The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-29
-Four BtCkham HaItrs VoIs for Bradley and Break the
 Deadlock <
WIDEST EXCITEMENT
 PREVAILS 1T BALLOT
Representative LiIIard, One of the Anti-5eckhana Democrats, Declares That He Proposed To Break
 the Machine.

Frankfort, Ky February &.-Amld scenes of widest excitement on the floor of the house of representatives, former Governor William OConnelI Bradley. re- publican candidate. was today elected to succeed James R. Mccreary in the United States Senate for term of six years. be- ginning March 4, 1909. He received s4 votes. barely enough to win. and was en- abled to gain victory through the assist ance of four anti -Beclxham democrats. Senators H. S. McNutt and Albert charl- ton and Representative Chrys Mueller of Louisville and Representative E. W. Lil- lard of Boyle county
 Until today they have voted for demo- crats for senator, and their sudden rally to Bradley took the Beckham men com pletely by surprise. although the latter claim to have information that a deal was effected by which the liquor forces were to elect Bradley In return for the de- feat of the county unit bill in the senate. The completion of the first roll call showed Bradley 64, Beckham 50, Black burn 1. James 1.
 
 result the democrats obtained .recapitii- lation and attempted to break the quorum by leaving the hali. but came back. ac- companied by Beckham, who authorized the withdrawal of his name and released the democrats from the primary non,ina- ton pledged to him in hope that some other democrat would be named who could defeat Bradley The four bolting democrats were surrounded by life long party friends aHaargsaeto withdraw their support from Bradley and elect James B. McCreary or any democrat they might name. but they remained obdurate, deciar- ing that the proposition came too late. The democratic leaders promised caucus to select a candidate to which the name of Becl1ham would not be presented, but the recalcitrants refused all offers and the result could not be changed. The hal- lot as finally completed after the demo- crats finished changing their votes was as follows:
 Bradley 64, Racrlnam 15. James 15. Me Creary 10. Mayo J, Allen ?, Smith 2. Peak 2 Newman 1. Hunt l. Elliston ], Stanley l. Blackburn 1. Cantrill 1, Ellis l, Cam mack l, Sullivan l. McElery 1. There was great disorder in the chamber during recaptulation, the republicans demand- ing the speaker to announce the result and the democrats seeking to delay. hop ing to induce one of the democrats to leave Bradley.
 In speech accepting his election, Brad ley thanked the speaker for his fair and impartial rulings He promised to use every effort as senator to secure the re- Of f1,.zT f fral.o ID sentative Lillard was the only one Of the democrats to. explain his vote for Bradley. He said he thought the tune to throw off the party shackles and to break up the machine had come, and although he did support the democratic ticket for 70 years, he believed his vote for Bradley was the best democratic vote he ever cast.
 The balloting for senator began on Jan- uary 15 and ballots were taken each day thereafter when quorum was had. To- days deciding ballot was the twenty- ninth.