Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-10-24
GOOD MEN AND TRUE.

cratic county ticket. 1t is simply all right
from top to bottom. 1t is business
mans ticket. 1t is taxpayers ticket.
1t is ticket composed of men we'll
known in their respective communities
throughout the county for their honesty
of purpose, sobriety and probity, while
In point of business capacity they may
each aud every one be referred to as
worthy in the extreme.
While it is the purpose of the New
MEXICAN to speak moro fully in the near
future on the character of the legislative
feature of the ticket, it may say now, in
passing, that the nomination of Mr.. John
P. Victory for the council and Messrs.
W. E. Dame and Thomas Leaden for
house was bona ide instance of the
Office seeking the men. The two
former gentlemen are we'll known
to almost every citizen in the
county as men of affairs, taxpayers, men
of ability, enjoying the respect of all
classes, the merchant, the farmer, the
stock raiser and the miner. In positions
of pubic trust they have often served the
people faithfully. As for Mr.. Leaden,
while he is comparatively a stranger to
many, he may be properly termed an old
timer, having first located in the south
end of the county ten years ago where he
engaged in mining. At present and for
several years past his home has been in
the mining camp of Madrid, where he is
known as practical man, a worker and
student. He is man of good habita.
sturdy and Flooding in his methods, and
defender of the right at all times. No
better nomination than his could have
been made to give the lie to the cry that
went up in the Republican county caucus
which characterized the citizens of Cerril-
los as "transients," and, as such, unworthy
of a place on the Republican county leg
islative ticket.
In selecting its chandidate for sheriff,
the Democratic party of Santa Fo county
has simply paid debt of gratitude which
the people owe the fearless Sheriff Gun
ningham, while at the same time showing
to the world at large that respect for law
and order have cherished place in their
hearts. Compare the peace and content
ment of the people of the county to-day
with the condition of affairs that existed
under the Conklin regime two years ago;
review the splendid service of the officer
in ferreting out and capturing many of
the worst criminals that have brought
disgrace upon New Mexico, and his
faithful conduct of the office from the
day he entered upon his duties; and, in
the opinion of the New MEXICAN, no good
citizen will fail to appreciate the full
value of such services. And so also has
Sheriff Cunningham done his duty as re-
CARDS the management of the collectors
office. Handicapped as he has ever been
by county board of outspoken Catron-
SITS, opposed and embarrassed at every
turn, often having to go into his own
pocket for funds to meet the actual cost
of running the county, the wonder is that,
under the circumstances, Sheriff Cunning
ham has not long ago resigned the office
in disgust; man of less courage would
certainly have done so. When reelected,
rs he surely will be, this principal peace
officer of the county will, with full
Democratic county administrator to
support him, even surpass the enviable
record he has already made.
As for the candidat. for county clerk
young Mr.. Adolphus Hill is amply
qualified. He is already In the public
service as city clerk. He is we'll educated,
honest and ever faithful to his duties.
For collector, no more capable man
than Hon. Sol Spiegelberg could have
been selected. A careful man of bust
ness, familiar with taxable property in
every nook and corner of the county, he
will bring TO this important Office ripe
business experience that ought to be of
Y cry great benefit to the tux-payers-and
the tax dodger that gets ahead of him
will earn all he can make out of the trans
action.
Intimately associated with this office
is that of county assessor and to fill
that position the Democracy has named
Mr.. Francisco Gonzales y Baoa. He is an
excellent Young man, the son of that
s launch and timetried Democrat, Hon
Nasario Gonzales, of Cienega. He was
educated at St. Michael's college in this
city, speaks English and Spanish fluently,
is man of good business address, a
clever mathematician, alert and active.
He'll do.
For county surveyor, Mr.. Donald McRae
has been nominated. He has been a resi-
dent of Santa Fe for two years; prior to
that he was engaged in mining at San
Pedro and IN other quarters of the terri
tory. A skillful civil engineer, as good a
man as ever twisted the Scotch burr be-
meath his tongue, Mr.. Nc Rae will not only
have the support of all Democrats, but
many who differ with US politically will
cast their votes for him on the broad
o,or,d IF uotorno1 Atpa,,U
As probate Judge, Mr.. Apolonio Chavez,
the bright young representative of a noted