The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-01-26
CAMPAIGN WAGED
BY CALEB POWERS
Is:Causing Discussion all
Over Kentucky.
NEWSPAPERS TAKING SIDES
Proposed That YOutsey Run
for Governor on Jail
Term Qualification.

Lexington, KY, Jan. 24.-The fight
that Caleb Powers is making against
Don G. Edwards In the Eleventh dis
trict for the Republican nomination
to congress- is being. closely watched
by the leaders OF both the Republican
and Democratic parties In this State
by the Democratic parties with
great deal OF anxiety and much alarm,
and by the Democrats with some
hopefulness.
The Eleventh district is Republic
an stronghold nomination In that
district mas heretofore been equiva-
lent to election, and It Will probably
continue so, but there is very re-
mote chance that should Powers win
the nomination over Edwards by a
narrow margin, there might be suffi-
Gent dissatisfaction in the Republican
ranks to send a Democrat to con-
gress from the Eleventh.
The conservative, thoughtful, sub
stantial element in the Republican
party In Kentucky does not want
Powers to go TO congress.
Had he been acquitted by a jury
of his peers of the charge Of COM
plicity in the assassination of VIII
liam Goebel their objections to his
offering for so high an office might
not have been such as they are; but
the leaders of his party are not pre-
pared to say to this nation that the
pardon he bears from Governor Will
son, Notwithstanding that the major
fly of Kentucky Republicans Endorsed
the action of tho. chief executive, IL
sufficient vindication in this instance.
These Republican leaders had hoped
that Powers might conclude to aban-
don the fight, but these hopes van
ished with the announcement in the
course Of an article inspired by Pow
ers, and published this week in a
number of the weekly papers of the
Eleventh district that Caleb Powers
is going to run the race to a finish,
and all talk to the contrary, has no
foundation in fact or in truth"
The Powers paper contends that 'he
is entitled to Endorsement as much
as any other loyal Republican" and
they rant vehemently at those who
oppose him. 'If Mr.. Powers is to be
defeated" says the Casey County
News, then the Republican party by
its action would say that it matters
not how much suffering or how much
persecution a Republican endures, he
is TO be ignored in favor of one who |
has endured no suffering of any sort"
The Somerset Herald has this TO
say on the subject of what Powers
spent or rather did not spend while
he was in Jail: After the election
of Governor Wilson, which assured
Mr.. Powers fair and impartial
trial, We thought that he made a
grievous blunder in not seeking the
vindication of a trial rather than
the pardon. A pardon never vindi-
Gates. 1t only serves to increase sus-
piclon and intensity doubt.
1--WE are informed that at the time
a pardon was sought the accused
man was well equipped to finance a
half dozen trials. It is known
fact that even after the election of
Wilson, Powers went right ahead
soliciting funds to carry on a fifth
trial.
Already rumors of his wealth had
gained circulation and we hoped that
Powers would vindicate the goodness
andscharity of all thsoe who had con-
tributed by submitting the question of
his guilt or innocence to- the Judgment
of twelve men. Many who had always
sympathized with him were sorely
disappointed by his failure to submit
toa trial when fair one was assur-
ed him. While we may have had
sympathy for Mr.. Powers in his UNI
fortunate condition, the editor of this
paper has never for once doubted that
his entrance into politics would be
grave blunder. and that his elevation
to any office will be calamity"
In conclusion the Herald says: 'Tt '
seems to us that six years expert
ence in the congress of America will
better qualify any man to take care
Of the varied interests Of great dis
trict than eight years in jail. Why
not the Advocate start boom for