The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-09
STRICTLY UNDER The BAN
Vain Attempts of Breckenridge to
Regain Political Footing.
His Efforts I'm the State He Partly
Represented i'm Congress Not Sup
ported by the Voters.

! Lexington, KY, Nov. 9.-The defeat
of the local fusion ticket last Tuesday
ma kes the fifth time that Col. w. C. p
| Breckinridge has been turned down by his
people since the filing of the memora bic
damage suit against him, nearly -four
years ago, at Washington.
He came back To Lexington after that
celebrated case had been decided and
made d vigorous campaign for the Demo
cratic nomination for Congress In the
shland district, to succeed himself. He
was defeated by william c. owens. Col.
Breckinridge's friends, either at the colo
nel's dictation or with a tacit under
standing that he So desired waged a
bitter wal On the Democratic nominee,
Mr.. owens, and voted almost solidly
for Judge Denny, the Republican nom
iLee for Congress; but again Cd. Breck
inridge was defeated, for Mr.. owens won
the seat in Congress which had been so
long occupied by the silver tongued colonel.
Col. Brackinridge then set about to elect
Cuunty committees favorable To him in
the counties composing the Ashland dis
trict, but he mad scarcely perfected his Or
ganizauon when at the Democratic state
convention the work was all undune, the
convention taking upon itself the duty of
reurgaiiZing the committees aud throwing
the Breckinridge men out.
Col. Breckinndce then sent ont circulars
to leading Democrats throu gbout the tss-
trict for ;,,e purpose OF having a primary
election called to choose a Democrats
candidate for Congress. IL being his iuten-
ton to be "A candidate for the nomination
before the primary. 1t was almost a Ger
tainty that he would be nominated iv a
primary election; but the Congressional
committee OF the district refused 10 can a
primary, and Col. Breckinridge declined "a
allow his name To 90 before the convention,
bcieyihg that he could not win tie noni-
inatiun there.
Huu. Evan e Settle was made the Demo
cratic nominee by that con centiOn, ard
thel, the Republicans nomin atcd col
Breckenridge, and his naile was placed
under the log cabin pn the Republican
ballot. The combined strength OF the
Republicans and National Democrats,
however, was not great enough TO Send
him back to Congress! and for the fourth
time he was turned down when Evan
Settle vas elected by majority Of about
1000.
shortly after his defeat Col. Brrckin-
ridges friCuds bought a controlling in
te-es; In q local Democratic Paper, and
the name OF his ron. Desha, was pllcrd
az tic head OF the editorial column as
mar acer. The colonel kept the paper
full Ci strong and vigorous editorials,
cspouSinC tie cause OF the uatioun
Democrats, ana dcnpunciug the methods
OF that wing of the Democratic party
known as .'Sil-sr Democrats. lie
backed up the local fusion ticket, com
posed of national Democrats and Repub-
IcaIls, with ali his strength, and on the
night before the recent election adj
dressed a large meeting OF fusion sym
pathiyers at the opera house.
In his address he urged his hearers To
vote tie fusion ticket, and he eNcoristed
usual mastery way. And yet when the
ballots were counted the following night,
it was found that Col Rreckmridge's
fusion ticket had been defeated by over
] 900 majority.
AhC lHuSr LOT lne IIln tiiiie sihCe IOi.
BrecSmridge committed the unpa ulunable
lin of being found out. he was turned down
tv the people he says he loves 50 well.
After all his work, therefore, in trying To
get "A foothold in the district which has
lonorsi him 80 much in the past. Col.
hope of being returned TO
Congress seems as far from fruit ion as it
did whrn cat storm of Indignation aged
a boat him in 1s94.