Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-09-17
OWENS is THE MAN.
Old Ashland, KY, District Vim.
dicates Its Honor
AND RETIRES A SOILED STATESMAN


and the Plurality Against Breckinridse
Will Hardly Reach 800 Intense Excite
ment During the Election, Which Is Won
by the Women, Who Could Only Plead
and Pray Talk of "a Contest.
LEXINGTON. Ky, Sept. 1.-THE most re-
mnrkable political campaign on record is
closed. The result is in the ballot boxes
OF the primaries, but at this hour the only
thing that is known is that Breckenridge
Is beaten man, so far as the votes CO.
The Owens men claim his election by
40 plurality now instead Of the LOO to
i,5oo they were sure of twenty-four hours
ago; while the Breckenridge men, admit
ting defeat, will not concede over TO-
here is talk CT a contested election, but
Breckinridge declines to talk, although
lie is reported to have said when it began
to he evident that ne was beaten that
Owens would have no more loyal sup
porter than himself (BrecAinridge.)
The suggestion OF Contest.
Breckenridge men at Frankfort still
claim the nomination Of Breckenridge
by a snail plurality. Tnore is some talk,
however. everywhere. OF a contest before
the district committee, and they base
their hope of success on the fact that the
Owens county vote fe.! Of SO from last
fall. Chairman Gaines, Of the Brcckin-
ridge committee here, cam, to Lexington
to consult with the party leaders here.
The official count is Goiag on at Frank
fort today and rs a ma jurity of the
election committee favocS Breckenridge
it is expected that advantage will be taken
OF every contested vote 10 seat the colonel
Bishop Duncan in PRAYER before the
Methodist conference here thanked God
thaa the right had been upheld in putting
down bad men who aspived To public OF
fee.
How The Counties Were Carried.
The returns 10 the present hour show
that the counties were carried rs follows:
Owens-Scott, Woodford, Franklin, Old
ham, STANDARDIZATION. Fayette.
Henry; Settle-Gwen, his own county. w
{. Owens, the winning candidate, is a
prominent man in his party, and a native
of Scott county, where he has lived all his
life. He is Al years old and unmarried
He is graduate of Columbia college law
school, of lS72. Two years later he began
his political career in n successful race for
county attorney of Scott county. He re-
signed this office. and was sent TO the
legislature for five consecutive terms He
was one o. the most influential mem bers
OF the house and was speaker at the SEES
sion of ISSl-lSS2 He WIS D ,mocratic
elector for his district in $50, and dele
gate from the state az large to the Dsmo-
cratic convention at Chicago in 1882. be-
ing chosen temporary chairman of that
| body. He first ran for congress against
Joseph {. s Black burn in 1882.
Bioods Eonnins Owens Badges.
The talk of contest has received 2
backset, and one notable indication there
of is he dofing of Breckenridge badges
and donning OF Owens badges by the most
ardent young floods who supported
Bieckinridge throughout the campaign
| with their money and their personal
services. These men say that they went
C. the election believing that every voter
at the primaries was morally bound to
support the nominee. Now that their
favorite, for whom they foughs so valiant
ly, seems to have suffered defeat they feel
IN honor bound 10 support mis- opponent.
They seem to acquissce in the inevitable.
Desha Doesn't Give 1t Up Yet.
AT 10 O'Clock last night Desha Breckin-
ridge said he was confident of his fathers
election. Said he: Il cannot give out a
ports reduce Owens plurality to al /
am sure the count Will be given us by the
district committee when il meets. II it
does not am not prepared TO say what
Will follow, may be contest"