Bradley was unanimously chosen as a delegate-at-large to six consecutive Republican National Conventions . At the 1880 Republican National Convention in Chicago , he was unanimously chosen to second Roscoe Conkling 's nomination of Ulysses S. Grant for a third term as president . His rousing oratory gained him the attention of prominent leaders of his party . At the 1884 convention , he was instrumental in defeating a motion to curtail Southern states ' representation . President Chester A. Arthur chose Bradley to help recover financial damages from postal officials involved in the Star Route Frauds in 1885 , but Bradley resigned this responsibility over differences with U.S. Attorney General Benjamin H. Brewster regarding the prosecution of these cases
1880 Republican National Convention
1880 Republican National Convention
William O'Connell Bradley