People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1894 — OWENS IS CHOSEN. [ARTICLE]

OWENS IS CHOSEN.

Kentucky Democrats In Primary Flection Decide Against Breckinridge. Lexington. Ky., Sept. IS.—ln the j primaries of the Seventh congressional 1 district Saturday \Y. C. Owens is believed to have secured a safe majority of the delegates. The vote was about j as follows so far as the returns already ; received indicate; ftreckinCountt. Ouetm. r'ulge. Settl•. I Bourbon 1,030 1.151 6H 1 Fayette 1812 1.C75 -iso ! Franklin 1.516 905 288 | Hc-nry 468 857 660 ! Oldham 407 24 i 205 | Owen 229 1,143 1.360 i gcott i... 1,824 635 108 j Woodford 811 es 3 141 Totals 8,097 7,687 3.429 Owens' plurality. 410. If reck inridge leaders claim that in , Scott county Owens received many i fraudulent votes, as COO more demoI crats voted in this county Saturday j than at the last election. Desha ' llreckinridge said lie was confiI dent of Ids father’s election, i Said lie: “I cannot give out a | statement by counties, but our latest reports reduce Owens’ plurality to 141. j I am sure that the count will be given ! us by the district committee when it I meets. If it does not I am not prej pared to say what will follow; may be a contest.”