The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-01
KENTUCKY LAW
MAKERS ANGRY
OVER CHARGE or DEAL IN FRI
DAYS VOTE FOR a
SENATOR.
TAKE TWO DAYS RECESS
William O'Connell Bradley, Who Was
Elected BY Kentucky Legislature
TO the Senate, Has Had
Great Career


Frankfort, Ky, Feb. 90 The legis
lature adjourned Friday forenoon IN.
| til Monday The senate Is expected
to take I'D the unit bill On reassemb-
ling The fate of the bill is in great
doubt, There is great indignation over
the charges Of deal in connection
with the senatorial election.
When the vote was taken in the
Joint session Of the Kentucky lesisla
ture Friday for senator, CHS. Miller,
McNutt, Charlton and lillard, Demo
Gratis. who had been boiling Beck
ham, voted for Bradley, giving him
"a votes, enc ugh TO elect. The Beck
ham men started to leave the joint
session, but reconsidered and called
for a recapitulation.
New Senator's Career.
William O'Connell Bradley, who viii
represent Kentucky in the senate OF
the United States for the six years
beginning March 4, 1903, when the
term of James B, McCreary expires,
was born near Lancaster Garrard
county. March is, lS47, being a son OF
r. NJ. Bradley and Ella (Tcttenl Brad
ley. the elder Bradley being distia-
guished lawyer of his time. AT is
wears Of age w. o. Bradley began
the practice of law at Lancaster Al
that time the law provided that no
one was eligible to practice the pro
fession under q years of age.
special act of the legislature was
necessary in the case of young
Bradley, and after undergoing an eX-
animation before two circuit judges
he was found competent and granted
his license and admitted To the bar
In 1870 he was elected county at
torney OF Garrard county; in 1872 ne
was Republican elector for the Eighth
congressional district, and later made
the race for congress as a Republican
but was defeated. In 1876 he again
made an unsuccessful race for con
gress In the Eighth district, He was
four times chosen Republican Ma
tional committeeman for Kentucky
and went as delegate at large from
Kentucky to five Republican national
conventions. Four zines previous to
this he was chosen as the Republican
caueus nominee for United States sen,
ator.
Loses For Governor, Then Wins.
He made the race for governor
against Gen. Simon Bolivar Buekner
in 1887. being defeated by 1900 ma
iority the preceding Democratic ma
jority in the gubernatorial race being
Al coo. He was appointed by Presi-
dent Harrison as United States minis
ter To Korea In 1889, but declined to
accent the place He also declined
the appointment made by President
Arthur as speciay attorney to prose
cute the noted Star Route cases
His successful race for governor
was made in 1895 against Gen.
Wat Hardin. the Democratic candi-
date. whom he defeated by major
ity of nearly 5000 Gov. Bradley
served four years as chief executive
of the state. and en- his retirement 10
Lancaster for a short while, going
from there to Louisville, where ne
has been a resident for seven years
and engaged in the practice OF law
During his career as a lawyer stretch
ing over a period of 43 years. Gov
Bradley has been connected with
many celebrated cases in all the
courts of the state and nation.
Noted Political campagner.
He is noted as political cam
paigner.. and his services on the
stump have been given to his party In
many states of the Union. He was
one of the 300 at the Republican
National convention held in Chicago
in 1880 voted fer 81 ballots for Gen.
L. s. Grant Off a third term as Presi-
dent. He seconded the nomination OF
General Grant in that convention, am
also officiated in a like capacity Tor
Theodore Roosevelt. at the Republ-
can national convention held in Chi
cage. in 1904
Governor Bradley was married IN
1867 to Miss Margaret Robertson
Duncan. OF Lancaster. Two children
were born to this union, a son. George
Rohertson BRADLEY. who died al the
age Of "A years. and a daughter Chris
tine. who christened the battleship
Kentucky. and married DR. John
| South. Of Frankfort