The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-05-13
FIGHT OF HIS LIFE
MADE BY BRADLEY
But He Was Defeated in
State Convention.
THE FAIRBANKS MEN ARE SORE
Resolutions We're Adopted In
Structing Delegates to
Vote for Taft.

William O'Connell Bradley made the
fight of his life in the RepublicanState
Convention, at Louisville last week,
but finally went down in defeat, Gov.
Wilson, Judge A. r. Burnam and
: William Marshall Bullitt being elect
ed delegates-at-large to the National
Convention.
Governor Wilson received practical
ly all the votes in the convention.
Burnam got 1884; Bullitt, 1888 and
Bradley, 1850. Ed Lane, of Maysville,
was chosen as the negro delegate.
Chairman Edwards appointed Frank
Fisher, of Paducah, and George
Welsh, OF Danville, members of the
State Central Committee from the
State-at-large.
The committee met and unanimous
ly elected r. H. VIM, of Mt. Ster-
ling, chairman. Richard P. Ernst will
be made national committeeman. The
Taft machine ran over its opponents
and swept the plate clean, and the
boast of the leaders that Bradley
would not be allowed to go to Chica-
' go as delegate was made good.
The Bradley and Fairbanks men are
sore all over.
After having controlled the organ
ization, seated their delegates in all
save a few contested counties dur
ing an all-night session, the commit
tee on credentials for the Taft men
were apparently about to put their
Slate delegates at large through with
out a hitch when their program was
endangered and the slate at one time
was apparently bhoken. Instead OF
winding up the business of the Sc
lection of delegates at large TO the
Republican National Convention in an
hour or two the convention was in ses
sion lasting from 10 am. until $3.50
O'Clock. when after hours of wire
pulling and suspense, the Taft men
finally won out and elected the fol-
lowing delegates at large:
Governor A. e. Wilson, of Louis
willie; Judge A. N. Burnam, of Rich
mond; w. Marshall Bullitt, of Louis
Vile. and E. d. Lane, negro, OF
Maysville.
Congressman Don C. Edwards, OF
the Eleventh district, who was tipped
for a place on the big Four" was
chosen permanent chairman of the
Republican State Convention.
A. s. Bennett was elected perma-
nent secretary.
During the days proceedings no
less than 90 of che most prominent
and influential Republicans in the
State addressed the convention, de-
claring that unless Bradley was given
recognition the party could not win
in Kentucky. A result Of the con-
yention Democrats say that their fight
has been won. Republicans them
selves confess their dissatisfaction and
concede that personal dislikes, govern
ed the whole days work of the conven-
ton.
They also say that the convention
was a bowling mob from start to fin
ish, and that, although 40 policemen
4 were in the hall to preserve order, the
scenes which were enacted were
shameful. There was never time
during the whole day when Chairman
Edwards was in. control Of the conven-
ton. All factions are loud in their
praise of his coOl-headnedness and
fairness, and the justice of all his
rulings, but he was powerless.
Persons who witnessed the celebraI-
ed Music Hall Convention, in which
william Goebel was nominated Tor
Governor in 1899, say that for disors
der, riotous scenes and impending dan
ger the Republican Convention exceed
ed anything done by the Democrats at