▁in ▁Fort ▁W orth , ▁Texas . ▁He ▁was ▁assistant ▁att orney ▁of ▁T arr ant ▁County ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁He ▁then ▁served ▁as ▁pro sec uting ▁att orney ▁of ▁T arr ant ▁County ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 4 . ▁ ▁G illes pie ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Dem ocrat ▁to ▁the ▁Fif ty - e ighth ▁Congress ▁from ▁Texas ' s ▁ 1 2 th ▁con gression al ▁district , ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁three ▁succeed ing ▁Congress es , ▁serving ▁from ▁ 4 ▁March ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁until ▁ 4 ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁un success ful ▁candidate ▁for ▁ren om ination ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁ ▁G illes pie ' s ▁original ▁nom ination ▁to ▁Congress ▁was ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁game ▁of ▁lots . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁the ▁Democr ats ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁decide ▁among ▁three ▁candidates ▁for ▁nom ination ▁to ▁Texas ' s ▁ 1 2 th ▁Cong r essional ▁District . ▁G illes pie ▁and ▁his ▁main ▁oppon ent , ▁Judge ▁Lee ▁R iddle , ▁put ▁their ▁names ▁in ▁a ▁hat , ▁drew ▁one ▁out ▁and ▁the ▁los er ▁agreed ▁to ▁withdraw ▁and ▁support ▁the ▁winner . ▁G illes pie ▁won ▁the ▁game ▁of ▁lots , ▁and ▁was ▁nominated ▁on ▁the ▁ 7 2 0 1 st ▁ball ot . ▁ ▁He ▁res umed ▁the ▁practice