The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-09-27
Breckenridge Scorches His Enc
mics in a Long Letter.
OWENS DECLARED NOMINEE
The Colonel thinks He Was Elected, But
Rather Ethan Make Contest He
Gracefully Submits.

siona district committee were here to-
day, and meeting was held at noon
to canvass the returns. w. G. Owens
was here with a big delegation of
friends. Colonel Breckinridge's inter-
ests were looked after by his law part
ner, Colonel John It. Shelby, and
large delegation of prominent men.
The following communication from
Breckenridge was received, read and
ordered filed;
The Colonel Givos 1t Up.
ITO the democratic com ittee of the
Seventh congressional district: Under
the statutes Of Kentucky and the order
of this committee, you are duly author
lied and constituted the governing
authority empowered to count the
votes received by candidates in the
primary election of September 10 and
TO declare the candidate receiving the
highest number of votes the nominee
of the democratic party of this district,
and you alone have the power to ie-
termiue upon the form and manner of
the proceedings you Will take TO dis
| charge this duty. In case OF contest
you and you alone have the power to
near and determine snch con test and
| decide who shall be entitled to the
nomi nation, and you owe 1t TO the
democratic party oil the district and TO
your sense of right that the duties inn
posed upon you shall not be performed
by any one else nor shall they be en-
croached upon.
Protests just the Same.
ltN,r nd vp,, ALMA haua tho nOwpr
to prescribe what political qualifica-
lions shall be possessed by such legal
voters as reside within the district and
desire to participate in that primary.
and you have the right to determine
whether the rules laid down by you
and on which were necessarily incor-
porated the provisions of the state have
been complied with. | deem it the
duty owe to the democratic party of
the district, to my friends and to my
self, to state these principles and protest
against any action of any Judge. county
committee or any county or private in
dividual which encroaches upon your
exclusive Jurisdiction, SO that what.
ever has been done in the primary may
not be held to be precedent to be
used hereafter for want of an open and
formal protest against it.
II formally protest against the action
of the Judge of the Fourteenth judicial
district in the issue of the extraordi
nary order in the case of w. E. Sims
, and others versus Others. This com
+ mittee met September and adopted
certain measures. The plaintiffs
waited until the afternoon of Friday
the 14th, having had ample time K
. take such steps as they deemed ut ces
sary and to give proper notice TO me OF
/ TO the nominal defendants so that
a hearing might have been held. Thi.
, delay was known to that judge ant
was of Itself cause for refusal to issu,
any restraining order. But, l, as wei
+. as the nominal defendants, lived nea
l. enough for notice to have been giver
of application for the restraining orde
i so that the judge might pass upoI
h it after hearing and with al
4 opportunity afforded to present reason
against 1t, and the issue of the so-calle(
A temporary injunction, which unde
# the circumstances was equivalent TO
/ final and permanent one, and setting
l. of the hearing of any application 70
If its dissolution or modification for
!. date six days after election, when
"a would already have accomplished il
n purpose, is such an extraordinar
i. abuse of the discretion lodged in
q judicial officer that 1t ought not to pas
e without attracting universal attentio
/. and receive unanimous condemnation
d aud when it Is remembered that thi
n Judge has been for many years my bi
& ter personal enemy, permitting an
al participating In malignant attack
t. upon me in many parts of the country
and was also my heated polite.
enemy, his action becomes more extr,
ordinary.
Thinks He Was Elected.
81 also deem 1t my duty to solem n
avow that ! have not the shadow of
~ doubt that l have received as again
4. William c. Owens, majority of tt
A legal democratic votes of this distri
N and am legally entitled 10 be declare
ID the nominee of the party in this di
m trict. But under all the circumstance
M / do not feel called upon to make
I'd formal contest or to oppose the decl
lv ration of his nomination upon the fa
Va of the returns. | accept the result
ns this election rather than enter upon
contest which In my Judgment wou
all result In the election of republics
|
n. estimate the importance of each dem
pe cratic vote in the next house of repr
he sentatives. | am not willing TO Q
at danger the supremacy of the dem
d. cratic party in the next house.
ed therefore, in anticipation of vol
nd action, announce my submission
liz your declaration and my purpose
ed support the nominee in whose fav
you will make that declaration. We
respectfully.
"W. G. p. BRECKINRIDaE."
Owens Declared Elected.
OF After canvassing the vote by cou
ties resolution was unanimous
~ adopted declaring Owens the nomin
NO by 255 votes, and the commit
s. adjourned.
20 Owens Had to Be Modified.
lst -
,st Hon. w. G. Owens, on lear ming tn
20 the committee had passed without
d. dissenting vote resolution declaril
as him the nominee and handicappii
IN him by a preamble censuring Jud
p- Cantrell and announcing hat his MOI
ination was the result of fraud aud q
he judges abused their power, express
80, his Indignation and refused to acce
he the nomination under such tern
ed His friends had the committee call
nd together, when DR.. Bishop moved th
ly the resolution be r. considered. I'll
he was carried by vote of to 3, q
ie- nays being Johnston of Fayette, VI
cent of Oldham and Gaynes of Fran
lin.
The following substitute VISA Tn,