The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-01-15
CHAKCE FOR THE CORONER.
Brookinridge Beud as Hot as ever in
Kentucky.

Brockinridge Beud as Hot as ever il
Kentucky,
Lexington, Ky, January l2,-
Few people outside the Ashland
Congressional District realize the
extent of the feeling between the
friends of Breckenridge and the
people opposed to him There is al
most a feud existing and at any
moment a tragedy is not only prob
able, but expected. The failure OF
the noted defendent in the breach
of promise suit with Miss Pollard to
succeed on the lecture platform
fills his friends and admirers with a
burning jealousy, and they are
ready at any moment to fancy
themselves insulted by any circum-
stance or act on the part Of an
anti Breckenridge man. 1t is a
well founded belief here that a
tragedy will follow the first meet
ing of Judge Kinkead with the man
VIM. N Lane, who has been trying
to get a fight with the Judge be-
cause he said in a speech during
the campaign that decent women
would not entertain Breckenridge
1T their houses" Lane picked the
quarrel Thursday in the Phoenix
Hotel here and two hours afterward
they met and stopping stared each
other in the face each waiting for
the other to make a move, Judge
Einkead Is one Of Kentuckeys lead
ing men and one Of the most royaJ
families in the state. Lane consid
ers himself insulted because his sis
ter entertained Breckenridge when
he was making his canvass for re-
nomination for Congress,
John 7, Shelby, Breckinridge's law
partner who struck Attorney John.
son in The court house at Washing
ton during the Breckinridge.P e.Pollarc
trial, recently had a bloodless en-
counter with the editor of weekly
paper here because the editor had
called him a liar along with Brecb
inhdge's other counsel George S,
Shanklin another Lexington law
yer accompanied Shelby to call on
the editor and in his last issue the
editor takes much space in which
to ridicule Shanklin, The latter
yesterday called at the newspaper
Office for an apology, but found
tn ut the editor had gone to his
home in the country as Is his usual
custom, after his paper Is out for
the week He Is enraged at the ar.
ticIe and another difficulty is cX.
pe3ted and all growing out OF the
Breckenridge Ovens campaign,
There can be no mistake about the
Brcckinlidge disa0ection being the
issue both in the Gubcrnatorial and
the Senatorial races now assuming
proportions IN Kentucky so far az
the eight counties composing The
Ashland District is concerned
Breckinridge's attitude TOWARD
Ovens who beat him in the primary
caused the Republican candidate
Denny, to come 80 near being elect
cd that he has contested the seal
Of Owens and may get It, This ha'
been a thorn in the side Of the anti
Breckenridge men from whlcl
wounds have been inflicted that dc
cades will never heal,
The Republican candidate, Denny
has set aside $4,000 to use in the
contest, and Congress willallow hlH
S2 900, making the contest cOSt
him $500, Owens, although
man Of very limited means, Is fight
ing the determined effort TO holt
bis seat and has received assurance
from the Democratic Campaign
Committee that all help possible
will be rendered him It Is The
general belief however, that Den
ny will be seated, which will be The
first Republican Congressman from
| the Ashland District since the day