Show breckinridge A he will contest the primary election of owens hie forces chars cross frauds in several counties owen friend claim counter frauds in Lex loxton lexington Lexi neton K sept 17 breckin bridga wil contest and has already sent letters to committeemen in eight counties notifying them of bis purpose breckinridge men have a majority of the district committed teo which is the returning board and dedal 8 who is nominated breckinridge forces are harrying mes to all parts of the ashland district today to secure evidence upon which to base the contest stress is laid on the fact that in scott county which gave owens 1200 plurality the vole chows an increase of oil over the democratic vote in 1802 and franklin county which owens carried by chows a increate of almost 3 per cent in each county ane olber six conn lies show to 20 per cent increase breckinridge men say their advices gave owens only on the face of the returns deaha breckin ridge J p rogers and judge bullock have gone to scott county to investigate the report that two precinct polls were kept open an hour longer than the law allows the owens men claim the gross fianda in lexing ton will glye abundant grounds for a retaliatory tali atory contest they say that score of fraudulent breckinridge votes were cast in this city by men not registered last fall who produced ready made affidavits that they were oat of the city on registration day KOT YET DECIDED TO CONTEST lexington Lexi neton ky sept 17 moses kauffman closest lieutenant told an associated press correspondent at noon that col breckinridge had issued no manifesto or official notice of a contest and was waiting for the exact returns and information from all the counties before deciding on his course nf action kaufman added that some ol 01 friends now figured owens plurality on the face of the returns at 78 but the accepted figures were still COUNT OWENS OCT cincinnati sept 17 the times star lexington Lexi neton ky special says there Is intense excitement today over the general belief the breckinridge managers are not preparing so much for a contest as for the district committee meets at frankfort next saturday to declare col breckinridge the nominee by throwing out certain precincts on a charge of frauds bract enridge men claim to have die covered numerous cl urical errors in their favor to lees than 8 in one precinct owens home they claim over eighty fraudulent votes were cast or miscounted mis counted to that extent deaha breckenridge telegraphs from georgetown the frauds at that place will than overcome even the estimated claims of tho owens men lexington ky dept 17 the impression is gaining ground hare that the asbrand district committee which stands six to four for breckinridge will decide in favor of the congressman in lucli an event the minority will report owens as the nominee and both candidates will fight to in november the republicans polled votes at the last election considerably more than owens or breckinridge polled on saturday GIVES UP TUB lexington sept 7 B J welch chairman of the fayette county com a strong breckinridge follower baye that if owens haa won the nomination there is no danger of bis being deprived of it without welchs vote breckinridge go could not win reports on the streets are the men have practically given up the fight f |