The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-06-13
BRECKINRIDGE'S BLACK EYE.
Owens and Settle Give 1t to Him in
at Lexington in Great
Shape"


The great political demonstration
at Lexington, Ky, is over, with ns
blood shed to date, as the following
special from Lexington, under date
of June 11th, will show;
BY 8 o'clock this morning the
streets of this city we're crowded
for blocks up and down from the
center Nothing could be seen but
a surging mass of human beings.
The streets are full of people who
came last night, and the sole sub,
ject of conversation was the meet
ing of Settle and Owens on the
platform in the opera house here.
Mr.. Owens arrived herelast night
and is making his headquarters at
the Hotel Reed,
He was seen there by a CORES
pondent this morning and asked
"Mr Owens, will you refer to the
harsh language of Desha Breckin.
ridge in your address this after
noon?"
81 don't know that | shall l
take it that nobody will take any
thing coming from Desha Breckin-
ridge as worthy of consideration
"Were you and Mr.. Corbin look
ing for Desha Breckenridge Satur-
day?"
II was not. ! came here on busi-
ness with my friends, and never
thought of calling on Desha Had
I wanted him could have found
him. AS for Mr. Corbin he can an
swer for himself. Isuppose he only
feels that it was his duty as a friend
to me to call Breckinridge to
terms. Corbin has no quarrel with
anyone.
Mr. Settle arrived here last night
with party of his friends and is
making duite a hit He is at the
Phoenix Hotel, and his party of fol
lowers are working hard for him.
Badges of the three Congressional
candidates can be seen ON the
streets, but those of the Scott
county man are most in demand
and number six to one over both
the others.
A few boys are wearing Breckin-
ridges picture on their coats, while
a number of representative citizens
of Lexington have donned the Set
tie colors. The black eye being re-
ceived by Breckenridge in Congress
at present is having more effect on
the people here than anything else.
They have begun to believe his in
fuence is lost, and that if he is re
elected he will be a black sheep
without a friend in the flock when
he goes back to his seat
The people of the district who
have claimed that Fayette would
cast a large vote for Breckenridge
over either Of the other candidates
would change that opinion were
they here today
This was County court day, and
the hundreds of farmers who came
are enthusiastic in their determina-
ton to defeat Breckenridge.
Later dispatches, giving an ac-
count of the speaking, assert that
fully six thousand strangers were
present in the city to hear Owens
and Settles speeches. They spoke
in the opera house to a crowd which
packed the building to its utmost
capacity.
Owens was introduced by Judge
Jere r. Morton, an ex-Confederate
soldier and a man of high standing
in the district. Owens made sever
al illusions to Col Breckenridge,
but made no new attack on him.
He said he stood by every word ut
tered in his famous Paris speech,
when he attacked Breckenridge lit
orally. He said if anybody took Of
fense at anything he had said or
would say he wanted that person to
come to him like a man, and not
sneak off behind that long-eared,
long-haired irresponsible, crazy
brute, Charles G. Moore.
Moore published in his prohibition
paper several colrmns last week
against Owens, and this allusion is
a reflection on Breckenridge, who is
said by Owens men to have furnish.
ed Moore with the information.
Settle made an excellent speech
in the afternoon and another at
night, with large crowds on both
occasions,
Thus it seems that the much
feared riot and bloodshed over this
meeting was averted after all.
uI 80. 4, . D.,