The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-23
VETS HOLD
 THE POWER
 -.-- They Will Elect Ken tucky's Governor. MAY OPPOSE DEMOCRATS Resent Regime of the Younger
 Men. old confederates win Not Forget Re- tirement of Iackburn--Beiieved That Roosevelt Played Good,
 Politics.
BY J. R HoRNApY.

Louisville, Ky, Sept. 22--(SpeciaD- The men who fought on the losing side in the great struggle of 1861-65 will probably decide who will win in the battle waging today between the Democrats and Republicans forces in this State. The support of the Con- federate veterans Is claimed by both sides and it Is practically conceded that the side which is right in this matter will be the one which will carry off the honors of the contest.
 The vote of the Confederate veterans would go to the Democratic party under ordinary circumstances, but extraor- dinary conditions have arisen in the State which give the Republicans an excellent opportunity to make power full appeal for their support The veterans belong to the old school of Democracy--the school of which such men as Blackburn and McCreary are typicaly and 1t is admitted that an en- tirely new school has sprung up in the State--the school of Beckham. Prac- tically all of the old tinlers--the men who contributed to the glory of the Democratic party in the old days--have been relegated to the scrap heap, so to speak. and new and younger men have shouldered their way to the front anu ldAon OA hSAS RuAAbACdA machinery.
 Repablieans Fan Flame.
 This process of eliminating the old timer has left much bitterness and 1t Is a sore spot with the Confederates, many of whom have been made to feel the new order of things in direct and positive way. Thus 1t comes about that these men, who for years have been the mainstay of the Democratic s..r .fr,ak klrxea 6akf arV.fa 4raa and the Republicans have been fan- ming the flame of their passions ever since the campaign opened. They have pointed out the long list of fallen heroes-giants in the party who have been ruthlessly swept aside by the present element in the party--and have appealed to them te place the stamp sof disapproyat upon this process of elfmination by covering the present leaders with defeat.
 That the appeal to the veterans has had some influences is acknowledged by the Democrats and they are doing all in their power to counteract 1t. A quartet of leading Confederate veterans have been secured to go on the stump and they, in common with other ora- tors, will endeavor to answer the charges of the opposition and will also seek to show that A. E. Wilson. tho Republican candidate for Governor. was at no time in sympathy with. the Southern people in the conflict between the States.
 Case of Blackburn.
 The fact that Senator Blackburn, one of the men whose elimination Is sore spot with many of the old time Demo- crats has been provided with a soft berth, paying $14,O00 a year, through appointment of President Roosevelt, Is one of the things that is having infu- enco in the present campaign, and 1t leads many to- believe that some shrewd and far-seeing politics has been played in Kentucky by the gentleman who presides over the destinies of the White House. the nation and most of the things therein. The fact that the President took care of an old veteran and did 1t handsomely-after he had been cast aside by the Democrats. with years of valuable party service to his credit has made a powerful appeal to the old comrades of the former Sena- tor and there is no telling how many may show their appreciation of the act and their indignation over the retire. ment of the old party workers-by vot- ing the Republican ticket.
 The way the veterans go Is the way the election will go, about sums up the situation, and the Democrats are preparing to make the fight of their lives for this vote. In addition to the many able orators in the State, who have been placed on the stump, the campaign managers are reaching out for campaigners from other States and have sent urgent appeals to sucn men as Senator Edward Carmack of Ten nessee Congressman John W. Gaines of the same State, Congressman Thom- as Hefin of Alabama, and Judge Har- mon of Cincinnati, to come to the aid of the party.
 The Democrats are placing consider able reliance upon the eloquence of William Jennings Bryan, who VIII make several speeches in the state next month, and also expect good results from the efforts of Senator McCreary one of the eliminated ones. who IS soon to take the stump.
 The Republicans have just been ma terially aided by Vice-President Fair banks. whose speech before the Ken- lucky State Fair, while purely non-p0- lifical was well calculated to make friends for the party of which he is the near head.
 Hon. Joseph Benson Foraker. some times known as "Fireworks." ana all ways a hotacampaigner will appear Tn the State next week. He will speak with the Republican gubernatorial cam didate at Somerset next week-Septem- Der 24--and 1t goes without saying that he will hand out some hot ones for the Democrats to digest However. the Democrats fear him less than they do the suave Fairbanks, who will come la ter on a purely political mission.