The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-01-10
Democratic Legislative Caucus
Names Him to Be Senator
BIackburns Colleague
DEFEATS JUDGE CANTRIlL
The Nominee Has Been Prominent IL
kentucky Hlstory-Making Forty
Years-Has Served as Gov
ernor and In Congress.

Frankfort, KY, January 9.-Standing in
the rostrum Of the old hall of represen-
tatives of the Kentucky capitol. where
nearly thirty years ago he began his pub
lis career. the Hon. James B. McCreary
of Madison county. tonight accepted the
nomination of the Democratic party to.
succeed William ]. Deboe in the Senate
of the United States. He received the
nomination by vote of 62 to 81 over
Circuit Judge James e. Cantrill of Scott.
county. He will be elected by the general
assembly in joint session on Tuesday OF
next week over Senator Deboe, who was
endorsed by the Republicans for re-elec-
. ton.
The Democratic caucus tonight was har-
monious throughout the only surprise be-
ing that sprung several hours before it
convened by the withdrawal of Congress-
man Charles K. Wheeler and David H.
Smith who have been in the contest for
the past year. They Withdrew only when
1t became apparent that McCreary would
be nominated and Judge Cantrill remained
in the race only to receive complime en-
tary vote.
Put McCreary In Nomination.
Twenty-Five senators and seventy-four
representatives were present one by
proxy Senator w. A. Byron who nomi-
mated Ex-Governor McCreary began witk-
a review of the political troubles of 1900
to which he attributed the election of a
Democratic assembly, He reviewed brief
| ~ from a party standpoint. national is
u = ~
| fullest measure all the requirements of
| the position he sought, and would be an
able colleague of Senator Blackburn. He
| complimented Congressman Wheeler on
| withdrawing from the race and predicted
| that he would follow McCreary to the
| Senate.
Representative Ell Grown OF Nelson
| County. one of the youngest members OF
the House. presented the name Of Judge
James E. Cantrill for the nomination. He
said Judge Cantrill 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.
Result of Vote.
Seconding speeches were made by Rep,
resentative Herman Newcomb of Louis,
vile and State Senator w. w. Bodies OF
Spencer for McCreary. and Allison Hol-1
land OF Henry for Cantri1l. The roll was
called and resulted:
Senators, IA for McCreary; II for Cam
trill.
Representatives. IS for McCreary: 2s for
Cantrill.
Total for McCreary, 81; for Cantrill. 81
Senator j. C. Cantrill moved to make
the nomination unanimous and this was
done amid loud applause.
Senators Byron and Cantrill and Reps.
resentative Brown notified the nominee or
the caucus action and escorted him to
the house. He accepted the nomination
and pledged himself to always be fnith-
fui to his constituents and to his coun-
try.
New Senator's Career.
For forty years James B. McCrearys
has been prominent in Kentucky's his.
tory. He first came into notice in 1852
when he assisted in raising the Eleventh
Cavalry Regiment for the Kentucky serv-!
Ice C. s. A. In this regiment he was SUBJ
sequently lieutenant-colonel. a rank hel
held at the close of the war. He served
with distinction in the Army Of Tennessee;
under Generals Morgan and Bragg and
under Breckinridge In Virginia. and sur
rendered with his regiment at Appomat-
tox. He entered politics in 1866. being
chosen to represent Madison county in.
the Kentucky Legislature. In 1875 he was
elected Governor ON the Democratic
ticket.
After retiring from the executive office
he was elected to the Forty-ninth Con-
gress and reelected to the Fiftieth. Fiji
ty-frst Fifty-second Fifty-third and
Fifty-fourth Congresses. For twslve
years he was a member OF the committee
on foreign affairs of the House. He was
also member of the committees on
coinage and weights and measures ands
the Worlds Fair and private land claims.
Governor McCreary was appointed by
the President In 1892 one of the five COM
missioners to represent the United States
In the International monetary conference
In that conference he distinguished him-,
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