The San Francisco call., 1898-02-10
WOULD FIGHT THE SON OF
 BRECKENRIDGE Aged Colonel Moore Issues a Public
 Challenge. fingered by an Attack in the Young Mans
 Newspaper. It Was Inspired and Probably Written by the Editors
 Father.
EAGER TO BE AVENGED.
Tho Challenger Valves His Years and Demands That Satisfaction
 Be Given.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LEXINGTON, Ky, Feb. 9.-Colonel w. c. P. Breckinridge and his son, Desha, have been challenged to mortal of Shawhan, Ky, chairman of the Sev- enth Congressional District Democratic Committee. The challenge is in the form of a letter to the editor of the Kentuckian Citizen, in which Captain Moore says his attention has been called to a criticism by the Lexington Herald on his supposed candidacy for one of the commissioners places con- templated in the Bronston bill.
 This is only one of their many un- truthful, unmanly, malicious attacks" |" says the writer, dating from the time I refused to support their candidate for Congress"
 Captain Moore says it has been sug- gested that their frequent attacks were for the purpose of bringing about a nersonal settlement, and if this is their purpose a news journal is not a proper place in which to settle such matters.
 "To place myself on equal terms with my traducers I waive age" writes Cap tain Moore My assailants can place themselves on equal footing with me by making use of their left arm, I be- ing disabled in my right arm. This is a matter between the responsible party and myself I will meet the party alone, unarmed, and arrange with him whatsoever course may be necessary and satisfactory to both parties. To this end I invite private correspond ence.'
 Captain Moore has been a thorn in the side of Colonel Breckinridge for nearly a year. Early last spring the Colonel paved the way for his renomi- nation by the Democrats by obtaining promises from a majority of county committees in the Seventh Congress sional district. They were to order a primary irx which Breckinridge would easily have won. Captain Moore was made chairman of the district commit tee by the State convention, and was given power to reorganiZe the county committee. He did this by removing Breckinridges friends and naming ultra silver Democrats in their places. The new committee refused to call a primary but forced convention. Breckinridge, realizing he would have no chance for nomination in a conven- tion, refused to go into it. and accepted the Republican nomination for Con- gress. He was defeated.
 Colonel Breckinridge's son, Desha got control of the Lexington Herald shortly afterward, and the Colonel has been writing for it scathing editorials denouncing silver men who opposed his return to Congress. When it was pro- posed to pass a law placing the control of penitentiaries into the hands of a committee, it was announced that Cap tain Moore would be named as a mem Der of the committee. bitter editorial in the Herald last Tuesday intimated that Captain Moore was unfit for the position. It seem this last article brought on the crisis, and the card of Captain Moore was the result.
 Desha Breckinridge announced in his paper last fall that he and no one else was responsible for the editorial utter ances of the Herald. In an interview this afternoon, Colonel Breckinridge said that Captain Moore did not mean him, but meant Desha.
 The Captain is a bit angry" the Colonel said, but he will soon cool off. '
 Desha Breckinridge left town early this morning on a business trip and could not be seen to-day. His friends do not believe he will engage in per sonal encounter with Captain Moore owing to the latter's age, which is T years. The Captain was a gallant Con- federate soldier. A wound in his right arm paralyzed 1t. He is, therefore, phy- sically unable to cope with the Breck- inridpeS