The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-22
Springer and Kilgore Made Federal
ON the silver Question.
BYNUM STILL IN THE COLD
RIVER COMMISSIONER TAYLOR NOT
LIKELY TO BE REMOVED.
william Aiken Appointed Supervising
Architect of the Treasury-No Com
spiracy of Postal Employees.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal. l
WASHINGTON, March 21.-Two eminent
"cuckoos'' of the Cleveland species have
been rewarded with judgeships. The Pres
ident to-day made the following appoint
ments:
William NJ Springer, of Illinois, Judge of
the United State Court of the Northern
district of Indian Territory.
Constantine Buckley kilgore, of Texas.
judge of the United States Court of the
Southern district of the, Indian Territory
To be marshals of the United States
Samuel M. Rutherford. of Indian Territory,
for the Northern district OF Indian Terri
tory; Lucan l.. stowe. of Indian Territory,
for the Southern district of Indian Terri
tory.
of Indian Territory; Andrew c.. Cruce, of
Indian Territory. for the Southern district
Of Indian Territory.
The appointment OF Messrs. Springer and
Kilgore has revived the dropping hopes of
all the ex-statesmen who linger in Wash
ington waiting for a place. Springer was
rewarded for all his hard labor in behalf
of the various Inflated currency bills. Kill
gore was paid off for the subserviency with
which he sacrificed his free-silver views at
the behest of the administration. He was
appointed the coinage; weights and
measures committee by Speaker Crisp be-
cause of his hitherto stanch silver record.
Bat soon it was noticed that Mr.. Kilgore
had been converted. The committee was
for silver by only majority of one. Mr..
Kigore never openly repudiated his former
silver adherence, but whenever the commit
tee was to vote an important measure
Mr.. Klgore was absent from the city, and
so the vote was always tie. During the
last session Mr. Kilgore never went near
the committee room on important days,
1t
We're always able to prevent action in COM
mittee by breaking a quorum Mr.. Kill
cores constituents showed that they un-
derstood the situation, so that on the 4th
of last March Mr. Kilgore joined the great
majority. To-day he received his reward
Messrs. Enloe of Tennessee, Cabaniss, of
Georgia, Montgomery. of Kentucky, and all
the others who believe themselves deserv-
ing of reward are feeling much elated to-
night, hoping that they will now soon be
hidden to the feast.
An Associated Press Dispatch says. The
two Indian Territory judgships are
newly created Offices, established by an
act of the last Congress 4 ained for the
purpose of checking in a measure the great
spread and growth of lawlessness and
crime in Indian Territory, which had be-
come refuge of robbers and outlaws.
a.
Congressmen, Mr. Springer having served
in the House of Representatives for many
years and having taken a prominent part
in debates as one of the Democratic lead
ers. He was chairman of the banking and
currency committee in the last Congress
and of the ways and means committee in
the preceding. Congress. He has always
kept up his legal reading and has been.
counsel before the United States Supreme
Court in many cases during his congress
sional career Soon after his defeat for
Congress in the landslide of the last cleo
ton he was rendered the Supreme Court
practice of one of the principal granger
roads, and had its acceptance under advise
ment for some time. He owns house in
Washington and is fairly well to do.
Judge Kilgore had served in the last four
Congresses and had attracted q great deal
of attention by reason of his vigorous per-
sonality and frequent objections to various
bills He is a Georgian by birth and sixty
years of age. He served in the late war
and his courage, it is believed. will make
him useful in dealing with the lawless
element who must be tried in the Indian
Territory courts.