Evening journal., 1894-09-17
OWENS MEN eGAEBRArE.
Brsokinridas HIasab alyan W naa sEas
Contest the EsleetionA

Brsckinridae Hhsat Given W usaa sEaN
Contest tAn EleetianA
GEonaRTowE, Ky, Eopt H. -Thn Peus
pie Of Georgetown h0ve not ypt eease4
aelebFntina she tTduiApA "a thSir hanorsa
fellow cleAaen Ia the congregational phi
mary
All day Nh Owens has bosn 0oolea
With congratulations from adi r1sts 1T tlie
country. He baars the well earned tiotoHp
with his usual inodesty IL was long
aftoF midnisht before the onthusiasIA
aroused by the roturns Saturday night al
iowod tho happy people 70 ratiro.
The enthusiasm, which was iR fuh
blast was dampened for awhile BY pnfA-
vorAbe reports before bho news of tlAs vie
tory was mado cortain. BedlAm brol1s
loose Men went o1aag with ias and
hnggod each other in way that would
have bSon ridiculous pn any oEainaay oe.
easion The good nattsTaa nob-dor it
was nothing elso-seiaasl upon Mr. Owens
and tried Go carly hiR on thoir shotl-
ders The courthouse bell was ring. a
balloon was sont up, fireworks filled tho
air, and bonfres blaEod on overy corner
A dry goods box was placed on the pub
lie square and Mr. Owens was lifted upon
it. AftoF the crowd yelled themselves
hoarse thay insisted on . spoeoh, and Mr..
Owens spoke briefly from tho balcony of
the Wells House
He said. " for some mouths i have been
furnishing the chin music, but this is to
me tho aweetesb music ] ever heard. You
have done all you promised to DO but I
want to exact ono promise from you. and
that Is to support tho nominee, and /
wont swear You, win take your word
I am only tho instruments through whieh
tho people-the noble mon and women--
have won the victory ] believed that The
work Of the men and the tears and prayers
Of the women would bring good result
LEXNGroG, Ky, sept l7.-The vietors
sock 70 possess the ontlro field. The van
QuiEhed accept aafeat tmanfully. This con
olusion IS justified by outside appearances
hore- Ono notable Indication was the
doiilng of Breckinridge badges ahd don
ming Owens badges by most Of the ardont
| young bloods who supported Breckinridge
throughout tho campaign with their
money and their personal services
These mon say that they won't to the
election believing that every voter at the
| primaries was morally bound Co support
the nominee. Now that their favorite, for
whom they fought So valiantly. seems to
have suffered defeat, they feel in honor
| bound TO support his opponent They
seem to acquioseo ia the inevitnMo.
There was "A report that Owens, Sottle
and Breckinridge would each issue card
/ to tho public stating his ease. This was
on the theory Chat Breokinridgo was about
to contest the election.
Brecklnridgo absolutely refuses to talk
Tho most thorough investigation failed
TO find a shadow Of ground for the rumor.
| Everybody is thoroughly tired Of the task
that terminated in Saturdays pHlnari0s.
To contest the election would be to pro
long the'strugelo. The probabilities, there
fore seem 20 be against the contest. The
best figures here give totals for candidates
as follows Owens, q 800; Brcckinridge,
2 ,670i Settle, 8, 4Q5; Owens plurality, 320.
Corrected returns will probably vary but
little from these figures
FRANKFORT, Ky. Sept. IT, Breokin-
ridge men are reluctant to ACKNOWLEDGE
their defeat. Some Of thom ire still claim
ing the nomination 90 Colonel Breckin-
ridge hy q small majority They base
their hopes of oontcsting tho election on
the fact that the Owens county vote fell
of 500 from last fall Chairman Gaines
Of the Breckinridge committee here went
to Lexington to consult with party lead
ers there. Owens men claim the nomina-
tion by 2ti votes.
The official count viii be held here to-
day, and as majority Of the election com
mitteo fayors Breckinridgo il is expected
that advantage will be taken of every con
tested vote to seat tho colonel Bishop
Duncan, in prayer before the Methodist
conference here, thanked God that the
right had been upheld in putting do
bad men who aspired TO public Office,