The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-09-08
THE FIRST GUN EXPLODES.
The Candidates Harangue The Good
People of Stephensport.

INC SduuthdtCS iidi argue luS OOOu
People of Stephensport.
A crowd OF two or three hundred peo-
pie from the town and surrounding
country turned out at Stephensport Mon
day to hear the candidates. 1t was the
opening Of the county campaign and the
first speaking that had been done, and a
good many were out. The speaking
took place in shady grove just back of
town. The sun was beaming hot; the
people and candidates all marched out
together. Some laid their coats off and
trudged along through the heat and
dust out to the shade where the speak
ing was to begin regardless OF surround.
iDg5 1t was two o'clock before the boys
could get ready to fire off Irish a couple
of hours, they said, and they would be
through and the crowd could go home;
but some fellow said two hours, thun-
der! There are TWENTY-FIVE or three fell
lows to speak, and if we stay and listen
to them all, we will be in Stephensport
all day tomorrow So they talked and
commented, and all at the expense OF
the poor candidate. II left to themselves
they would have good crowd without
any one else.
The News found the Stephensport
people buckliDg down to business, and
not discussing politics much except
when they were compelled to. Monday,
for instance, was good day for the bus
mess, and the candidates armed every
man they saw and made him talk about
the election. Some predicted a change
from what the result was three years ago
in favor of the Democrats; others said
the Republicans had not lost any ground
The News talked to men on bota sides OF
the question-men who would be ex-
pected TO take conservative view of the
situation. Being two months until the
election, it was hard to get anything def
mite, but they said-seYeral of them, at
least-that the Republican majority
would not be as large in the Stephens
port distr ct this year as it was three
years ago.
The candidates were taking everything
and everybody into their confidence
they were after votes, and each one
wanted enough TO carry him into office
in November. They didn't seem to
care whether fellow was a Popocrat,
Democrat, Fusionlst, Republican, Han
nacrat, or what sort OF a 'crat. Each
fellow wanted the others vote, and
wanted enough TO elect him. This was
the single eye OF each OF the twenty-five
candidates who went into the campaign
Monday.
The NEWS would like to give, in de-
tail, some OF the speeches that were
made there Monday, especially some Of
for the first time Thirty minutes
each were allowed the candidates for
Representative, and they led off first.
The other candidates were TO have TWEEN
ty minutes each. The crowd tat very
patiently for about two hours, but after
that time they didn't seem 10 relish the
surroundings so well. Four O'Clock
came and then five, and, behold, here
Was still another candidate who hadn't
been heard. The crowd was getting
restless, and they had them to fire off
quick and fast. 1t was supper time
when the people got back into town.
Many who lived in the country, however,
left about four o'clock.
j. III. LenniD, for Representative, said
he was representing his own cause. lie
thought the people ought TO elect him
their Representative because he had
both the age and experience in public
matters over his opponent. He referred
10 the Fusion ticket and said he had not
found but two men in the county who
were opposed to IT, The speaker went
into review OF the management OF
State affairs by the Republicans during
their three years OF service, and outlined
in detail the many blunders they had
made. He said they had not done their
duty anywhere along the line, and had
shown their incompeteney and inefficien-
cy 10 handle the business OF the State
from the very first OF Bradley's admins
tration. Mr.. Lennin quoted facts and
figures 10 bear out his assertions. The
thirty minutes allowed him were taken
up, in the main, in discussion OF State
matters.
Mr.. Haswell replied 70 Mr. Lennin's
speech very couTteously. lie acknow-
lodged that his party had made some
blunders along the line, but he thought
Gov. Bradley was redeemipg himself be-
fore the people more and more every
day. The speakers had a discussion
about the Republican session OF the Leg
Ialature, when the troops were brought
,ut 10 hold the body down while they
sers trying TO elect United States SEN
tor. Mr. 1lennin contended that this
vas all out Of place Haswell said that
he Governors action was right The
roop be said did not 90 into the Legisla.
ure and interfere with the privilege Of
q members. He said such action was
onfgarv b. law srd members were
rivilresd f. "a afi, 81 unlees they had
cen guilty OF = breach Of the peace.