And Retires A Soiled Statesman

LEXINGTON, Ky., S'pt. 17.- The most remarle. Ut politica! campaign on record is closed. The result is iu the ballot boxes of ths primuries, but at this hour the only thint; that is knowu is that Breckenridge Is a beaten man, so far as the votes go. ïüa Owens men claim bis election by 410 plurality now iustea'l of the 1,:j00 to 1,500 they were sure oí twenty-four hours ago; while the Breckimidge men, admittiag riefeitt, will not concede over 170. There is talk of a coutested election, but Breckinridge declines to talk, aithough he is reported to have said when it began to be evident that be was beateu that Owens would have 110 more loyal supporter tlian himself (Breckinridge.) The Suggestiou uf Contest. Breckinridge men at Frankfort still claim the nomination of Breckinridge by a small plurality. There is gome talk, however, everywhere, of a contest before the district committee, and they base their hope of success on the fact that the Owens county vote feil off 500 from last fall. Chairtnau Gaines, of the Breckinridge committee here, carne to Lexington to consult with tbe party leaders here. The official count is going on at Frankfort today and as a majority of the election committee favors Breckinridge it is expeoted that ad vanlase will be taken of ererv coctested vote to Heat tbe colonel. Bishop' Duncan in a praTer before the Methodist conference her thanked God thaa tbe right had been upheld in putting down bad men who aspued to public office. Hott the Countie Were Carried. The returns to the present hour show that the counties were carried as follows: Owens- Scott, Woodford, Franklin, OldIjhui; Breckinridge- Bourbon, Fayette, Heniy; Settle- Owen, his own county. wl C. Owens, the winning candidate, is a prominent mau in his party, and a aative of Scott couuty, wbere he has liyed all his life. He is 44 years old and unmarried. He ír a gradúate of Columbia college law school, of 1672. ïwo years later he began his political carter in a successful race for couuty attorney of Scott county. He resigned this office, aud was sent to the legislature for five consecutive terms. He was one of the most influential members of the house and was speaker at the sesBion of 1881-1882. He was Damocratic elector for hts district in )880, and a delégate from the stats at large to the Democratie convention at Chicago in 1892, being choseu tenporary chairman oL that body. He firt ruu for congress againut Joseph J. S. Bliickburn in 18S2. dood Eonning Owens Badges The talk of a contest has rücaived a backset, acd one notjible indication thereof is the dofëng of Breckiuridge badses aud douning oi O'.vens badges by tbe most ardent youny iilocds who supported Breckinridge tlirougliout the campaign with their moncy and tueir personal services. These mcu say that they went I to the elect.iou Oeiieviug that every voter at the primaries was morally bound to support tbe nominee. Now that their favorite, for whoni they fouuch so valiantly, seems to have sufïered defeat they feel in bonor bound to support his opponent. They seem to aequiesee iu the iuevitable. Desba Doesn't Give It Up V.i. At 10 o'clock last night Desha Brecklnridge said he was confident of his father'a election. Said he: "I cannot give out a statement by counties, but our latest reports reduce Owen's plurality to 141. I am sure the count will be given us by the district cornmitfee when it meets. If it does not I am not prepared to say what will follow; maybe a content."