The sun., 1894-05-06
COL. BRECKINRIDGES PLEA.
ELOQUENT, DEFIhNT, CoNcrLIh TORI,
HE ASKS FOR RE-EEEOTIoM

ne Hss rs..ss Thro-sh tss Fire s.s Fears
Nethi-s New = Ewes the FIers. Assaults
sf the Hsrd-heart-d Cisrsy, ne Says,
Cs.t Tss. F-e- His e.. Asssuo- of
These who Lov. H,--A Crowded Meet
Tag ,s Hear His, s-t No wem..-Oniy
HI. stre-e P.rse-.i Fr,s-e. Appi-ra His
LEXINGTON. KY. May 6-whsn Col Breckin-
ridge faced the people OF the Ashland district
this afternoon In the Lexington Opera House
he greeted an audience OF friends. The build
ing. which may hold as many - 1900 In par
ouet GALLERY. and balcony. was packed. Every
seat was taken. and taken By friends OF the
| silvery-hsirsd and silver-tonsued orator. but
that was all. No great crowds were turned
away. Few stood In the aisles or In the rear
OF the seats. Standing In front OF the foot
| lights. and surveying the faces that rose Sec
tion By section to the roof. the first thing that
struck the spectator was the absence Of people
Of the town. Horny hands. sunburned faces.
and untrlmmed hair and boards were every
where. Good people and respectable they
were. Of course. but TO the experienced ere
there did not seem to be many Of the we'll
| dressed. polished. and easy sy-bearlng farmers
OF the rich blue grass country.
The absence OF another part OF the popula-
tion was more painfully marked Heretofore
when the famous orator OF the Ashland dis
trict has come before his constituents there
| has never been wanting In the crowd Of liz
| teners the bright eyes and beautiful faces to
| whom political orators are 80 fond OF appear
| ing. From parouet to gallery TOP there WAS
| not . woman. not q little girl. not child to
| be seen. II was not because his speech was
intended for voters only that they were abb
sent It is q fact perfectly we'll understood
| here that OF all the women in Kentucky out
| side the Congressman's wife and his imms-
dists family circle. there 10 not one who would
profane the hem Of her gown By sweeping
Col Breckinridge In passing.
Can he win the nomination with the opposi-
| tion OF nearly every hresids and every pulpit
In the State as we'll as In the Ashland DISTRICT
Apparently he recognized the forces he must
| light for In his speech tho Congressman con-
cillated and defsd the votsra No man pro-
fssssd purer. loftier sentiments with reference
to heaven and to home. He preached Christ
and Him crucined with all the sloouence and
| fsrvor for which he 10 famoua He avowed the
| deepest contrition for his sins, but he re-
preached the ministers who have sssailed him
from their pulpits. and the Newspaper mon
who have upbraided him for daring to make
the race under the cloud OF the scandal
Il inpeach." BreckinridGs cried. the Min
istsrial Union Of the city Of Lexington who
have brought the name OF their Master into
| ter. to interfere in political mstters."
1t was noticeable that these utterances were
cheered the loudest and longest and this
might strengthen the belief. had there been
any doubt that the applause was the work OF
personal friends who had. perhaps. been drilled
as to what they should do The cheering came
always from near the stage and only on the
irst floor The sscoud floor Joined In ocos-
sionally. but the gallery sat silent
1 rfd de.aa m rNAk "A al raa n
rear. and, comins forward. was met and
Rraspsd By the hand By every one on the
stage amid perfect roar OF applause nom
| the floor. In about three minutes time
he made his way to small table
near the footlishts OF the stage. and
after pause OF about nvs minutes he began
slowly. Clinehing his hands with intense emo
tion. his nerves ouivering and tears In his
eyes. he said he had not come as oonousring
hero. but felt that his friends would hear what
he mad TO say.
The stage OF the theatre was crowded. Der
hapsa hundred people finding room back and
to the right and LETT OF the speaker. These
were nearly all country people. Prominsnt
among them was State Senator Robert J.
Breckinridgs. the speakers oldest brother
who very closely resembles his twin In fsa-
ture but whose hair 10 gray instead OF white
and who seems . younger man. Others Of
| pio"ihshcoA ~ sao eeeAOaoo "oAo 0A-oShssck
John d. Harris. twice defeated candidate for
Governor: Mayor H. 7. Duncan. Richard
Warren. John o. Hodges. Matt Walton. and W.
l. Jstt There was big sprinkllng OF rsvs-
nue. officers. and 1t was said that many OF
these of1csrs came from outside the Congress
district. which is not 50 large as the revenue
district Collector Shelby owes his appoint
msnt to Col Breckenridge. and his men were
noticsAbly enthusiastic In their applause
| Th. sna.kar axhau.tsd ali tba art. of n.
o,.,n, r. h,. 1880 Nv turns h.'thnna.r.S
ana implored- His superb voice rang like q
trumpet whom he dsted his fees. and II sunk
to sIlysry and sor. modulations a. he impiored
forgiveness for his sisS His rudy face grew
crimson. and tears rose in profusion 10 his
eyes 1t this time. There could nave been no
inner acting. II It was acting.
""es S,. s,,s 80
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