Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-11-01
A GOOD CITIZEN.
Hon. John Z. Victory's Candidacy for
the COuncil-A Few Facts
About His Life.

Hon. John P. Victory, the Democratic
candidate for the council, is making a
vigorous canvass and during these last
few days of the campaign is meeting the
voters of every precinct in the county
face to face in discussion of the issues
of the day. Mr.. Victory deserves and
will receive the earnest support and suf-
frage of the people of Santa Fe county,
and the knowing ones are predicting for
him good round majority when the
polls are closed on the 9Th of this month.
Mr.. Victory was born September 10,
1887, in the city of Brooklyn, N. Y, his
parents being James and Catherine Vic
tory. As a boy he worked ona farm dur
ing the summer, attending school during
the winter. At the age of IA he entered
St. James academy under charge of the
Christian Brothers, thence going back to
work on farm.
In May, 1860, he was admitted at Pough-
keepsie to practice in the supreme court
of New York. Immediately upon his ad-
mission Mr.. Victory was appointed city
attorney of Brooklyn, N. Y, which posi-
tion he held for two years.
During the OWL war he was a member
of the engineer corps, 14th regiment, N.
Y. militia In January, 1864, he married
Miss Kate q. Marshal, of New York, two
sons and two daughters being the fruit
of their union, of which all save one son
survive and are now residing in New
York City. In 1881 Mr.. Victory, on ad-
vice of his physician, came to Santa Fe.
On March l, 1889, he was appointed by
Gov. Ross as district attorney for the
counties of Santa Fe, Rio Arriba and San
Juan, but Judge Whiteman held the APP
pointment void and recognized instead
Mr.. R. E. Twitchell, the councils ap-
pointee. Mr.. Victory has been school
director of precincts 3 and and served
as school superintendent for two years,
beginning November, 1883. He was also
city attorney under the administration
of Mayors Thornton and Valdez and is
now an a1dermanic representative of the
LIST ward in the city council. On August
IA, 1890, he married Miss Mary Maltby,
the estimable sister of Mrs. Gov. Thorn
ton. Their beautiful little son, Thornton
Maltby Victory, completes home circle
that is as happy one as there is in the
world. Mr.. Victory was the first school
superintendent in the territory to estab
fish board for the examination of teach
ers before employment; the first super
intendent or director to employ lady
teachers in the county; and the first sup
erintendent to appoint women board of
directors, having appointed such board
at San Pedro, because it was difficult to
get men who we're capable. The latter was
very successful board.
He has, in addition, shown his regard
for the interests of the workingman in
many ways, notably by the preparation
and passage at the legislative session of
1891 of bill preventing the employment
of nonresident detectives, marshals, po-
lice or other peace officers in the territory.
He also prepared an employers liability
act and had 1t introduced in the lower
house, but it was killed by Republican
votes. On the whole Mr.. Victory Is a man
who can be relied upon faithfully to
represent every class of his constituency
if elected, and for this reason he Is going
to be elected.