Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-07
Primaries Being Held Throughout
Breckinridge's District.
THE FORMER AHEAD AT FRANKFORT
A Pitched Battle Not Far From
Versailles.
THINGS GENERALLY QUIET

| FRANKFORT, KY, September l5-The
estimate of the vote in this city up TO this
hour is: Owens 352, Breckinridge, 81; Set
| tie, y. At IL o'clock Breckenridge was rum
ming ahead in Woodford county, and re-
ported as carrying Lexington by two TO one
| over Owens.
Owens Ahead I'm bourbon County.
| CINCINNATI, September I5-The Times
| Star Paris, KY, special, dated noon says
| the Clays were not challenged, as had been
expected, and that Overs is getting a ma
jority in Bourbon county, which was con-
ceded to be Breckinridgs's stronghold. Four
| votes were challenged out at Frankfort.
where Owens is reported to be sweeping
! things.
Specials from other points indicate that
Owens is running ahead more than ex-
pected.
| LOUISVILLE. Ky, September ls-A spe-
| cial TO the Times from Versailles. Ky, says
out in the Haywood neighborhood. five
| miles TCrtheaSt of here, this morning there
was a pitched battle between eighteen or
] twenty Breckinriige and Owens men, the
result of discussion OF the outlook. during
which q. W. Gillespie, a Breckenridge man,
was stabbed twice with a dirk knife Just
above the heart and in the back danger
ously woUndiEg him.
cutting, every one participating in the fight
! becoming as mum as an oyster The
wounded man says he is coming TO Yer
sailles TO vote for Bill Breckenridge IL It
kills him"
/ The physician who dressed his wounds
says that he will die if he persists in
carrying out his declaration.
| Special Dispatch to The Evening star
| LEXINGTON, Ky, September l5.-By 4
| o'clock this afternoon the democratic vot-
e-s in this congressional district will have
given their verdict on Col Breckinridge's
plea for a political and personal vindica-
| tion. and The vital issue involved in this
hard-foUght and bitter canvass will be set
! tied. Notwithstanding the intense personal
| antagonism aroused by this unusual con-
! test and in the face of all the fiery and
bellicose traditions Of kentucky politics,
the campaign has ended with a remarkable
| degree of peacefulness and good order and
no scenes Of violence or bloodshed are seri-
cusly expected to mar the credirable ex-
, hibition Of self-control given by both fac
lions in this district under such abnormal
and trying political conditions.
! 1t was feared that the closing rallies
I made here last night by the rival forces
/ might tead 10 a collision in the streets. but
J both meetings, after final addresses by Col.
Breckinridge and Mr. Owens. dispersed
| quietly. and the last hours Of a campaisn
OF inf1ammatory Oratory and unmeasured
| lnNective were marked by a decided apathv-
! in strange contrast 10 the explosive ou,.
/ breaks of partisan feryor which had been
! so confidently predicted
The only political sensation Of the eyen-
ing was the announcement made cautiorsiv
rom Paris in the neighboring county OF
bourbon mat the Owens leaders there had
q"'etE gone before a district Judge living
IN Georgetown, Mr.. Owens home ana
secured a temporary injunction restrain.
ing the authorities at the polls in Rour.
/ bon county from imposing on Challenged
voters an oath to support the regular nom.
| nee at the November election
ihe injunction was made returnable next
friday, so that its power could not pos-
s-bly be exhausted ia time to release the
judges of election from its prohibitions.
As the judge who granted the iniunction
/ is personal and political friend OF Nr
Owens the Breckenridge managers imme-
diately issued protest against his action.
| detouncing il unfair interference with
the machinery Of the primary election. AS
the order applies to but one county how
ever, IL will work no great hardship to the
Breckinridge faction, nor can il possibly
side. The imposition OF a pledge TO support
the nominee Of the primary will not, in
deed. keep more than a few doubtful voters
from the polls in each county. and even IL
enforced with the greater rigor cannot de-
priye Mr.. Owens Of more than one or two
| hundred votes In the whole district.
As Much Doubt Now ne Ever.
The result of today's vote is as much en-
veloped in doubt now as It has been at any
time during the last two or three weeks.
| II is expected that total vote OF some
thing 1900 will be cast and as the
day is a perfect one for an election there
seems to be no reason why the full demo-
cratic strength in the district should not
be gotten to the polls.
Two years ago at the presidential election
Cleveland got in tins district 16,59s votes
against 9.14S for Harrison. There was some
laxity OF interest then. and il is estimated
that the absorbing interest in today's con-
test will Increase the democratic poll OF
1882 by fully 10 per cent.
This district is divided into two distinct
portions. geographically politically and
| cially. The back country" or Ohio river
| valley counties and the counties of aristo-
cratic and exclusive blue grass region The
! back country end comprises the three coun-
/ ues OF oldham, owen ana Henry, all IN
tensely primitive and bucolic in character
and strongly moss back" in political opin-
ion. This end Of the district, casting about
| $500 democratic votes has always been fg-
nored and suppressed by the democracy OF
! the richer, more pOpulous and more in
| fuential blue grass section. No one in the
''backwoods'' end had ever. before this year,
seriously aspired to represent the district
| in Congress.
The Third Candidate.
But I'm the formation OF opinion started
/ by the disclosures of the Pollard trial an
ambitious young lawyer OF one OF the
! lower" counties-Mr. Settle of Owen-hap-
| pened to opportunity TO further a
hitherto unexpressed desire for political
| honors and his candidacy. boldly announced
and vigorously pressed. has become one OF
| The most perplexing factors in the Breck-
| inriGse and MISUNDERSTANDING contest.
Mr.. Settle has Joined neither side on tho
moral issue raised by Col Breckinridge's
demand for a 'vndicatlon," and his cam
vass has been made chiefly as the repre-