The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-05-16
ANTI-BRECKINRIDGE.
The Silver TOngued' Kentuckian
Scored by His Former Friends
and Supporters.

N'A' 'eN'NHl III LAub Wy VA NllN
previous day, describe the event in
the following words:
Lexington, Ky, May 15,-The
best people Of Lexington and Fay
cite county, including several hun
dred ladies, turned out today to the
anti-Breckinridge meeting at the
opera house There were no hood
lums present and the meeting from
standpoint of morality was a tre-
mendous success, The opera house
was filed and five hundred people
were turned away
Prof. j. w. McEnaryy, an emf
nent minister of the Christian
church, was the first speaker, and
he showed Col. Breckenridge up in
no favorable light. He held that
it would be disgrace to the dis
trict, to the State and to the coun-
try, to return such a man to Con
gress, and closed his speech by a
strong appeal to the young men to
vote against him.
The other speaker was Judge NJ.
j. Durham, who denied that "Col.
Breckenridge was the only man in
the district who can represent us in
Congress.
The speeches we're both well re-
ceived and made a good impression.
Resolutions were adopted denounc-
ing Brecdnridge's morals and call
ing ON the good people of the dis
trict to raise up in their might and
vote against the silver tongued per-
suader But when Harry c. Clay
got up and offered a resolution not
only denouncing Brechnridges
morals, but asking that Senator ],
S. c. Blackburn be asked to obtain
leave of absence from the Senate
and that he come home and from
the rostrum speak against Breckin-
ridge, the audience went wild The
cheering was deafening and it was
plain to any observer that the
Breckinridge boom started here by
the silver tongued himself little
more than a week ago, was badly
strained if not broken,
The resolutions read by II, Clay
and adopted are as follows;
Whereas, the Ashland district Of
Kentucky has been known and hon
ored of all men by the faithful and
honorable services of such illus
trious men as Clay, John G. Breck-
inridge; Crittenden, Beck and
Blackburn; and
Whereas, the present incumbent,
William G. p Breckenridge has, by
his conduct, caused the eyes of the
nation to be turned upon us with
anxious expectancy; therefore,
Resolved, that in this hour of SUI
preme trial we affirm our support
of honor, truth and morality and
pledge our lives and our honor to
their maintenance
2. That we most urgently re-
quest our senior Senator, Hon. j.
G. Blackburn, whom it has been the
pleasure Of this district often to
honor, to obtain leave of absence
from the senate and return to this
district to protest from the rostrum
against the denomination Of w. G.
p, Breckenridge.
3, That copy Of these resolu-
tions be sent to the United States
Senate as a petition for leave Of abb
sence for Senator Blackburn.
The following are the women's
resolutions adopted:
Whereas, w. G. p, Breckenridge
has announced himself as candi
date for reelection to Congress
from the Ashland district, notwith-
standing his confession Of Aagrant
and habitual RIGHTEOUSNESS and hy-
pocracy, therefore
Resolved, /, That we, women Of
Lexington and Fayette county,
Kentucky do solemnly protest
against his denomination as the
representative Of thedistrict.
2. We believe that such an in
dorsement of w. G. P. Breckinridge
at the polls would be a disgrace
upon Kentucky a shame upon man
hood, an insult to womanhood a
sinful example to youth and men
ace to both society and the home.
B. We earnestly implore our fa-
theirs, husbands and brothers to
wipe out the stain that w. G p
Breckinridge has brought upon the
fair fame Of Ashland district,
Judge Jerry r. Morton, who could
not be present to preside, sent a
letter, in which he stated that in
his opinion the denomination Of
Col. Breckinridge would be disas-
frame to thp heqf intarpsts of Ash-