The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-15
AGAINST THE COLONEL
Good People of Kentucky Opposed
to Breckinridge's Candidacy.
Resolutions Adopted at Mass Meeting
Of Men and Women-Expelled by
ChicagO's Union League Club.

LEXINGTON, KY, May 1.-THE best
people of Lexington and Fayette county,
including several hundred women, turned
out to-day to the anti-Breckinridge meet
ing at the opera house. There were no
hoodums present and the meeting, from
standpoint of morality, was q tremendous
success. The opera house was filled and
FIVE hundred people were turned away.
Prof. j. w. McGarvey, an eminent minis
ter of the Christian Church, was the first
speaker, and he showed Colonel Breck-
inridge up in no favorable light. He held
that it would be a disgrace to the dis
trict to the State and to the country
to return such a man to Congress, and
closed his speech by strong appeal to
the young men to vote against him. The
other speaker was Judge NJ. ]. Durham,
who denied that Colonel Breckenridge was
the only man in the district who can rep
resent it in Congress. The speeches were
both well received. Resolutions were
adopted denouncing Breckinridges morals
and calling on the good people CT the dis
trict to rise in their might and vote
against the ''silver-tongued persuader."
But when Harry c. Clay got up and Of
fered a resolution not only denouncing
Breckinridge's morals, but asking that
Senator ]. c. s. Blackburn be asked to
obtain leave OF absence from the Senate
and that he come home and from the
rostrum speak against Breckenridge, the
audience went wild. The cheering was
deafening and it was plain to any OBJ
server that the breckenridge boom started
here by the "silver-tongued" himself a
little more than a week ago was badly
strained. IL not broken.
Following are the women's resolutions
adopted iegts W. =
nounced himself as a candidate for re-elec-
tion to Congress from the Ashland district,
Notwithstanding his confession under oath
OF hagrant and habitual "reminiscences and
fResolved. That we. women of Lexing-
ton and Fayette county, Kentucky, do sol
the representative of this district
Resolved, We believe that such an in
dorsement of W. C. p. Breckenridge at the
shame upon manhood, an insult to woman
hood, sinful example to youth and men,
"Resoived. We earnestly W t' irnpiore pr our faith
ers, husbands and brothers to wipe out the
stsn B4a that on te w fair fame ef he 4shad hs
| district
The resolutions read by H. Clay and
Whereas, the Ashland district of Ken
| lucky has been known and honored of all
| men by the faithful and honorable services
| Breckenridge, Crittenden, Beck and Black
burn; and
"whereas, the present incumbent, w c. p
| Breckenridge. has by his conduct caused the
| eyes of the Nation to be turned upon us
| with anxious expectancy; therefore, be IL
Resolved, That in this hour of supreme
| trial we affirm our support of honor, truth
| and morality, and pledge our lives and our
honor to their maintenance.
| fResolved, That we most urgently re-
| quest our senior Senator, Hon. j. c. s
Blackburn, whom it has been the pleasure
| of this district often to honor, to obtain
! leave of absence from the Senate and re.
| turn to this district to protest from the
| rostrum against the denomination of w. c.
| p. Breckinridge.
| Resolved, That a copy of these resolu.
| tions be sent to the United States Senate
as a petition for. leave of absence for Sen.
ator Blackburn
Judge Jerry r. Morton, who could no
| be present to preside, sent a letter. in which
| he stated that in his opinion the renomina.
/ tion of Colonel Breckenridge would be dis
| astrous to the best interests of the Ash.
/ land district, the State OF Kentucky and
| the Democratic party of the Nation. TIL,
| reading ELECTED much applause. The meet
| ing purely anti-Breckinridge. Not
| word was said in favor of his competitors.