The morning call., 1894-09-16

They had no votes, but they were the con-
trolling element in the fight.
At the Owens headquarters tonight
their claims have run up from 400 at I
o'clock to two. three, four ana even five
times that plurality. and they say N their
rejoicing:
.'rBe fadies did It,"
The ladies could not get ward workers
to their pray er meetings, but their organi-
ZatOn of committees of one generally got
promises at home out of voters who needed
no watching on entering the booths.
With the saloons closed, the women pray
ing and the best influences all aroused,
there was quiet election with excitement
and bitter feeling at their highest pitch.
The greatest surprise of the day was the
good order everywhere. There were
some personal encounters, but not as
many as usual at elections. There was,
however, great precaution to prevent trou-
ble. Old friends and neighbors had been
having their Innings. and they wanted
only the voting to-day. II the Breckin-
ridge men had enforced their challenge
rule as strictly as they expected, there
would have been trouble. So close had
the canvassing and polling been done, that
the cballengers knew how almost all the
Democrats stood and they could have kept
many fIOm voting. 1t was generally be-
lieved that the Republican managers IA
vored BreckinriGge, as they thought that
in the event of his nomination their can
ddate's election would rot be hopeless
Very few Republicans. however. voted.
AS many precincts are long distances
from the telegraph Offices, the complete re-
turns will likely not be known before
morning, but Owens seems to be so much
IN the lead that it VII not require The COM
plete returns to settle the result.
Desha Breckenridge was passing Pre-
cinct d voting-place this afternoon, when
he saw J. w. Peak. a strong Owens
worker, inside the booth prep ring an affi-
davjt. Desha spoke to him through the
window and told him that he had no busi-
ness in there and that he ha6 better come
out. Peak replied that he would not come
out. and Breckinridge went into the booth
after him. The men clinehed. but were
separated. Peak soon afterward came
out, when Breckenridge met him the sec
ond time, and lively fight followed. Both
men had their faces scratched, several
blows being passed. Both men had pis-
tolls In the last fight they were separated
before they tad a chance to draw their
weapons. Desha drove to all the pre-
cincts, personally Inspecting them during
the day.
The Breckiuridge men say they have
little hope left. On the returns up to Z
p. NJ. the majorities for Owens were:
Woodford no, franklin 600. Scctt HOO.
Oldham so; total, 1860 For Breckinridge:
Owen 500, Fayette 400. Bourbon 100, Henry
200; total, 1900. Majority of Owens over
Breckiniidge. $50.
A special from La Grange to the Pest at
:45 p NJ. reads: The vote inEths Odd
ham) county is an Owens landslide. The
result in the county is as follows: Owens
4O7, Breckinridge 241, Settle 263. Owens
plurality. 166.
At P. NJ. the Daily Transcript an
nounced the following: Returns are only
partially in from the Congressional pri-
mary of to-day. but the indications point
TO victory for w. c. Owens by about 1000
majority. There has been a bitter fight in
every precinct in the district, bat the
Owens men have succeeded in carrying
the day as far as can be learned at this
hour. No serious differences have oc-
Cured.
At a late hour tonight, while the Breck-
inridge people still claim that their man
will pull through, their confidence is not
very marked. They are evidently greatly
surprised at the outcome of the days
voting. In Fayette County they had ex-
pected nothing short OF 700 oil 800 majority,
but the work that was done against him
brought his majority down to little over
200 In Franklin County, where the
Breckenridge forces expected majority of