The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-10
|M'CREARY IS NOMINATED Will Succeed DebOe in
 the Senate.
 HIS MAJORITY IS LARGE
HIS MAJORITY IS LARGI
Received 62 Votes to Judge
 J. E. Cantrill's 37.
Congressmen Smith and Wheeler got Out of Race When They Real ized There was no Chance
 for Them

Frankfort, Ky.. Jan. 9.-Standing In the rostrum of the old Hall of Representa- lives of the Kentucky Capitol. where nearly thirty years ago, he began ms public career, the Hon. James B. Me- Creary of Madison County, tonight &C., cepted the nomination of the Democratic party to succeed William J. Deboe in the Senate of the United States.
 He received the nomination by a vote of 62 to g, over Circuit Judge James E. Cantriil of Scott County. He will be elected by the General Assembly in joint session Tuesday of next week over Sena- tor Deboe, who was endorsed by the Re- publicans for reelection.
 The Democratic caucus tonight was harmonious throughout, the only surprise being that sprung several hours before it convened by the withdrawal of Con- sressman Charles K. Wheeler and David H. Smith, who have been in the contest for the past year. The withdrew only when 1t became apparent that McCreary would be nominated, and Judge Cantriil remained in the race only to receive a complimentary vote.
 Twenty-five Senators and seventy-four Representatives were present, one by proxy. Senator w. A. Byron, who nom mated ex-Governor McCreary, began with a review of the political troubles of 1900. to which he attributed the election of a Democratic Assembly. He reviewed briefly, from a party standpoint. national issues, and said that McCreary filled to the fullest measure all the requirements of the position he sought, and would be an able colleague of United States Sena- tor Blackburn. He complimented Con- gressman Wheeler on withdrawing from the race and predicted that he would fol- low McCreary to the Senate.
 Representative Eli Brown of Nelson County, one of the youngest members of the House. presented the name of Judge James F. Cantrill for the nomination. He said Judge Cautrill had not entered, the campaign for reward for anything that he had done for the party, but because his friends insisted that he was the most able man in Kentucky for the position.
 Seconding speeches were made by Rep resentative Herman Newcomb of Louis- vile and State Senator w. w. Booles of Spencer for McCreary. and Allison Hol> land of Henry for CantrilI.
 The roll was called and resulted: Sena- tors, 14 for McCreary; Il for Cantrill. Representatives, 4S for McCreary; 26 for Cantrill. Total for McCreary. 62; for Can- trilI, g.
 Senator J. c. Cantrfll moved to make the nomination unanimous, and this was done amid loud applause.
 Senators Byron and Cantrill and Rep resntative Brown notified the nominee of the caucus action and escorted him to the House. He accepted the nomina- ton and pledged himself to always be faithful to his constituents and to his country.
 For forty years James B. McCreary has been prominent in kentucky's history. He first came into notice in 1862, when he assisted in raising the 1lth cavalry regi- ment for the Kentucky service, c. s. A. In this regiment he was subsequently made lieutenant colonel, a rank he held at the close of the war. He served with distinction in the army of the Tennessee under Generals Morgan and Bragg, and under Breckinridge in Virginia, and sur rendered with his regiment at Appo- mattox.
 He entered politics in 1866. being chosen to represent Madison County in the Ken lucky Legislature. In 1895 he was elect ed Governor on the Democratic ticket. After retiring from the executive office he was elected to the Forty-ninth Con- gross and reelected to the Fiftieth. Fifty first. Fifty-second. Fifty-third and Firty- fourth sessions.
 For twelve years he was a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House. He was also member of the Committee on Coinage Weights and Measures and the Worlds Fair and Private Land Claims.
 Governor McCreary was appointed by the President of the United States in 1892 one of the five commissioners to rep- resent the United States in the Inter national Monetary Conference. In that conference he distinguished himself as an advocate of bimetallism.