New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-15
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ONLY THE BRECKINRIDGE CAUSE HURT
THE CHARGES AGAINST MR.. OWENS PROMPTLY
AND SPECIFICALLY DENIED RIOTING IN
LEXINGTON TO-DAY FEARED.
Lexington KY, Sept. "A (SpeciaD.-Colonel Brock
inrldge and his campaign managers here seem to
have been fairly caught in very bungling piece
Of sharp practice. for their sensational attack upon
Mr.. owens. reserved to he sprung late last night
and so prevent reply of any sort from reaching
the great bulk OF the voters in the country sections
OF the district came by some chance to Mr..
Owens's knowledge. and prompt and sweeping de-
NAL of the charges made against him was got
out o'clock this morning. in time to he printed
simultaneously with the Breckenridge interview In
every considerable newspaper in Kentucky This
afternoon Mr.. Owens publishes additional speci-
hc denial of all the charges in the local press. and
denOunces as Infamous and coward,y the underhand
methods pursued in launching Mr.. Brecknridge's
accusations at moment when apparently no
answer could be prepared in time to meet them.
The charges themselves were 50 flmsily and feeby
constructed that they could not possibly stand the
test Of examination and Mr.. Owenss denial OF
them is accepted by public opinion as wholly salts
factory and conclusive. The net result has been,
consequently. that the bomb" intended 10 be ex-
plodei by Colonel Breckenridge has injured nobody
but the political manipulators who looishy set it
off too prematurey. The city is filled tonight with
excited crowds Of voters the two rival mass-meet-
drawing out the full local strength of the two op-
posing factions.
The chief feature at the owens meeting was q
speech from the candidate himself. in which he
referred to the Breckenridge interview published
this morning, and denounced the author OF ii with
unsparng inVective as falsifier a coward and an
assassin of character. Colonel Breckenridge spoke
to his admirers from an open stand facing the
bronze statue of John c. Breckenridge, erected by
Fayette County In memory OF that gallant kep-
tuckan Of brilliant accomplishments ana nn-
stained honor. The imposing shadow of his unce's
fame brought no embarrassment to the nephew's
fluent and self-complacent oratory, and he re-
pedted. unblushingly the egotstical and Illogical
arguments which have formed the basis of his
recent appeal for a 'vndicati don" Contrary to
general expectation, little disorder occurred during
the evening. and serious trouble Of any kind
will remain open tomorrow until y. m, and ii Is
hoped that the result of the primary election will
he known definitely before midnight.
Alarm has been caused by the report from both
the owens and Breckenridge headquarters that
hundreds of men. secretly armed. Will be- at each
OF protecting their respective challenges. 1t Is
nOunced that voter whose ai'ii alton with the
Democratic party is not well established or who re-
fuses pledge his support TO the nominee VIII De
denied his ballot by the Breckenridge election Off
GERS To overcome the loss from this bold move.
the Owens organizers declare their intention TO chal
lenge every Breckenridge man who approaches the
polls and by thus delaying the election, force their
opponents to be fair. There are the gravest fears
OF riots in Lexington tomorrow. The Mayor to-day
bv proclamation commanded all nQuOr-shops TO re-
manned closed during the progress OF the primary.
and an extra force of police will be on duty AZ
every point where trouble Is expected. The booths
have been erected and the approach 10 edch voting
place will be guarded by a long railing. within
which only one man AT time can pass.