New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-08
IN THE ASHLAND DISTRICT.
o,oSr1. BRECKINRIDGE's FIGHT FOR
REFLECTION TO CONGRESS.
,. ,,r or;TwITTED THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
FACTION AND GOT DOUBLE NoMlNA-
FIONA FREE SILVER MAN TO
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louisville Ky. oct The eNtraoroiha'E
tie over Congress nominations in the Ash'aho
.>,.,rict Is at last in fair way TO DE s'Ia'e"'
- ont Colonel w. c. r. Ereckinridee Is h'"
enc candidate in the field. though free
image Democrat will undoubtedly w "o''''
co'''ae rairs, him before the END Of the week
colonel breckenridge had been pIanh'hS up w
.o letting of the Chicago Convention to capt
W. tho regular Democratic nomination IN MS
"a a,strct He was known to have comini'tcd
v,r,se,f however against the free-co'nase
n' and tho blackburn Hardin managers
ia ,,ot control of the machinery OF the dis-
=. tho State Convention which chose deie
". los, snring. determined 10 force him OUT o'
the race 49,, x,,;,od q MI
=, o,ection to be held in the Ashland Dis'rict
. dominate a Representative in Congress- '"
40 blackburn Hardin Committee. 1ea''ns '""
p,sckinridge would win in an open 'e"' w
tad arbitrarily that delegate Gun No.,
.u,d he held this year, ana 'hen
A. restrict the primary elections io' u
. that only delegated free-cohaHe D'''''>
could participate iii theih' ..,,s oar,sd
colonel breckenridge and his rlehuS uV"''"
..a authority of the committee W '"MS
W, s,ans and il was determined 'ia' ''
-, should eventually go on the stump "'
WV" ,o,aort Democratic candidate. HaNhs
ia himself subsequently WIN 'ne
-. faction in the State when po''eu INV ~
W. nominees and joined its fortunes WIN .''e
National Democracy. the resourceiu wv
nromptly secured an 1ndorse"e"' "
r.,,ocratic Sound Money canoioa'e III '"e
land District co,r,,,,ee was long
The Republican District Corhin'''ee vac
.sao,dad whether to put hepuo'iea" o"''
49," ~ tho field or allow the hepuo'ia"
90 he cast for Breckinrdee; AZ Hen,b,ican nom
vWna,,l district in the STATE neisad IN, the
hopeiu. Cnnqress had been indorseo u! VI.
palmer Buckner Democrats S,ota Committee
fai1, IHcv by the Republican STATE Cei r,,I
souhu pm 20 Obstacles in the way OF Coione'
70 ILL., ,sna,s election by his old constituent
I,ndar lis advice. the RepnprTah r,nninatio
the With District voted 10 '''a"e Nv
for Congress TINS year, ,.;,b the appro ;al Of
.rh;s curse did not meet win wy XIV cam
ms Cnorge " Denny, the RepunnOdn . .'lo
Sidate in 1894 against Willianl -, from Colo
captured tne Colonel Denny was defeated
nei a,,,v ni,ety-one votes and mace "ias
~: ,bs scat but the House OF hvl,' sr Co,oneI
~. srrood Mr. Owenss title. inns q s;s d,s
confrineo vi. io,,s ~ run again. and in MS dis-
DeIiIs ,,ant AZ the decision OF me atep"u'N,"
na;s,rict Committee, he thouSht U-i,hjn a day
ming a candidate by petltloh' a.. da,lor.
oo' . hovaver in an open letter niiiil! uvra
or two howe,e ,i,,na,s action he has announced
ne, he would not enter the contest, out and
,aave the field clear 10 Coiohel DIV
the free-silver nominee ham q, its wits
The silver Democracy has been ,a "a. IN ,he Heo
IA ~ GET candidate regularly before 'iie w.,
Gnu TSe erst district convention spent SeNe,a'
Says in deadlock and then aG]ournso e'' ne cali
Sa inetructing the District Committee 10 ~ ~
~ ,,lar nrimarv election After separa'hs' 'li
delegates discovered that under the sas on a Sory
irearv election could be held except on Tor
-. s. n,uhlic notice No such election was posSs4.
Tas therefore before November g. Inc dlsot'' !.
Comm;ttee reassembled yesterday ana paSseu d
resolntion calling back the delegates 10 ,ne "a
cent deadocked convention. II also oeoau ,ea
that after Ave ballots had been taken the name
~ the lowest candidate should be droPped from
the list Of those 10 be voted for. AS there are
onlv three candidates in the fight. NOMINATION
seems thus to be assured on the sixth odiioi.
Charles J. BronstOn. State Senator from raystte
County and manager Of Blackburn.s campaign
Iast winter al Frankfort or Evan r. Se'tie' Oh
owen County. one Of Colonel Breckln11ses OPP
Moments in the race for the nomination TWO
years ago. will he selected
II looks as If the fight for Congress would ne
close. with the chances slightly favoring Colonel
Breckenridge