Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-09-19

certain starters are Senator Joe
F. BoswOrth, of MiddleS boro. anr
Judge Leonard w. Bejhnrum, OF
Mt. Vernon, present County
Judgd of Rockcastle county, and
il brother of Circuit Judge Bur, !
CESS J. Bethurum, of this place
1t has generally been UNDERSTOOD
among the politicians and wisea
ctes who watch the game that IT,,
anti Powers faction in this end Ct |
the district would get behind
Judge Bethurum, of Rockcastle
county, in the race next year, and
the announcement by his friends
that he would cut into the race
has Occasoired no surprise among
those who watch the political
game in this district. BOSwOrth
has also been figured as a certain
entry all the time by all factions.
While Charley Finley, of Viii
liams burg, has been mentioned
many times as prospective can
dldate. he has really not been
very seriously considered by the
wise ones. Finley, unlike Powers,
has never had any personal fol-
lowing in the district, nor did he
come in for any great share of
public sympathy in the Goebel
murder matter by the Republicans
of the district. This feeling
seemed to be all for Powers and
is what elected him to Congress.
1t is now common talk in this dis
trict that Powers has seen this
sympathy wane almost to the
eclipsing point. and that is the
reason that he declared out. On
the other hand, a good many of
the pOliticians-especially in the
Democratic ranks-whO watch the
dope sheet closely. figure that
Powers has let out the impression
that he will not be a candidate in
order that two or more candi-
dates who belong to the anti
Powers faction will get into the
race, and after they have gone so
far that neither can withdraw and
throw his strength to the other
one. that he (Powers) will then
announce himself, and with his
strength solidi6ed and the oppo-
SitiOn shot to pieces with rival
candidates, would have smooth
sailing for another nomination.
They point to the fact that Pow
ers did not say he would not be a
candidate, but that he said he was
not a candidate at that time, and
that when asked who he would
support replied, There is time
enough for that yet"
Two more men who are also
strongly mentioned as probable
candidates are eX-COngressman
| d. &. Edwards and Judge Will
liam Lewis. of London. AS both
Lewis and Edwards reside in the
same town and are warm personal
friends, IT is certain that if one of
them declares in the other one
will stay out. Judge Lewis is
Circuit Judge of that district and
is very popular. 1t is said that
he could get more of the Powers
following than any man in the dis
trict
Judge H. G. Kennedy, of Som,
erset, is also strongly tipped for
the race. but it is hardly proba BILE
tat he will run if Judge Bethur-
um, of Mt. Vernon cuts in, as IT
seems certain he will Judge
Kennedy came here from Wayne
county about year ago and
formed law partnership with
Judge William Catron. Judge
Kenndy is the author of "A Damp
hOol in the Legislature, a book
which has attracted considerable
attention.
With a clear and wholly IN
biased view of the situation as it
exists today in the Eleventh con
gressional district relative to
Powers seat in the halls of Con
gress, the two real starters are
Bosworth of Middlesboro, and Re.
thurum of Mt. Vernon.
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