Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-07-24
VANCE And BOWMAN.
Two More Appointments SurveyOr-
General and Receiver at
Las Cruces.
Political Pointers of Interest to New
Mexicans.

Mexicans.
The confirmation of the appointment
of Messrs. A. L. Morrison and @. B. For.
aker was quick work and an act of very
mplimentary nature.
The appointment of A. L. Morrison of
Santa Fe, as collie ,tor, is worthy recog-
milton of handwriting Republican,
Las Vegas Examiner.
The appointment of Hon. A. L. Morri-
son as collector of internal revenue for
New Mexico and Arizona is giving gen.
eral satisfaction. And this is as it should
be.
1t is rumored in Santa Fe that Page B.
Otero will be candidate for postmaster
of this city on the occurrence of vacan-
cy. The New MEXICAN takes no stock in
the rumor and believes it to be nothing
but a rumor.
Among the candidates for the post
office at Las Vegas are: A. D. Higgins,
F. A. Knickerbocker, Mrs. j. B. Dicken-
son, I. j. Bigford, j. O. Schlott, j. @.
Bromagen and T. F. Clay. The list is
still open and growing.
The term of the postmaster at Pinos
Altos in Grant county has expired.
Among the candidates for the position is
DR.. L. B. Robinson who held the office
under the Harrison administration.
The appointment for receiver of the
land office at Clayton will 60 to either
Mateo Lujan or W. A. Thompson, both
residents of Union county. Either selec-
ton will be satisfactory to the people of
the Clayton land district and to the Re.
publioans of the territory.
A Washington dispatch to the st.. Louis
Republic says:
Governor McCord of Arizona, today re-
ceived his commission as chief executive
of that territory, and will leave for his
home tomorrow.
A district attorneyship and few land
Offices are to be filled. One of the leading
candidates for district attorney is R. E.
Morrison. He is said to have the indorse-
ment of Governor McCord. Mr.. Nor
rison is the oldest son of Honorable A. L..
Morrison of Santa Fe, N. M. He has
been resident of Arizona for almost IA
years, is fine lawyer and staunoh
Republican. He has been district attor-
ney of Yawapai county for several terms
and has made most enviable record.
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Hon. Quinby Vance, who was today ap'
pointed surveyor general of the territory
of New Mexico, is native of Ohio, ,om-
ing from the same congressional district
as President Mckinley. He is about 46
years of age, received very liberal edu-
cation ard came west for his health about
% years ago; he has been engaged in min
ing since his residence in the west. Seven
teen years ago he settled in Sierra county
at Hermosa, where he has some very fine
mining properties, which he has developed
and which are being worked under his
supervision at Hermosa. Under the Har-
rison administration he was register of
ces, a position which he filled ably, hon
estly and creditably. He Is fineappear-
ing man, not married, makes very good
impression and is good deal of man
of affairs. He owns considerable real
estate in southern New Mexico and is
fully alive to the needs and conditions of
the territory. In politics he is sturdy
Republican. He has all the necessary
qualifications for the office. He was
strongly supported by Ohio influences,
specially Congressman R. W. Taylor of
Ohio, and knows Mr.. Mckinley personally
we'll. The New MEXICAN is of the opinion
that he will make first. class official in
every respect. In addition to being in
dorsed from Ohio, Mr.. Vance had also
considerable local and territorial indorse.
ments.
Mr.. Henry D. Bowman of Las Cruces
who was today appointed receiver of pub.
lie funds at the U. 8. land Office IN the Las
Cruces district, is son of Hon. D. Bow.
man, who for - years was register of the
land Office there, and is now member of
the we'll known banking firm Of Geo. D.
Bowman and son in that town. Mr..
Bowman was strongly Endorsed by New
Mexico Republicans and by the Repub-
lican territorial committee for the posi-
tion. He has been resident of New
Mexico for about "a years, IL Of which he
was clerk in the land Office while his
father was register. Since then he has
been in the banking and insurance bust.
ness. He is peculiarly we'll qualified for
the position by training and ability, and
is highly respected as man, as Citizen
and as banker. His appointment is q
very happy one and will prove acceptable
to the people of the Las Cruces land dis.
trict and to the Republicans of the ter.
ritory. He has always been astaunoh and
good Republican.