The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-05
POLITICIANS ARE ALARMED
 BY SINISTER DECLARATION
Caleb Powers Has Added Another Sen sational Feature to an Already Hot Campaign Which Will
 Get Hotter.
BY j. R. RoRNADY.

Louisville, Ky, September 4.-(Speeial. )- When. stung by the challenge of Judge Jager, democratic nominee for governor, 10 Mr. Wilson, tue republican nominee, to say whether or not he would pardon the alleged slayers of Governor Goebel, if elected, Caleb Powers cried out from his prison cell: T am tired of my guilt or innocence being paraded in every cam paign for political purposes, and am now iil q position to point ont the real assassin of Governor Goebel," he suc- eeeded in creating the biggest sensation of q campaign which has been remark ab for it's unusual developments.
 Caleb Powers has been in prison for seven years and has been repeatedly tried and convicted on the charge of eomplieity in the killing of Goebel and this is the first time he has ever indicated that he could clear up the greatest political trag- edy, aside from the civil war, that Ken lucky has ever known. In his statement Powers declared that the assassin was not Jirn Howard, but he made no men ton of others who have been accused of complicity in the affair. emitting even tn name of former Governor Taylor, who has been a fugitive in Indiana since the crime was committed.
 There are some who are inclined to look upon his statement as threat who see in it a sinister 1eelara tion, aimed. perha ps at some individuals who have failed to measure UT te lis expectations in the matter of rendering assistance. Republican political leaders in the state have permitted the challenge of the dem ocrats, who deman1 to know what the republicans if elected. will do with Pow CTS ct al to go unanswered. mus Pow CTS while held up before inc people or the stste as an assassin and made d political issue by the democrats, hnds no one within his own party who IS Will In. Ia come out in his defense. Again, there are those who see in the state ment shrewd political move; an at tenent to create in the public mind the impression that the accused expects loth- ing at the hands of the republicans even if inc partv is successful at the polls in the coming election. Ta create such an impression at this stage would De helpful to the party leaders, II ls ar sued. as they have been placed Tn a. serious dilemma by the perslsteneY Of the democrats in keeping the death Of Goebel. and the reign of terror Which followed. strongly before the people
 Anotrer theory is that the failure or vraVlar former governor. t. come 10 7tentuci5v. and testify in behalf of Powers ,ybon he vas offered immunity by Gov ernor Beekham. may have had something to ,lo with the step taken by Powers, as, In his statement he declares that he mas been fighting the battle ''single-handea and alone" thereby indicating that there arc those who could have aided hlm II thev had been willing to do so
 Inst what is behind the statement no orc hut Powers knews to certainty, hi the fact stanGs out strong and clear that hi. has exploded a bomb, and in- terest will not wane until he again takes the stand and there. under oath teils wbAt he claims to know of the death ot Governor Goebel
 while the tioebel issue has overshadow- ed ,thers in this campaign. temperance r,ns Il close second, and, in th1s cen ,aotinn if Is believed that the republican candidate for governor has made se- .io,,s thunder LII the opening rally or +he campaign MT. Wilson was accused h J,,dee uagel of "stra adling thls is- .,,o Later. at Williamsburg. Ky MT. Wilson in discussing temperance, declared that ro was opposed to the beofgla hetli- ad of handling the liquor business. as ,bore arc too many people who make .hoi,. living t the business and too much ,,,ona,1 invested in it, to stop the traHlc a, this time Democrats claim that thls snaa,,, will hurt him with the temperance farees. who are clearly in the maJorlty in the state.