The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-03-23
K1LO<ORE AND CRUCE.
FlAttering COnrlinszts On These
Gentlemen From = wash
iAgtOn COrrosPoadsnt.


biographical sketches as follows:
A. G. Cruce, who is appointed the
district attorney Of the southern dis
t.ict, is Kentuckian and has lived
at Afdmore for five years. lie was
strongly backed by Senator Lindsay
OF Kentucky and his department here
brought him all the sympathy of the
Kentucky people. He was the frank
esG and most intelligent man that
has appl.e ed for some time.
The people OF Texas know all about
Kilgore and he is one of the millions
of Texans who has not received credit
because he has felt constrained at
times to stand with the conservative
and best element OF the country
against wild cat money legislation of
the south and against wild cat pension
legislation of the north for which the
public at large had TO pay. The high
est compliment that can be paid was
that Congressman CulbersOn after
twenty years service in congress told
one single man in all the range of his
acquaintance so well qualified for this
particular place as KilgOre and the
President told KilgOre himself that
he knew of no man whom he appoint
ed to Office with greater pleasure and
confidence than that OF Kilgore, OF
Texas. There was story published
in the newspapers OF Kansas and Ms
souri, to the effect that the whole
affair was arranged for the benefit Of
Texas Offlce-seekers. 1t was reported
| in local papers that I was to be clerk
! in the Ind an Terri cory under i'g0Te
il he shOdld be appointed, to impress
th5 appointing power with the idea
that Kilgore had given out the office
of the new court before he had receiv-
cd the appointment. In fact, every
effort was made by the outside to de-
Feat the Texas repl esentatiOn in the
territory, but it failed with the
) ngle eXcept on of the appointment
of Springer to the northern district.
Congressman Culberson has about
dictated all the Texas appointments.
as shown by the presidents declaIa-
tiOn that il CulberSon would work as
well for himself as lie does for his
people there is no telling where he
would be.
! Constantine Buckley Kilgore was
born in Newman, Coweta county,
Georgia. Feb. 20, 1885. His father,
who was a carpenter, removed to
Rusk county, Texas, in 1916. When
he was IL years old he left home with
So to make his way in the world. lie
worked for Judge Miller near Hender-
son as field hand, MiiIer agreeing to
4 pay for his services i'm board, clothing.
and schooling. Under these circum-
stances Kilgore obtained fair educa-
tiOn at Henderson college.
Upon leaving school he clerked in
the store of Hon. It. Pilsbury, form
erly member OF congress from Texas.
When customers were scarce he studi-
ed law and political economy.
In 1853 Col. Kilgore married Miss
Fannie Barnett, who was the daugh
ter of Major s. S. Barnett Of Rusk
county.
When the secession issue came along
Kilgore was unionist. Nevertheless
he responded to the first call for
troOps and was made orderly sergeant
lin a company in the tenth Texas
Icavalry. Afterward he was made first
lieutenant and at Corinth was pro
NOTED to a captaincy. During the
campaign he was made adjutant gen
eral. post he h eld until the battle
of hi k maj ga, where he was " d
ed and taken prisoner. lie remained
lin prison until March, 1865. While
there he employed all OF his time
reading and studying.
Returning home after the war ht
again worked on farm. In 1869 he
was elected IA justice Of the peace in
Rusk county In 1875 he was elected
a member of the constitutional con
ventiOn.
In 1877 Kilgore removed TO Willi
Point. Van Zandt county, where h'
has since continuously resided. II
! 1880 he was an electOr on the HancocI
, and English ticket. In 1884 he wa
F elected to the state senate from tn
4 district composed of the counties o
! Van Zandt, Henderson, Cherokee ant
. Anderson.
a In 1885 he was nominated for con
2 gress, though not candidate an
! was elected. He was renominate'
q and reelected in 1888, in 1880 and lS9;
d In 1894 he was defeated for renom
nation by Hon. c. Fl. foakum
Greenville.
In the winter Of ls9O-al during tn