The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-28
TALK OF BRADFORD.
Effort to Be Made to
Secure Worcester
Support.
is A FORMIDABLE CANDIDATE.
His Friends Declare He
Would Make a Good
Treasurer.

Now that the caucuses have deter
mined who is to be the next lieutenant
governor, it is interesting to note the
talk which is being heard over the trea-
surership. There are at present four
candidates in the field: Messrs Whip
pie of Brockton, Sleeper of Winthrop,
Neil of Lynn and Bradford of Spring
field. There is to be strong effort made
to bring. the delegates from this city
into line for the latter. Mr.. Bradford
has had a wide experience in business,
has been connected with one of the
leading banks in Springfield for nearly
20 years, and has also for about IA years
held responsible positions of public
trust. These qualifications together with
the fact that he is the only candidate
from this part of the state have already
led many of the Worcester delegates to
regard his candidacy with favor.
Mr. Bradford was born in Rhode Is
land in 1872; fitted for college but en-
tered his fathers office, Bradford, Taft
& Co.. wooden manufacturers. He con-
tinued in business there until 1870, when
he went to Webster, where he was for
seven years with S. Slater & Sons. He
was also chairman of the board of Sc
lectmen and overseer of the poor in
Webster for three years.
In 1878 he moved to Springfield to as
sumo the charge of manufacturing in
terests in Holyoke, from which he re-
tired in 1884. He served in the common
council in Springfield Cor three years
and as mayor for three years. He served
as representative in the Legislature in
1894 and in the Senate the three follow
ing years. He is at present a member Of
the state board of insanity, also of the
Springfield park commission He has
been for about 20 years a director Of
the Chaplin National Bank of SPRING
field. He has been president of the Win
throp club and is at present one of the
managers of the Nayasset club.
The Boston papers have treated Mr..
Bradford handsomely since his candi-
dacv was commenced The Post of
Sunday. Sept "a, 1899, says of him.
Mr. Bradford was one of the best
senators who have sat in the Legislature
in the last few years. He, too, has
been mayor of his city and has had a
wide experience in business affairs
The only arguments used against Mr.
Bradford is that it would not do to give
Springfield a place on the state ticket
when the governor is to come from Dali
ton. In spite of this talk about locality
Mr.. Bradford has many friends in the
eastern part of the state, and he will
have a good many delegates. His
| friends are confident that he will be
nominated
The Boston Herald Of Sept. % says
Edward S. Bradford of Springfield
is announced as a candidate for state
treasurer before the coming republican
state convention. Mr.. Bradford was
proposed for this position several years
ago, at the time the present occupant
of the place was nominated, and he re-
ceived inducements then of highly
commendatory character from those
who had been familiar with him in
senatorial service. Had business quail
fications prevailed over politics at that
time he would have been the republi-
can candidate There is an agreement
among men of all parties who know
him that he would fill the office we'll"