Colonel John r. Allen, county at
torney, one OF Breckinridge's lncessant
supporters, says lie intends to support
Owens, and in fact Is wearing an
Owens button.
Breckinridgo's Friends Are snlien.
FRANKFORT, KY, Sept. 16.-The
Breckinrldge men are reluctant to
acknowledge their defeat. Some are
still clai ming the nomination of
Colonel Breckenridge by small plu-
rality. They base their hopes OF con-
testing the election GU the fact that
Owens own county vote fell of 500
from last fall. Chairman Gaines Of the
Breckenridge committee here went to
Lexington tonight t, consult his party
leaders there. The official count will
he held here tomorrow, and as u ma
jority of the elections committee favor
Breckenridge 1t is expected that adj
vantage will lie taken of every con-
tested vote to seat tile colonel.
Bishop Duncan, in n prayer before
| the Methodist conference here today,
thanked God that the right had been
upheld in putting down bad men who
aspired to public office.
Desha Breckenridge stIll Hopeful.
At 10 y. ID. Desha Breckenridge said
he was confident of his fathers cleo
ton, saying: II can not give out G
statement by counties, but our lates
reports reduce Ovens plurality
to l41. l am sure the count will bt
given us by the district committee
whom 1t meets. II 1t does not | am MOI
prepared TO say what will follow
may be contest"
At Midway Bert Hammond came
and confessed that he cast an illega
vote and asked that one less vote b,
counted for Owens. The judges re
fused TO do this and Hamnond wal
summoned to appear in court to
morrow.
Colonel Thompson Disappointed.
New York. Sept. 10. = Colone
Breckinridg gels defeat was severe dis
appointment to Colonel Thompson
who was counsel for the Kentuck lar
in the suit brought by Miss Pollard
Colonel Thompson was at thu
Hotel Waldorf today. 81
seems" lie said, that th
enemies OF Colonel Breckenridge hav
triumphed. No man has been NOR
shamefully misrepresented aud villiiie'
and all because he would not elevat
, his mistress TO place above his chlldre
In his household
"Do you think this means the en-
of the colopePs political career?'
> ut looks as If II might, at least !
. Kentucky. But he gave his opponent
. a game fight. He had the prayin
: women and the machine against hin
aud yet was beaten by only few hur
dred votes"
! A Tragedy Growing Out OF the Figh
! PARIS, KY, Sept 16,-At Riddle
Mills, this county, this morning, Be
Duval shot and fatally wounded r.
= Faulkner. The trouble originated ov'
g the former challenging the latIei's vo
ut yesterdays election.