4 - year - old ▁Maurice ▁J . ▁Mur phy , ▁Jr ., ▁whom ▁Pow ell ▁had ▁chosen ▁as ▁the ▁state ' s ▁att orney ▁general ▁just ▁one ▁month ▁earlier . ▁Lo eb ▁broke ▁with ▁Pow ell ▁because ▁he ▁appointed ▁Mur phy ▁over ▁Mrs . ▁Br id ges . ▁Pow ell ▁lost ▁his ▁bid ▁for ▁ren om ination ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁Republican ▁primary , ▁a ▁loss ▁that ▁Pow ell ▁would ▁attribute ▁to ▁Lo eb ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁Mur phy ▁appointment . ▁▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁Republican ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁primary ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁Mur phy ▁appointment . ▁Mrs . ▁Br id ges ▁issued ▁a ▁statement ▁that ▁wished ▁for ▁Mur phy ▁“ a ▁special ▁bless ing ▁from ▁our ▁Lord , ▁because ▁he ▁will ▁have ▁great ▁need ▁of ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁weeks ▁and ▁months ▁ahead .” ▁But ▁she ▁immediately ▁decided ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁Mur phy ' s ▁seat , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁a ▁special ▁election ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁When ▁kick ing ▁off ▁her ▁campaign , ▁she ▁stated ▁that ▁she ▁wished ▁to ▁win ▁and ▁hold ▁the ▁seat ▁for ▁“ the ▁rest ▁of ▁my ▁life .” ▁ ▁Her ▁oppon ents ▁in ▁the ▁primary ▁included ▁Mur phy , ▁Congress man ▁Per kins ▁Bass , ▁and ▁Congress man ▁Ch ester ▁Mer row , ▁all ▁of ▁whom ▁except ▁Br id ges ▁in cur red ▁the ▁wr ath ▁of ▁Lo eb ' s ▁editor ial s . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁campaign , ▁she ▁advoc ated ▁an ▁invasion ▁of ▁Cuba ▁to