On a joint ballot of the General Assembly in 1900 , Bradley was defeated for a seat in the U.S. Senate by a vote of 75 – 54 . After the unseating of Taylor , the state Republican party split into factions , with Godfrey Hunter at the head of one and Bradley at the head of the other . The two factions formed a tentative alliance to nominate Danville law professor John W. Yerkes in the special election called after Goebel 's assassination , but Yerkes lost to Democratic nominee J. C. W. Beckham . At the 1904 Republican National Convention , Bradley was chosen to second the nomination of Theodore Roosevelt for president
1904 Republican National Convention
1904 Republican National Convention
William O'Connell Bradley