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Show III BRADLEY ELECTEB KEHTUCKYSEHATBR i former Governor, Who Is Re publican, Finally Secures ( i Four Democratic Votes. 1 1 THESE WERE DEMOCRATS WHO OPPOSED IIECKHAM f Senator-Elect Only Republican J Ever Serving as Chief m Executive of State. I I FRANKFORT, Ky., 1'ob. 28. "Former Govornor William 0. .Bradley wan today dedarod elected lo tho United Slates Scnato :tftor ;m exciting joint, silting of tho general assembly, receiviusj four Democratic voles in addition to tho v voles ol: all Republicans prosont. Tt lias becu held from Iho beginning of the contest, over six vrccks ago, that a majority ma-jority of a quorum wns suftieicnt for u election, and with 12G members prea-ent prea-ent toda' it required 04 voles lo elect. The voles of four Democrats, who have steadily refused to vote for Former Governor Gov-ernor Beckham, were transferred today from the various Democrats on whom thev had sought to induce their party associate) to unite, to tho Republican caucus nominee, autl his election promptly prompt-ly followed. Many Changes of Votos. The many changes of votes made the recapt.ilulation a very slow process and it also developed an additional vote, but the vote for Bradley remained unchanged, un-changed, there still being a majority of all members present and voting. There was immediately further dolay iu tho announcement, but 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 mado after nearly all the Democrats had changed their votes. Tho four who voted for Bradley resisled tho strongest appeals from the leaders of all thoiv party factious, fac-tious, declaring it. was too late. Sketch of Now Senator. Suiiator-lSloot. Bradley has been many times honored by the Itopublicans of Kentucky, being" the ono man of his party to' sorvo a term as governor during dur-ing 'the history of tho State: was indorsed us the Kentucky candidate for the presidential nomination 18UG. being be-ing niuny times a delegate to the national na-tional conventions; long the Kentucky member of the licpublican National com-mittco com-mittco and having been offered, but declined, de-clined, the appointment by President Harrison as minister to Korea. He is a native Keutuckian, ncarl- 15 L years old; a lawyer who was admitted to the bar in 18Gu by special act. of tho legislature, being uuder 21 3'ears of age at the time. His home Is in Louisville. |