The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-29

Amid scenes of widest excite
r. ment, former Governor William
OrConnell Bradley. Republican,
was to-day elected United States
PSenator 10 succeed James B. McCreary.
Bradley's term of six years will be-
gin on March 4. 1908. He received
sixty.four votes. four OF which were
cast by Democrats opposed to former
Governor Beckham. leading Democratic
dorsed for the office at the State pri-
marles. The four Democrats were sur
rounded by party friends and urged
to withdraw their support from Brad
ley and ie-elect Senator James NJ. Nc
Creary or any Democrat they might
name, but the four men declared that
the proposal came too late. The Demo-
cratic leaders even promised caucus
to select a candidate. TO which the
name of Beckham would not be pre-
sented. The ballot as cast resulted
as follows:
Bradley, 81. Beckham. 10; James. Is:
McCreary. 10: Mayo. 8; Allen. 2: Smith,
g Peak. .. Newman. /: Hunt. I. Ellis
ton. i; stanley, Il Blackburn. L. Can
trill / Ellis, j. Cammack, /; Sullivan.
~ McElsroy. I.
Throw orr Party shnckles.
In speech accepting his election,
Bradley promised TO use every effort
as Senator to procure the repeal of the
scent tax on tobacco.
Representative Lilliard was the only
one OF the four Democrats to explain
his vote for Bradley. He said he
thought the time had como to throw
off party shackles and to break up the
machine. and although he did sup
port the Democratic ticket for forty
va he hell ,ynt l.
ley was the best Democratic vote he
ever cast
Republicans Held Together.
Bradley, the caucus nominee. Ii lad
been held from the beginning of the
contest, over six weeks ago. that
majority of quorum was sufficient for
an election. and with 1876 members
present to-day. 1t required sixty-four
votes to elect The votes of the four
Democrats. who have steadily refused
to vote for former Governor Beckham.
were to-day transferred to Bradley
from the various Democratic opponents
of Beckham.
Bradley received sixty-four votes to
sixty for Beckham, one for Allen AMI
one for Blackburn. The Democrats
left the hall in an attempt to break
lHS vote, DuC returned, ana the
vote was ordered verified.
Senator's McNutt and Charlton and
Representative Mueller. of Louisville,
and Representative Millard. of Boyle.
were the Democrats who voted with
the Republicans for Bradley.
Wild Excitement.
a scene of the widest excitement
prevailed before the result was an
Ia
recapituIation. Bcckham came on the
floor ana released the Democrats from
their primary nomination pledge. Many
Democrats sought to change their
votes, the majority going to Congress-
man James. y strong effort was made
to induce the four recalcitrant Demo-
Gratis TO leave Bradley and vote for
some Democrat
The many changes of votes made the
recapitulation slow. and 1t also de-
veloped an additional vote. but the
vote 70: Bradley remained unchanged.
still being majority of all members
present and voting. The Speaker finally
announced that Bradley had received
a majority of the votes and was elected.
The announcement that Bradley had
been elected Senator was made after
nearly all the Democrats had changed
their votes. The four who voted for
Bradley resisted the strongest appeals
from the leaders of all their party
factions. declaring that 1t was oo.late
Strong Republican Leader.
Senator-elect Bradley has been many
times honored by the Republicans of
kentucky. has been indorsed as the
kentucky candidate for the presiden-
tial nomination in 1896. being many
times delegate to national conven-
tions, long the Kentucky member Of
the Republican National Committee.
and having been offered. but declined
the appointment by President Harrison
as minister to Korea. He is native
kentuckian nearly siNty-one years old,
a lawyer, who was admitted to the bar
in 1866 by special act of the Legisla-
ture. being under twenty-one years Of
age at this time. His home is in Louis
vile.
Ballotting for Senator began on jan
uary 18th. and ballot was taken every
day thereafter when a. quorum could
be had days deciding ballot was
the twenty-ninth.