New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-16

Frankfort to-day in time to cast his ballot
for Mr. owens and against Breckenridge. Mr.
Lindsay, like all the more conservative ana
er-minded Democrats Of the district, Is
firmly convinced that Colonel Breckinridge
made an egregious political and personal pun
der in demanding a "vindication' from MS
constituents. on this point the Senator Is
quoted as saying:
race at all Even IL elected I don't see how he
can 1--we in the district There must be at least
his self-respect I treat my political opponents
Just tn, the s9Ga as nG1sh has sns rrd up
much bitterness and personal animosity that @ don
na how he face IT. h sm ha the c
cumstances he could not ask them FOR their votes
and in order to do so he would practise law and ask
their forbearance. In two terms ne coud again
have been returned to Consress There Is no no com, PM
Johnson and others Had Brecknrdge said. wnen
confronted with the charge that ne had done wrong
and that he had made half promise OF marriage.
but that upon consideration his duty 10 MS lariiS
TO ns pav sch damsges as the law might
pose upon him. the people would have mucn sooner
ishment upon his constituents; he does not ask
forgiveness. The people are not trying 10 remove
him from office. lie asks Endorsement by re-
election.
This calm and judicial statement Of the es-
sential weakness OF Colonel Breckinrdge's att-
tude in this campaign probably reflects tne real
opinion Of the great majority Of those who sup
pulson and those who 80 violently oppose mis-
malodorous candidacy.
WHAT BRECKINRIDGE SAYS OF HIS DEFEAT
Colonel Brecklnridr-s. .yas in his headquarters
tonight surrounded by the friends who nave
stood by him In al his troubles. He was 4
crushed and disappointed man. Just as the iast
news was coming In he ;ugned from ,ne ,ba ,aIe re-.
where his son. Desha, was figuring upon the re-
turns. to talk briefly T. the United states repre-
sentative. -,o
1T Is my own county Of Fayette that gives
me the greatest grief" said he. Il thought she
.lud give me at least 500 majority, ana many
+ my friends expected as much as l.ooo IN
rtcad Of that my majority In my own county IS
ONLY 2O5 In WoodfOrd also expected ne
jority Of several hundred. but that county mas
gone against me- as has Franklin. another
county that though would give me a small ma
torty They are holding back the returns from
Scott County FOR the purpose. believe OF
doctorIng them If the news from the other
counties does not suit the owens people. N
this way they will probably defeat me. had
expected Scott to go for Owens by about l2oo
ma jority but. Of course. they can fix the re-
turns 10 suit themselves"
Tho Col"ners quarters seemed almost like a
tomb but Preckinridge himself held up well un-
der mis- defeat which he did not fully acknowI-
edge and talking about his future plans saii'
II expect 70 live out my days right here In Ken
tucky and will contiue t. 90 In and out among
these people until am laid away In the beautl-
ful Lexington Cemetery where sleep all that Is
mortal of my ancestors AS | said to these peo.
pie the stump. If they do not choose TO senn
mo back 10 Congress. | VIII ma some other
sphere in which to labor for them"
Colonel Breckinrdge IL in splendid health. but
he presents a sad sight. Tonight around MS
headquarters everything was silent as the grave.
and one square further down the street, at the
Owens headquarters. thousands Of young ana
old men were yelling blowing tin horns and
shouting for Owens. General Gentry proposed
three cheers for the women in the district ana
they were given with will. The crowd then
gave three cheers for the newspaper correspond
ents who kept before the world the sins OF
Brecknridge.
There we're rinors Of big frauds. and communi-
cation with Owens and Henry counties was cut
of at late hour.