Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-10-17
OFFICIAL GOSSIP.
A Roundup Of News Pertaining
Strictly to Matters Official
in New Mexico.

According to the provisions of section
8 of the act creating Union county, the
first set of county officials must be
elected on the first Tuesday in December,
$685. being the 5th of that month. They
will qualify for their duties on January
1, 1884. In pursuance of these provisions,
on last Saturday, j. s. Holland convened
the democratic county committee at
Clayton. There were present j. S. Hol-
land, chairman, A. G. Meira, secretary,
and Candida Garcia, James H. Davis, Paz
Valverde and 0. E. Smith, proxy for
Samuel Collins. 1t was agreed to allow
W. A. Thompson, Preciliano Garcia and
Faustino Garcia to represent precincts
whose committee men were absent.
November was decided on as the date
of the convention, Clayton the place and
and each precinct will be permitted to
send one delegate for every 20 votes cast
for Joseph at the last election.
Ex-President Harrison's appointees on
the New Mexico bench continue to win
encomiums at the hands of the press and
people. Down at Albuquerque Justice
W. d. Lee has dispatched business so
rapidly as to prompt the Albuquerque
Democrat to come out in highly eulo-
CYSTIC article commending him, and the
Clayton Democrat, speaking of the recent
Colfax term, rises to remark: "The
judges charge to the jury was an able
and impressive one. Judge Seeds is one
of the youngest men in New Mexico on
the supreme bench, and he is gaining an
enviable reputation"
"New Mexico was not represented at
the Los Angeles irrigation convention.
None of the delegates appointed by the
governor attended," says the Albuquer-
nue. Citizen. This is incorrect. Col. Rich
ard j. Hinton, whom the governor named
as delegate very, ably represented New
Mexico, and Ex-Governor Sheldon, of this
territory, was also prominent figure in
the convention. Mr.. Mortimer A. Down
ing, of the New MEXICAN force, was
named as executive committeeman for
New Mexico.
The U. s. civil service examination of
applicants for the public service in New
Mexico will open at Albuquerque on
Thursday. Miss Anderson, of Carlisle,
Ohio, now visiting in Santa, Fe and Miss
Elizabeth Pease, of the U. 5. Indian
school, will be present to takc the ex-
animation.
The postof1ice department is advertis-
ing for bids to carry the mails on the
Star routes in New Mexico, Arizona,
Utah and Idaho, from. July /, 1894, to
June 80, 1898. Proposals will be received
until 4 p. M, December 1. Decisions
will be announced on or before February
l, 1894.
Hon. Felix Martinez may make it con-
venient while in Chicago to meet Chief
Justice Smith and discuss the fourth
judicial clerkship. Other aspirants fol
the place are by no means satisfied that
Mr.. Martinez has the pull for the
place.
A telegram to the solicitor general an
nounces the death of Estanislaus Pine
county clerk of Socorro and we'll knowr
citizen. He died at Socorro yesterday
The county board has authority to nam'
his successor and may name his widow.
Before Judge Seeds as committing
magistrate the case of Robert Friday
charged with the murder of Zenon Baca
at Cerrillos, will be heard tomorrow.