The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-09-20
BRECKINRIDGE'S SCHEME.
HE PUT UP A JOB ON OWENS,
BUT 1T LEAKED OUT.
Was to Spring Circular on the Eve o.
Election Making Grave Charges.
Owens Forestals Him With
Sweeping Denial,

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Transcript contains an interview witt
Colonel Breckenridge attacking tn
moral character OF Hon. w. G. Owen
and repeating his charges that hi
opponent is gambler. He says
Is known to every man in the distric
that Owens has been an open, constan
and notorious gambler at Louisville
Chicago and elsewhere; that there ar,
in Kentucky scores of persons VIII,
have sat with him at the table; tina
he has played himself, q perfectly
sober man, while young Kentuckian'
who lost their money to him We're in
toxicated at the time. After the Chi
cago convention in Chicago he re-
manned there and continued his pro
fession, and during the Worlds Fail
he was engaged in gaming there. "He
had determined to remain in Chicago
and so announced his determine
ton, and as proof of this l submit the
affidavit of Col. r.. Edmonson," SAYS
the colonel. ellis run of fortune has
been unlucky, and after the late suit
brought against me he determined to
leave Chicago. His hotel bill and
travelling expenses were paid by con-
tributions from Kentucky. The game
he plays is that of a ruined gamble.
of Chicago, wanting to he sent to con.
gress from the Ashland district as a
| 1t to NJ wiz nd
stainless honor"
Colonel Breckenridge quotes an
article from o Louisville paper of Nov.
II, 1892, telling how the proprietor of
the Hotel Kentuckian elected prom
inent Kentucky politician and a
young woman who wanted to register
as man AMI wife and take a room.
The colonel follows this up with an
affidavit of one J. A. Elliott, whoever
he may be.
Breckinridge's purposes in publish.
ing these charges here today was to
have them circulated through the dis
them. Mr.. Owens friends advised
him of Breckinridge's intentions, and
the following denial has been received
from the Scott county man:
"GEoRGETowN, KY, Sept. A.
Breckenridge, in further illustration
of his infamous methods and despara.
tiOn, l am informed, has given to the
Lexington press sensational story
that certain of his followers, by i'm
situation, are tospring upon the pub
lie for several days.
"Through the vigilance of friends l
am advised of the general nature OF
the assault on my character.
~ understand it will appear in Fri
days press, that in company with a
woman represented to be my wife,
| sought admission as q guest ia some
hotel in the city of Louisville and
that admission was refused or that |
was required to leave the hotel after
having been admitted as a guest
thereof. am unable to learn the
time, place and circumstance of the
alleged incident, as it will appear in
the press. and AM therefore unable to
contradict the infamous falsehood as
circumstantially as l would desire,
but, l can, however, aud do now pro.
nounce the whole story as commune
Gated 10 me as absolutely false, and l
will further say that at no time
nor place, nor under any circam-
stances did | ever, in COM
pany with woman 1 represented
as my wife, ask to be received
at any hotel of the city of Louisville,
or elsewhere; that at no time or place
and under no circumstances whatever
| hoH I cd mi IN m u
hotel in Louisville, or elsewhere, on
account OF actual or assumed relation
to any woman or turned out of any
hotel in Louisville or elsewhere.
Without qualification pronounce the
whole story q base fabrication, made
with the intention to mislead the
Democrats of the Ashland district
supporting me and who are determine
ed that the district shall not be dis
honored. 1t would seem that any
fair minded man would reach this
conclusion without my denial, when
it is considered that the falsehoods
are foisted upon the district in the
hope that would not have an oppor'
tuuity to make denial.
81 desire again to warn my friends
every where against the reports of my
enemies. Attach no Importance 10
them. have no fear of the truth.
For more than five months L have
been the object OF all kinds of abuse
and villification. They have put on
me detectives and pursued me, yet
have not found or produced anything
to fix upon me the least stain of dis
honor, but they attempt to strike me
at time when they believe that / am
unable to expose the dastardly deed
1 appeal to all courageous and fair
minded men throughout Ashland dis
trict to resent such methods by fixing
the seal of condemnation on the
authors at the polls next Saturday.
w. G. OWENS"
Mr.. Phipps, Mr.. Settles manager
wired the Settle men In Henry, Owens
and Oldham counties to beware. H'
said last night that he had heard thai
the Breckenridge managers intended
to circulate report in these counties
and especially along the line of thu
Louisville ana Nashville on the morn
ing of the election, that Settle hat
withdrawn. There is little or no tel
egraphic communication with tn
larger part of this territory and tn
report could not be corrected. Henri!
county is where the most good TO