The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-03-03
Bradley Elected Senator.


William O'Connell Bradley was FRI
day afternoon declared elected United
States Senator from Kentucky to sue
ceed James B. McCreary, on the
twenty-ninth ballot taken by the Gen
eral Assembly.
Only with the aid of four Demo
cratic votes was the Republican noml-
nee finally able to grasp the plum
which has dangled temptingly before
the ewes Of the two ex-GOvernors
almost to the end of the session. Re
fusing the offer OF the rest of the Dem
ocratic members to vote for any Demo-
crat whom the four mighr name, they
steadfastly declined to change their
votes, and gave the honor to the second
Republican who has ever represented
Kentucky in the most deliberatlve
body. on earth. "
The four men who turned the tide
to the Republican candidate were Sena-
tors II. S. McNutt and Albert Charl-
ton, of Louisville; Representative Chris
Mueller, of Louisville, and Representa-
tive z. w. Liilard, OF Danville, With
tears in their eyes, Democrats of all
factions plead with them to name any
the rest of the Democrats might sup
port him and prevent the election OF a
Republican.
at is too late," they said with. one
accord. The strongest pleas were
directed toward Representative Lillard,
of DanviIle. Lifetime friends plead
with him to change his vote to Nc
Creary before the result was officially
announced, but he turned a deaf ear to
every entreaty, and stolidly maintained
his new position as Republican, when
he announced on the first roll call when
he said ne would throw off the shackies
and letters of tine Democratic party
which ne had served for forty years,
and never had expected to leave. He
said that under the circumstances he
was proud to vote for W. o. Bradley.
At the height Of the excitement,
after the roll call had been completed,
but not announced, and when It was
seen that Bradley hau exactly enough
to elect, Governor Beckham came upon
the floor Of the. House and released his
friends from the primary nomination
pledge.
Caucus Chairman Combs made public
announcement that the name OF Beck
ham was withdrawn, Senator New
man promised q Democratic caucus to
be held that night, at which the name
of Governor Beckham would not be
presented. When all these Overtures
had been spurned by the men who had
participated in the Democratic pri-
mary, and had been elected on the
Democratic ticket, one of them, at
least under the promise that he would
vote for Beckham, Representative
Millikin asked the boilers to name a
Democrat that all of the members
might rally to his support and save the
party from defeat, but the same old
cry: ''Too late; too late" was the
only response.
The first intimation, beyond desul-
tory rumors, the Democrats had that
there would be something doing
Friday was when, after Senator Nc
Mutt had voted for J. Wheeler Camp
bell for Senator. he changed his vote
to w. o. Bradley. He was greeted
with the widest cheers from the Re-
publIcans. Senator Charlton, who.alsO
voted for Campbell, Immediately
changed his vote, and then the Demo-
cratsIbegan to comprehend what they
were up against. Senator Wheeler
Campbell voted for Blackburn and did
not change to Bradley as many believ-
ed he would when the switching of the
boilers began. After Bradley's cleo
ton had been announced he joined in
the applause, clapping his hands be-
meath the desk wherShe was sitting.
Governor Beckham was in the cloak
room of the Senate when the news was
conveyed to him that his fOndest
hopes ard ambitions had been dashed
to pieces. He was surrounded by
close friends, and became visibly
affected.
He authorized the withdrawal of his
name in an effort to stem the tiGe and
prevent Bradley's election. Beckham' s
supporters rushed from the presence of
their fallen chief to the joint session
chamber and made ringing speechs in
order to retrieve the day, but without
=