Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-01-08

which are theirs by right. The appoint
ments made by Gov. Thornton yesterday
are but the beginning. Other names will
be sent in within the next few weeks so
that by the time the legislature adjourns
New Mexico will for the first time in her
history have the eternal fitness of things
exemplihed in complete corps of Demo
cratic officials. If Gov. Thornton, in his
remaining appointments, as consistently
recognizes merit and party service as he
has done In the instances of yesterday,
the people of New Mexico will have no
right to complain of the changes brought
about by his cooperation with the legls-
lative council.
At this juncture few lines as to the
individual appointees are at once inter-
esting to the public and merited by the
appointees. Hon. John P. Victory, who
succeeds to the position of solicitor gen.
eral, has lived in Santa Fe for many
years, having come here from New York
state, where he had his first experience
in the practice of the law. Since locat-
ing in this county he has held numerous
positions of prominence, among them the
Office of county school uperintendent,
city attorney, city councilman and finally
territorial councilman at the present
time. Mr.. Victory has had extensive and
ample experience In his profession aud
it seems certain that he will more than
sustain the standard set by his predeces-
sors in office. Mr.. A. Fl. Harllee, who
has been appointed district attorney for
the counties of Grant and Sierra, is
Silver City attorney of wide learning and
experience. He is South Carolinan by
birth, is about 80 years of age and pos.
sesses to full extent the confidence of
the community in which he lives. He was
endorsed for the position by the old and
the new boards of commissioners for
Grant county AMI by four-fifths of the
leading citizens of his section. Mr.. John
franklin, appointed district attorney for
the counties of Lincoln, Chaves and Eddy,
is Mississippian who located in Eddy
about four years ago. He is a graduate
Of the university of Mississippi, is about
81 years of age and was warmly en-
dorsed for the appointment by Council
man Curry, Representative Hinkle and
other prominent Democrats.
Mr.. R. l.. Young, who has been named
as attorney for Dona Ana county, is a
Missourian, having lived in New Mexico
in the aggregate six or seven years. He
is very bright lawyer and was up to the
time of Judge A. B. Falls appointment
to the bench law partner of the latter.
Mr.. Fl. M. Dougherty, the new prose-
cutting attorney for Socorro county, came
to New MEXICO from Colorado some
years ago and is man of about 2S
years of age. He has been the law part
ner of Hon. E. V. Chavez and was COM
plimented by being the unanimous choice
VI tue CuCoTrO udI loE tAo poSiGlou W
which he was appointed.
The appointee for the district attorney
ship of Valencia and Bernalillo coun-
ties, Mr.. Thomas J. Wilkersou, came
to New Mexico from Missouri where
he was educated at the state uni
versity. After the practice of law for
few months in Las Vegas he removed to
Albuquerque where he has gained much
distinction in his profession. His appli-
cation was endorsed by such men as H. B.
FERGUSON and W. B. Chlders.
District Attorney j. II. Crst, who was
reappointed for the counties of Santa Fe,
Rio Arriba and San Juan, lived for mum
Der If years in Rio Arriba county where
he was twice candidate for the council
ON the Democratic ticket. He was for
several years the editor of the Santa Fe
Sun, a strong Democratic organ, where
he established reputation as a stroEs
vigorous writer. He has been the chair
man of the territorial Democratic central