The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-15
BRECKENRIDGE BOUNCED.
ChiCa8OS Union League Club EIpeIS
the Congressman.


Draws More People Than the Opera
House Can Hold and 500 or 600
Turned Away-Ex-Controlle Dur
| ham One Of the Speakers Against the
Fallen Idol.
| Chicago, May l4.-The board Of mana
! gers of tho Union League Climb voted this
! afternoon to eXpel Congressman w. G. p.
! breckenridge from the roll Of honorary
members. The vote was taken without
| discussion at the meeting, and not a
! single member of the executive board
! voted against the motion to expel. In
| the absence from the city of President
| Wilson, Judge G. G. Kohlsaat presided.
THE MEETING AT LEXINGTON.
! Lexington, Ky, May 14,-If the white
| haired, silver-tougued Breckenridge could
! have peeped into the Lexington opera
house this afternoon at 3 O'Clock
and have heard what was being
said about him, who were doing the
! talking and who composed the
audience, he would have retreated and
! resolved never TO show his face again in
! the Ashland district. The meeting to
| protest against the denomination of Col
| Breckenridge to congress was called for
! 2;a0 o'clock, and an hour before that
time, the lower floor Of the House was full.
! BY O'Clock the galleries began to fill
| up, and when the meeting was called to
/ order half hour later there was not
standing room, and some 800 or 600 people
! had been turned away. w. B. Hawkins
presided. Upon the same platform where
| Col Breckenridge received his ovation,
which gave him confidence of his re-elec-
tlon, sat about 100 members of the most
| prominent and most hOnored families in
the country, and some Of the best known
educators in Kentucky. There was great
| enthusiasm.
THE FIRST SPEAKER.
The first speaker was Elder J. w. Nc
Garvey, who defended the ministerial
union from the attacks Col Breckinridge
made upon it in his speeches here and at
Paris He contended that ministers did
have right to point out to their fiocks
the dangers that lay before them, and
that when a wolf was coming TO destroy,
! it is the duty of the minis
ter to warn their flock in time
| Pointing to the motto over the stage
which read: "The honor and integrity
Of the Ashland district must and shall be
| preserved ~ he said that he was proud of
! Oeing a Kentuckian, and that because he
was proud Of his state, he urged all
voters who were truly patriotic to cast
their vote against the return of this man
! to congress.
NJ. j. DURHAM AGAINST HIM.
Hon. Milton J. Durham, controller of the
treasury during President Cleveland's first
term was the second speaker to address
the meeting. He scored Col Breckin-
ridge numerically In speaking of him,
he said, If he had lived an upright and
moral life, there would be little ques-
| tion as to the advisab bility of
sending him back TO congress. II would
rather he had good virtue than a silver
tongue. believe you will say the same
thing at the ballot box" In closing,
Judge Durham said II ask you in the
uame of these women, these mothers and
daughters and wives of good citizens not
to return Col. Breckenridge to congress,
because | believe it would be disgrace
to the district and to the state" This
was received with loud and prolonged APP
plause.
woMEN's PROTEST.
Whereas, W. c. p Breckenridge has an
nounced himself candidate for re election
! to congress for the Ashland district, notWith-
| standing his confession under oath of fla
grant and habitual licentiousness and hypoc-
ricy; therefore,
l. Resolved That we. women Of Lexington
and Fayette counties, Kentucky do solemnly
protest against his denomination as the repre-
sentative Of this district.
2 We believe that such an Endorsement OF
! w. G. p. Breckenridge at the polls would be q
| disgrace to Kentucky, a shame upon man
hood, an insult TO womanhoOd, a sinful ex
ample to youth, menace to both society and
| the home.
g. We earnestly implore our fathers, hus-
| bands and brothers TO wipe out the stain that
/ W. c., r. Breckenridge has brought on the
| fair ntNne Of the Ashland district.
MANY WOMEN
TIE RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions were pre-
sented and adopted with loud cheers.
| The people of this congressional district
| have been shocked and grieved by the reVela-
| tions recently made Of hideous immortality on
! continued during his whole period of service,
| and.
Whereas. The prompt reelection Of a man
! of such habits would necessarily be regarded
| by the whole civilized world as approval,
| or at least q conformation Of his crimes
against social order, would bring upon our
selves large share OF the
! disgrace which now attaches to
him would be setting an example
| before the youth OF our state and Of onr
| country subverslve TO all moral restraint,
and would especially proclaim to aspiring
| young men that among the people ofKentucky
| gross immortality is no hindrance TO high
ofical preferment; therefore, be IL
| Resolved, That we demonstrate in the
name OF the district, Of our beloved state and
| OF common decsncy, against the re-nomina-
/ ton of Col. Breckinridge.
| 2 That we hereby pledge ourselves to do
all in our power that is lawful and honorable
| TO prevent his denomination.
g. That we hail the hearty and almost
| unanimous cooperation Of the women Of the
| district in this. our uprising against great
wrong. as a guarantee OF the righteousness
| and purity OF our cause.
| 4. That we recommend the calling Of meet
| ings like this and the adoption Of similar reso-
| lutiOns In every county in the district.
| Rev E. L. Southgate then adjourned
| the meeting with prayer,