| Show I CULBERSON DEAl AT 70 I Political Leader foj forI for Three Generations I Long IIII III I I IN SPOTLIGHT OFTEN I World Once Watched His Correspondence With I Prince Bismark I ASUNCION 0 March 19 lormer Culberson of or Tx Test Test-as as 70 0 years old ind nd who ho cd in 1922 19 died carl toda Mr II who ho had been In III for lor car cd an al alId Id of or Influenza list ht Sun lI no bop hope I his 1 lor hi his 1 since Ih tint t tin lime Ml 11 Culberson was a a of senate for 23 a 9 and one of thai s political leaders for 1 lie He 11 aA as born Jorn 11 Dade Alabama to 10 Te aa hen three Car ears old ohl itter ner inar Ing tin he an apartment t hel heie e eA A in he heas was as Democratic in Ibe nale was the of tf Ir R Although he hei allied flom Ihl this all attick his g tailed and he had bad ben In seclusion for months I G I I I I 1 LH l LIC I Charles harle Alln n oC Texa Texas on of oC I Ie the e slI 10 po political Iho Lone tai Hal Iato Ins produced w is s tor Cor man many ears a on me Demo Demo- side Id of or the he hc In 18 ln ner h In en termed ed hi hia stale In 1 public for or 20 lO ear ears In- In In a n as attorney two t terms as us gO III tel lei in m In Ibe completed ed I hI Ills 1 career for fOI while e ought nomination in 1022 1922 hu to sun he c the th two 1 other candidates ono oneo 01 whom hom was former Go I H n I he ne ne ci lost hi his firm on ftc Jc a was In- In In Incapacitated capacitated for p I through It a stroke sur rd l in 1 0 ben h he 0 was the Iho ond luo ue to a IlLo del a was 1 11 In 1913 and as as a n m member of ot tho tI- tI fi finance I nance nane committee Senator Culber- Culber son on took a pal pait t in the trust of or that lIat per per- perIod per period iod but hi his health again do don n and hi his trouble nervous de- de lc- lc eloped Into Inlo pal pals lie hc his I Illes from the capitol to 10 l I suite In the ten ten-ite J lie Ie was a some somewhat hat thc t e hi his phy 1 condi condl- condition lion tion his Is associates said salo and h- h hes to 10 appear t In pub pub- public 1 lic I 1 HW GL IGI ACT i I i to pu- pu pir In In which lie Va al always had bee Je and phd a II prominent partIn art artIn In the Act or orIn In as well ell a as numeroUs numerous r ar masure Ho He also abo chan nan of oC tho dunne the D regime from Irom 1313 1913 to 1118 benator Culberson a was born In llIe county Aki bam October 10 1855 the son on br David Band B and Culberson When yea years oC he hc a was taken to lexas his father tather became a 11 prominent ng- ng uro ure In public life sen en Ins Ing a ns an ad In the arm a of or the State leg let and a a In s from Irom the to 10 the hn Senator wa was Sl sint nt 10 the Virginia military institute hn Ile had completed hi his studies In lh grado school and upon hij e d d It In 1874 two ears eara laIn law la in the thc r Virginia where he became a a judge or the student la law court and or tor on-tor 1 to ot o fie tle Jefferson Literary So- So So Society both exceptional honor lie II was admitted lo 10 the tho Jar bar In and at al once look a high place I a an altol and In IttS 1882 practicing I In Mar Marion ion count Texas fexas he won on able Ie- Ie able tame tamo through hi his brilliant de defense of or a mo man eom leloo of mur- mur murde mur de under the Ku KII Klux law or otT i as took 1001 hold of or tIo c appealed It lo 10 the circuit COUI t ind n by hi his able l pleading oe cured a reversal of or I the he diet witha a declaration of or lh unconstitutionally of or th the KII K Klux law MI i-MI It us Hr ability con him Into Iho tho political arena and In UiO when but bul 2 23 alO of oC age gl ho hc a county attorney of oC Aner a thorl he r- r re to 10 nago more In hi which had g own 10 such uch that It ciu hIm to decline a n nomination lo to Slate legislature by 11 parly In 1882 In 1888 he Ie removed to and he 1 l the tho h liw w firm or and nd Culberson whre h continued althe until 1891 I hn he attended Ihl tale and was US I 00 for or b by acclamation mation lie a was elected I In a large I and ond er ed until 1 when hen he was a d for tor governor eov- eov I anti and lcd flee In the tha fall or that car HII efficient o the office brought him hima a second In j and the op of a lOWer ful fusion ticket I gro IlIg out othe the isu Issues then attention lie as wa again acain by an al over majol- majol Ih f r irr I l PO fI I At least Ilat twice hi his of that he 1 I 1110 International I In 1896 when he holl l was war I a hi Ills r on race laL Iwo Ino 1 SENATOR EX-SENATOR I DEAD AT Continued From Page rai-p rag 1 correspondence with Ith Prince Die Die- mark Bit mark mare on the subject ct of or bimetallism ism and again arain when he l ju d an executive order r prohibiting the Corbett tight fIght which as aag to be held In Tetas in 1896 1895 l l lH lIe He H was elected to the U l States Blates senate in 1889 reelected In 1905 again In 1911 Ull and for Cor tho fourth time tim in 1916 l lt He Ho was un- un unopposed unopposed un unopposed opposed for hi his SW scat seat in the campaign Toward the th end of his hi senatorial Bert sen en ice Ico Mr Culberson confirmed his appearance In the ch to the brief brier periods necessary to rc-ord rc eec rec- record ord hi his loto toto oto or to listen In on var various var- var ious bus discussions which a interested him He w was ya alwa-ya 01 ays aided by b an attendant when ahen hen ho he entered and left his seat eat but other Iso his ph condition wa was unimpaired Illse Ills e eyes es were w ere ro bright and sharp harp shari and his t clear and keen The Tha senator senators condition was as ug- ug af during the Iho th sprin of oC 1922 1022 these o close to him taid b bi the notoriety allen attending lIng the charges chorge of ofa ofa ofa a former British soldier that he ws w's 1 being railroaded out of or the United I States because of the between himself and Mr Ir Culber Culber- Culberson son sons son's son only daughter nn- nn |
