The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-23
Hon. ". W. Kirkland.

 is consequently, 3s years of age. He had only the advantages of a limited common school education, having been raised in the country where school advantages were poor. Tn 1878 he re- moved with his mother from Henry to Dale County. where he has since re- sided. Since 1888, he has resided at Ozark, and In 1879, was elected mayor of that city, and served fer two years. not standing for reelection.
 In February 1891 Mir. Kirkland began the study of law, and was admitted to the proctice in July following. going at once into a lucrative, growing and successful practice. MT. Kirkland was all the National Electoral College in 1900 from the State at large, and was elected to, and is a member Of the Constitutional Convention from Dale County. He Is a law partner of Hon. NJ. Sollie of Dale who is mem- Der for the Third District of the con- vention. Mir. Kirkland Is a ready and logical debater, a sound reasoner and a lawyer of deserved reputation. His part of the work of constitutional mak- ing will be on the lines of the interest of all the people and for the best tn- terests of the State.
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 Hon. c. H. Malone.
 The delegate elected from the Twen- ty-third Senatorial District to ths'Co stitutional Convention is Hon. c. H. Malone, a prominent citizen and lead ing Demorcat of Dothan. MT. Ma lone was born in Pike County May 19 1863. When a young man MT. Malone removed to sthe Miregrass region of Alabama. This section had just begun the progressive era which has been remarkable in the history of the State. MT. Malone with unlimited energy took an important part in the deNelop. been active in it's financial - anrl; educational affairs and has, ,con:cet3 he regarded as one of the strong men of Southeast Alabama. He is member of the Dothan Board of Education and takes a deep interest in all matters ef public interest. Mir. Malone was a delegat1 t3 the Democratic Convention in Kansas City in 1900 and took a de- termined position against the com mitment of tho party to the principle of free coinage of silver.
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 Hon. J. A. Gilmore.
 Hon. John A. Gilmore of Clarke wafz born near Choctaw Corner in the County of Clarke on the first of March 1855 and has lived in that vicinity ever since. He was raised on a farm, and received a common school education. He taught school for a few years, dur ing which time he was engaged in the study of medicine, in which he gradu- ated in 1S86, and has been successfully engaged in the practice of that pro fession to the present time. His home l., ar. IL. l~- I,A living since 1888 and in which commu- nifty he is highly esteemed and respect ed and enjoys the confidence of his fel- low citizens to the. highest degree. Mir. Gilmore Is one of the working mem bers of the convention and while not taking up much time with speaking he is ever alert and watchful and knows what Is going on. He comes from one of the largest and best counties of the State and comes with the injunc- ton from his people to make a con. stitution for all the people.
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 Hon. W. B. 1nge.
 Hon. W. B. Inge of Hale was born and reared in Greene County near Forkland. His father, W. B. Inge was a farmer in that neighborhood and his mother Elizabeth Herndon was from a noted and well known family of this State. His early education was under the tutorship of MT. M. W. Hand a most excellent man and teacher. His collegiate education was secured at the Southern University at Greensboro from which institution he graduated with the degree of A. M. in June 1868. I He has followed the vocation of farm ing with reasonable success since reaching manhood. MT. Inge has raised and educated five children, Dr. ! J. T. Inge. practicing physician Of Mobile: w. B. Inge, Jr., a lawyer of Mobile; Dr. Richard 1nge. dentist of Faunsdale: Mrs. Lida Tunstall Inge Hill, wife of pr. T. B. Hill of Mont gomery and his youngest daughter, Marion Inge. who lives with him at Greensboro in 1878. Es was for thr- teen years a member of the town coun- cil of that place and represented the thirty District in the State Sen ate. cessions of 1SS6-S7 and lSeS-S9. He represents the same dist-A-t in the Con stitutlonal Convention. Mir. Inge has always been a Democrat obeying the mandates and supporting the nominees when they did not always accord wita his own views.
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 Hon. D. c. Alnon.
 Hon. David c. Almon. who repre- sents the Second Senatorial District in the Constitutional Convention was born February II 1867. in lawrence Goa ntNf, near Moultcn. He was reared, a.s bis constituents delight U s4y. -"odtNcehI the blow handles" His early educa- ton was obtained III the common coun- try schools of his county. in lSSi, he entered tn State Normal SChaol. t.t Florence, ant Was graduated frDul that institution with honor in 1888. He read law in the office Of Hon. J. c. Krmpe, the present Probate Judge of L-Wrenue County, and was admitted tu the piac.lee in October 1887.
 Mir Almon has since his early man hood taken an active interest in politics, and was one of the leaders in the gallant fight in that county by the Democracy in 1900. As the Demo- c.atic nominee f.r the General Assem- bly,, he was in the fore front of the fight, and to his political sagGcity, his personal popularity and his talents as leader was due more than anything else the magnificent victory of the rerloc-atic party. Mir. Almon was elected. ani was the fist Democrat tl come from Lawrence County to the leg stature since 1871. H. has for years stilutional Convention and 1t was Ln this issue that he won the fight for the lesisla! in 1900.
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 Hon. Reuben Chapman.
 Hon. Reuben Chapman of Sumter Is a resSent of Livingston, and has hve1