The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-26
THE WICKED Oldham.
New York and Boston Women
After Col Breckenridge.
UlS Wiks % Ne AsksA 60 leave Hin
Lexingssn Chusehss Disswn HIN
as . Msmbss.

Esw YoHx, March A-Ths National
Christian League for the Promotion OF
Social Purity, after discusslng the eass Of
Congrsssman Breckinrsdge, decided that
he ought to b deposed from Office. II WAS
voted 70 take steps toward this end, and
also to sndeavor to persuade Mira Brsek-
inridgs 70 refuse TO live With him. The
sction Of the league 10 likely 70 call forth
similar expressions from various parts Of
the country. Mrs. Elizabeth Il. Grannis,
president Of the league. explains the mat
ssr thus:
mo formal resolutions were adopted.
We simply voted unanimously that this
man ought 20 be deposed from the high
position he has attained, on account OF
wrong he has done 20 the marriage rels-
ton, TO society and 10 the state. There
are too man Col. Breckinridges and Miss
Poilards in Washington City. We did no.
do anything TO express our sympathy with
Miss Pollard, but when the trial IL over We
shall do Whatever Is the proper thing.
We do not know that there Is any Law
BY which Col. Breckinridgs can be inn
psschcd. but We are going 20 ask congress
to do IL. anyhow. We are going to see
EIdredgs 7. Garry and Judge Armour. and
have everything done as IL should be. We
are going also 20 ask Mrs. Brcekinridge 10
ysnounce her husband. and II she has any
spark Of womanhood she will do it,.
The annual meeting OF tbs league will
be held in the Broadway tabernacle To-
morrow aud Mrs. Mary Llyermore, Anth-
ony Comstock and Mrs. +. Smith will
speak.
Bosros, March % AT q meeting OF the
Women's Rescus League resolutions we're
adopted csndemning Congressman Brock
inridge, and in somewhat lengthy pre-
amble the members took occasion to en-
phatically dcnounce the congressman and
brand him a. a menace TO society and pub
lie morals. The resolution was TO the ef-
feet that ''the Women's Rescue league Of
Boston requests the chivalrous peo-
pie Of Kentucky TO retire w. G..
r. Breckinridge to private
life OF obscurity and oblivion !:
that We extend TO Madeline Pollard our
sympathy. for her whole life is like an
open book and laid bare for public criii-
eism. and that this league believes Made
line Pollard moro sinned against than
shining" 1t was voted to send copies Of
tho resolution 10 the congressman, Miss
Pollard and oil the newspapers of Ken
lucky.
LExisoros. KY, March 2a-Ths honor
Of being member Of the Presbyterian
church. which Col. Breckenridge has en-
Soyed for many years. seems 10 be about
20 b taken away from him, since his
membership has been denied by ali the
churches here. ]. W. Kayser, Of the
Mount Horsb church, which Col. Breck-
tnridgs always claims WAS established by
his father. denies that Col. Breckin ridge is
. member, and says; 81 have been living
in this neishborhood oil my life, and 1t Is
. mistake about Robert ]. Breckenridge
founding tho church."
LoUtsvtLLE, March "a special to the
Commercial from Lexington says: A pri-
vate telegram from Washington City con-
veys the information that Judge Bradley
has overruied the motion OF Miss Pol
lard's attorneys 70 strike out all the depo-
eitions taken In behalf OF Col.
Breckinridge ~ Frankfort and lie xingson.
The judge. however, modified his ruling
by rscitinE that he would pass on the OBJ
jsctions ~ the dispositions were read. The
point at issue was . vital one. 4,
was Miss Pollard's character before
she met Col. Brsckin ridge, and tho
depositions. IL admitted, will show ID up
In an unssvory way. Her past life will DO
laid bare by the defense a. far a. tho eour,
viii allow. O'Mahoney, Of Col. Brsckin-
ridges counsel, says the colonel will make
the race for congress, and il will DO TO a
hnf 6ot.h