The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-09-11
BRECKENRIDGE ON MORTON
THE COLONEL CHARGE rs THEJUDGB
WIN D~TPLICITY.
ne Recites = Long string OF Grievances,
aud Declares that Morton Made Him Un.
derrtnnd that Etc Favored ltts Re-eIection.

tonight. lie talked about Judge y. Il. Morton,
the man who was formerly his friend, but who
deserted him, he says, because Of Mrs. Morton's
influence, and who has since been working to
procure NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. As Judge Morton
Is an ex-Confcdernte and n man Of unsullicd
honor and unlaunted courage, Il Is expected
that the interview will cause Il personal encoun-
ter.
Judge Morton admits.' said col. Brcckin-
ridge, that We have had conversations upon
these three subjects:
~. My race for Congress, tho mode In which,
preferred tho nomination should be made, and
the desired assistance 81 at least one gentleman,
Judge II. NJ. Rufo'd.
80. The lawsuit then pending In Washin gton
and his connection with 1t rs a witness.
80. Appointments TO office TO be made by
Major Thomas II. shelby.
During these conversations | believed Judge
Morton tn be my friend. lie admits that on
terms, TO use his own words, were thea friend
ly.' lie now says that he studiuusly avoided
saying or doing a%nything that could possibly be
construed by Col. hreckiniidRe. " even his
friends. into any idea that | would support him.
"This studious avoidance OF pledgins himself
on his part was carefully concealed from me,
and that state OF mind was never suspected by
me. accepted his conduct in those cunsulta-
tons rs being perfectly sincere ana as in accocd-
anCc with his state uf mind, and while IL is not
true that he did not use Language incapable Of
any other construction than II pledge oi support,
| did not hold that language could add
anything to the pledge which his con-
duct, his reception Of my confidence, his
profrcr to assist me. his knowledge that | was
dcpcndins upon him. that his communications
TO inc necessarily Involved. His speech shows
that ] must have coliidul; that my views OF
my interest lead me to conclude that u primary
at n late date was best. in point Of fact the
topic OF conversation between us was the Wis
doiu and p%rupriety OF the particular mode and
time in which the nomination should be made.
and any one can readily understand That this Is
so important that TO receive In confidence the
views of q candidate without letting him know
that lie might not receive your support, would
naturally be accepted as "a pledge of support.
AT that time Judge Bufprd was Chairman
OF the FayctIe County Committee. We had
been friends for many years. lie was a man o.
retention Of the Chairmanship | considered OF
great Importance to, me. ! did not know tho
| %farStcil WSS Would be his suceessor IN case Ro
resigned. Judge Morton and Judge Buford
were we're Np %1 e terms hS 81 tr, xa,,iI htirpS; a n JHaSe Morton tmdSa
Buford To reverse his decision To resign the
Shairmanship; and would M u n II him to iStsih It:
what was best to be done. He informed me that
he had seen Judge Buford, and gave the sub
stance of the con" ~ersntion. We consulted as to
what should be done, a..d | left Lexington for
Washing.on with the SssuranGo Of Jadg. Nor.
YIN 'iihA az Obi Nv " hfN'N' "tN DNot " hhs
Buford retain the Craftsmanship OF the County
1T was agreed between Us that | should he
consulted about taking his deposition In an in
terview. for which he Is res pon,iblc,, published
stance, that his fathcr-in- law, Mr.. Gratz, was
50 attracted by the plaintiff in that suit that his
knew that | was familiar with many. ii not all.
of the facts connected with that particular mat;
friendship to him / rcfrained from taking ad-
vantage OF these facts in that lawsuit. did
is came out. did / ever suspect that Judge
Morton was supprcssing his knowledge of other
facts which. as a lawyer, he could not but know
1t turns Out, as stated in that interview. that
they should not allow that Miss Pollard TO
come to the house where your little. sister and
ssS Snr S"Hhs COUSINS onnd sy %re, { s Sna' yoa. '" tx SarnS
Cess hous, with men. and Mr.. Breckinridge is
Sonal knowiedge. after isq%irin n,I that the plain
tiff, before she left for Washington, had met
other men a. s9rah Tess nous. lie Snew, as
he deliberately suppressed II, and, although he
was a witness and testified 10 other matters, he
was In possession of this most important fact;
1t is agreed between us that he. TO use his
/ would have used an entirely different phrase.
We consulted with entire frankness concerning
he had been Judge in the counties Of Fayette.
Bourbon, scott, and Woodfo-d, and therefore
time had been necessarily absent in attendance
upon the sessions of Congress; Young, men had
grown uptO be young men; deaths had occurred;
many changes had taken place, and he was
and considering him my friend, consulted. as
supposed, not only, with mutual sincerity and
me TO believe that he was giving Information
and advice as a friend and for my benefit. He
was talking To him under that belief. | had no
knowledge that he had changed his mind ~:
! received notice that lie had agreed 10 partici-
pate in that INDIGNATION meeting, ana he KNOWS
better than ! the original explanation lie gave
When Judge Morton refused to sign as
Chairman Of tho Democratic Club at Lexington
the charges upon which II was hoped the Presi-
and Republican Postmaster at Lexington, YVES
he iSiq bo sns hI n wGS w s.mU NTH me e'S as am" my t friend S.R he
was then preparing to HANDSPRING me when the
p pro- 5Td occasion nee, nsrmi Er it e. ofre ala m nSt es Se.rsS9 c snls
duet toward him ar my internal confidence and
il viii be remembered that the Lexington
Gazette and Judge Morton gave no intimstion, OF
any change toward me until II was too late Tor
tiers stated in tho interview of Aug. IL, but dur
ing that whole period | was made TO believe that
be emcmbercd that probably three months Of
the CANVASS had expired before | referred TO
II have no comment To make upon what
Judge, Morton chooses to say In his speech
4 gate for office. Nordo | carnto respond TO the
personal abuse in, which he proposes to indulge.
will both have to live In IL till our
deaths. All the secrets OF my life have
been made open; none. Of the secrets
of his have been published. lie knows what
they are, snd ! am willing IL leave them to his
conscience and knowledge without the slightest
desire a. wound him or any one who may love
him. nor will yituperatiOn ~ me AFFECT or
change the ultimate Judgment Of our COM
munity upon the statements which | have sub
mitted and upon the facts as they actually oc;
Cured, and ~, in the progress al time, they will
be- generally known ard understood
Evan +. settle made his last speech at Lex
ington this afternoon. The Opera House WAS
Allied Ia u~-eriUwing. many ladies hcing present.
Settle scored Owens terribly, hut In the most
careful language, and his speech was considered
one OF the finest efforts Of the campo. gn. He
claims he, viii be elected by several hundred
majority, but the Owens people say lac y simply
running in the interest Of DOL. breckenridge.
He does not abuse the Colonel, rs he says every
body has read all about his alleged wickednesa.
and IL would do no good Ia repeat an old story.
FRANKFORT, KY, sept. 10. The Owens club
OF Franklin county has issued the following