The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17
WITH THE CANDIDATES
Democratic Campaign Weakening
j. A. Sullivan Nominated. New
York Republicans Bad Mistake.

Inc DcmOcTdtiC campaign IN TINS
state has begun to show many signs
OF breaking down. The candidates on
the stump have taken 20 making
charges and assertions that are dis
proved almost as fast as they are ut
tered. or have fallen back to calling
names and making all kinds OF Wild
accusations in the hope OF getting
people to stop paying attention TO the
real charges which the Republicans
are making and proving.
Young Mr.. Beckham. who has been
advertising himself as one OF the
country's great men that everybody
wants to see. showed first signs Of
losing his head. In a speech at Stan
ton he made wild attack on Ex-Goy.
Bradley. saying that the charges
against the Democratic ring with
which Bradley has been stirring upl
the honest people OF the state were
reckless, untruthful. pitiful and child
ish." lie did not even try to answer
the charges. which are SO definite
that he could easily disprove them 81
they we're L3t tree. A similar speech
at Beattyyille. where perhaps 600
people gathered TO hear him. so dis
gusted the crowd that before he got
thru there were not 100 people left IN
the house.
Another evidence OF the fact that
many old line Democrats have been
unable TO stay with the ring that isl
running that party was seen In the
fact that Mr.. Bryan's tour was made
almost entirely ia the districts which
have been considered strongly Demo
cratic. The purpose Of speechmak-
ing tour Is TO make votes, Of course,
so II is seen that the Democrats are
afraid Of not having the votes they
need even in the districts where they
have been strongest. They do want
to make a showing somewhere.
Another heavy blow 20 the Demo-
Gratis was struck when Il was proved
that Mr.. Hager had been misrepresen-
ting the thingH that we're done while
he was Auditor He has been saying
that the penitentiaries have been
made seif-supporting by him--that Is
that the care OF convicts cost the
state nothing. But Ben L. BrunerI
has got after him. and proves from
the books OF the State Auditor that
the penitentiaries have cost the state
S60O. 900 since 1898. lie offers 10 give
SiO0. 900 bond that the entire Republi-
can ticket will retire from the field
II any competent auditor will not YER
lfy his statement. Nobody seems to
want 10 take up the offer.
At the close OF a Scottsyille. KY,
meeting a Wilson Democrat Club
was organized, enrolling fifty MEM
beers in less than an hour. Six Con-
federate soldiers are included. The
club will begin an aggressive can
vass at once.
Meanwhile Bradley and Wilson are
continuing their speechmaking tours
and are making votes as often as
they make speeches People familiar
with the political conditions in the
state are feeling moro and more sure
that the Republicans will win, be-
cause there Is so large a desertion
from the ranks OF the Democratic par
ty by Democrats who are too honest
TO vote for such methods and men
as have been seen in the last few
years.
The Clinton Gazette. a Democratic
paper, In discussing the offer to grant
Governor Taylor immunity from ar
rest II he should return TO Kentucky
TO testify In the Powers case, says;
"The offer by Mr.. Franklin and Gov.
Beckham OF immunity from arrest II
/ he would come TO testify in the Pow
ers case was a mere campaign card.
II seems 70 have been made through
the public press and not pro forma
TO Mr. Taylor himself. We have no
patience with such cheap methods In
politics. We protest against the be-
I illliluk Ol 1tCoct oooeeos-ees~~ - /
such politics. Better the cases against
Powers and Taylor were dismissed
than that the crime OF crimes In Ken
tuckys history should be made a play
thing OF by cold-blooded politicians OF
the breed that flourishes In Kentucky
today"
The Democratic Committee of Mad
ison County convened at Richmond.
KY, Saturday and the Committee and
number of Democrats present re-
solved into a convention, and al only
Hon. ]. A. Sullivan had announced
his candidacy for the Legislature, he
was declared the nominee Of the DEM
ocratic party and accepted in an APP
propriate speech.
John G. Eversole of owsley County,
Friday at Frankfort. filed a mana
mus petition directed to the Secretary
OF State. seeking a place on the offic-
iai ballot as the Republican candidate
for Judge OF The Thirty-third judicial