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Show BRECKINRIDCE'S CHANCES. -Goiernor Clayton Does not Bolieve Ho Can be Klectcd. !'hicaco, Sept. I). Special. Ex-'fernor Ex-'fernor Powell Clayton of Arkansas '5 at the Talmer house yesterday. In 1 -?iing of the ousting of Breckiuridgo congress he said that it was no sur-'se sur-'se to him. "In fact," ho continued, "had con-' con-' not unseated him I should have & more than surprised, for his elec-u elec-u was clearly and unquestionably il-c?l- As to his re-election I have no 'sitam-y in predicting that, unless he "j his party resort to the outrageous ' I corrupt methods which have char--erized their elections in the past, fekenridge will be defeated. The -irict is clearly anti-democratic. Two ;ars ago it went anti-democratic by rer300u majority, and the following I'ril when a special election was held "Republicans won by about 1000 ma-nty. ma-nty. J I don't hold Breckinridge directly sponsible, nor the democratic party ' whole, for the murder of my , rtner. But the murder was certainly Political one. and as the state admm-'ration, admm-'ration, for the past fourteen years 'mocratic, has never punished a "''heal crime, I hold the ruling 1fcirt.v of the state? responsible. The 'trder was done, I have no doubt, by e men who stole the Flummcrville 1 otbox. Men who will steal boxes 11 not hesitate at other times to shield emselves and to carry out their pur-I pur-I don't say that in the '.eal election to" be held to I1 the now vacated second wiet seat for which Breckinridge will P'bly be nominated I don't say that '" oemocraU will go so far as to mur-1 mur-1 r the republican nominee. But I do a? and maintain that unless they steal na stuff the ballot boxes and intimi-u,e intimi-u,e voters Breckinridge will be ae-t-ated." , |