Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-06-02
THE NEW EXECUTIVE.
President Mckinley Appoints NJ. A.
Oter0 as Governor and Geo. H.
Wallace as Secretary of
New Mexico.
The Nominations Not Unexpected and
Satisfactory to Friends of the Other
Candidates for the Positions
Named.

Washington, June 2.-The president to.
day sent the following nominations to the
senate:
Interior-Miguel A. O5ero, to be gov
ernor of New Mexico.
Geo. II. Wallace, to be secretary of New
Mexico.
William M. Jenkins, to be secretary of
Oklohoma.
SKETCH OF M. A, oTERo, THE NEW GOVERNOR.
Miguel Antonio Otero who has been
appointed by the president to be gov
ernor of New Mexico, was born in st.
Louis, October II, 1859, and is the son of
M. A. Otero, who represented New Mex
leo in congress during the sos and was
also secretary of the territory id 1861.
The subject of this sketch was edu-
Gated at Norte Dame university; after
finishing his education he acted as book
keeper for his father for two years. He
then became cashier of the San Miguel
National bank retaining this place for
two years. He was elected probate clerk
of San Miguel county on the Republican
ticket and in 1890; he was appointed
clerk of the Fourth judicial district court
position which he filled with honor and
credit.
Mr.. Otero is strong Republican and
during the past six years has been mem
Der of the Republican territorial COM
mittee and has done good work for the
Republican party. He was one of the
delegates to the Republican national con.
vention held at Minneapolis in 1888. On
the 10Th of December, 1888, he was mar.
ried to Miss Caroline Emmett, daughter
of ex-Chief Justice Lafayette Emmett Of
Minnesota. They have one son. Theil
home is located in Las Vegas, but of
course on confirm alton Governor Otero
and family will take up their residence
in this city.
Mr. Otero was strongly Endorsed for U
S. marshal of New Mexico, and was max
ing an active campaign for this appoint.
ment, and there is no doubt but that his
fight for this appointment brought him
into prominence and aided him in secur.
ing the appointment of governor of New
Mexico.
THE NEW SECRETARY OF THE TERRITORY
George H. Wallace, who has been ap
pointed secretary of the territory wai
born December 26, 1912, in Akron, Ohio
and was raised and educated in Canton IL
that state. He was for three years witt
the army of the Cum erland, and in com.
mercial life from the close of the war tc
1871, subsequently going into manufac
turing until 1875.
! Mr.. Wallace was married in October
1875, and in 1876 he removed to Howard
county, Mo, where he engaged in sheep
breeding and wool growing. He was
president of the Missouri Wool Growers
association from 1884 to 1895, and was
secretary of the National Wool Growers
association in 1889 and 1890.
MIR. Wallace was the Republican candi
date for lieutenant governor of Missouri
in 1888, receiving nearly 100000, votes ovel
1900 ahead of the ticket, and was appoint
ed consul-g general to Melbourne, Australia
by President Harrison, and Was removed
by President Cleveland Immediately upon
| hls accession to Office.
While 10 Australia, Mr.. Wallace made a
report on the "Sheep and Wool Industry
of Australia" which was published by the
state department. as special consular
report. In this valuable document every
feature of that industry, from its origin
in 1897 to the present time, is given from
a practical sheep breeders standpoint, as
may be seen.
Mr.. Wallace has been located in Santa
Fe, during the past eight months and he
and his estimable wife have made many
friends during their residence here.