The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-24
johnson County Man Declares He
Is Not Responsible for Any
Thing Namesake Does.
FALL OUT OVER ELECTION BILL.
Says ST. Francois County Senator
Wastes Printers Ink in HAY
ing Bills Printed-Latter
Makes Lively Retort.

REPt .i-lC SPECIAL. -
jefferson City Me-. Jan. 3.-The two
Bradley Senators let it be known this mora
ing that their opinions are not the same.
Bradley of johnson. otherwise and better
known as Nick Bradley. gave his col
.eaSces and the public to understand that
he, not responsible for anything which
j. T. Bradiey*of st. Francois advocated.
ana that the sooncc. il was known the bet
ter lor both of them. .,...
Bradley of st. Francois member of
the House AT the last session. His enemies
calied him fire -eater. as far as the cor
porations We're concerned. and he received
his. senatorial nomination on this record.
SINCE he has been in the Senate he has
again distinguished himself by declaring
war on everything which savors of coipor-,
Il. batch of bills which have generally re-
cstved pretty hard treatment from the Sen
ate. fhs-'.
morning from the Elections Committee. OF
which Morton of Ray is chairman. The bill
provided that officers clerks and higher en-
ploNes of corporations could not serve as
luu@es. clerks or challensers of elections.
No sooner mad the bill been reported un-
favorably than Bradley of St; Francois en-
Of corporate influence in elections and pub
lie life: He asked that the bill be en-
crossed.
only the rich men vino can influence the
county courts are appointed election Off
cals.'' said Bradley OF St. Francois. ''He
stands in front of the poor laboring man
and dictates how he shall vote. | am op-
posed to any man working that game.
RUBEY PROTESTS.
Senator Eubey of Macon did not take
kindly to the reference to banks and other
corporations. Il am the cashier of a small
rectors are all farmers. Why should they
be prevented from participating in the con-
duct of elections? This bill is vicious.
lrt. ~ Do N, pNul ln n
vigorous speech. Il am not Vet ready to
disqua!ify man because he happens TO ne
interested in a, corporation. he SAID. IT
is not right. The bill is wrong. We might
a. well Try to keep corporation employees OIL
the iuIies. Then. besides. the bill is num-
bered l3: and that is good enough TO vote
Then came Nick" Bradley: The quicker
this bill is killed the better. he said. 1t
IL bad bill! and vicious. Just as are IA
large number Of other bills which the Sena-
tor from St. Francois has introduced
Bradley Of St. Francois replied imme-
diately. Il notice that the Senator from
johnson has changed his mind on number
OF such bills. he said. HE voted for this
bill TWO years ago"
Nick Bradley denied the accusation.
There was not such bill before the SEN
ate at that time. and If there had been
should have voted against it.
Well it is here now retorted the st.
Francois Senator.
1T won't be here long and don't you for
get that" said Mick Bradley.
Il think that if the farmers of the Sena-
tors district knew that he was introducing
such bills. he continued. they, would be
ashamed nf the printers ink which iic Is
wasting by compelling the State to print
such bills. Why. this bill would disaualify
the member of every church which is in
corporated. Kill it. and kill it as quick as
you can.
Z MOTION LOST
Farris of Crawford then made a charac-
te:is.ic speech. This bill could have come
by one OF four routes. ST. Joseph. Fulton.
Nevada or Farmington..' he said. referring
to the insane asylums of the State. There
are poor men in nv district and J know
that they are not intimdated by the officers
Of one of the largest iron companies in Mis-
souri, They live in log cabins which have
only dirt of nature for riOors.s bnt they have
true hearts. This hill is silly.
The vote on the molten OF Bradley of st.
Francois wa1. then taken. Only one aye
was heard. that from the introducer of the
mot'op. A chorus of noes put the bill to
its final resting place
The election laws came up in another way
when a bill. introduced by Bradley of st.
Francois came up for reference to a COM
mit;ee. 1t provides that whisky shall not