Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-03-16
FROM VALENCIA COUNTY.
Couneilm iu J. Francisco Chaves and
Representative Maximiliano Luna.

tOuutliiu III Js ffduNiSSU tudfS> duu
Representative Naximiliano Luna.
The New Mexican OF yesterday con-
tains excellent half.t photos OF Col.
j. Francisco Chsves aud Major Maximi.
liano Luna. the two presiding officers
Of the Thirty.third legislative assembly,
and In connection Herewith published
the following biographical sketches OF
these two %well-known Valencia county
politicians:
col. J FRANCISCO CHAvEs
was bOru ia Los padilias. ~bernalillo
county, June q, 1885. aud received his
education III the best CnOOis vi tne land.
la lSil he went 10 the 81. Louis uulVer-
SHY, where ne remained nse years; Ia
lo4o he was sent tO New YORK city, wneIe
ne attended "A private academy from
there lac went 10 rlshkill, ". L., attend
ing an Academy IN That place. he IN
1siled hls education wltn "a Two years
course III the College OF Physiclans aud
surgeons In New York city. In 1885, lie
returned ~ his home IN tnis territory.
As IA soldier, Colonel Cnayes served
with distinction under hit Carson
through many Indian troubles. La 1861
he Wa. commissioned major of n vol
unteer regiment nv presilsut lineoin.
nm lisp ne IoDE mari I'm tne battIs of VAL
verde. and later on hsiued Ia rs.nbiisn
| sort La 1850 bs WAS honor.
abiy mustered out OF tDe service and re-
turned 10 his home.
Colonel , hayes IL a republican In poli.
tics. ana in 1868. whiie absent nsnting
M. Navajo ludlans. Was electsd 10 inr
nonse OF fepresent.iiyes IN ina territoIIa
IegisIAture' tnkluu mis- seat in 1850. In
ls35 he yyaa elect.d as the delegate to
cnuyreaa. and aeryad I'm ina Thtfty.umtn
fortieth II forty second congresses.
la 1910 ne Was elected "A member oi tho
lefiltOilai cOuhell' ifOm 'alehcla county,
qua mas heiu lhat POSITION ever since
III NO'uuloe'i 1875 ue was again
eIec1eu 10 tuo COUNCIL loo tne t"eith
cOhsecu'l'e tlile' ahu "heh tue present
session mes III ahualJ lie Was the
ulahlhiOu5 clO!ce Ol tue members IOf
piesIuoht, anu ne Is no" cioSihB tue
oign'n term teI'eu III tha' posl'ioh'
IN the lhltty-thisu assembly, US III
1uOre winch nave Dreh neiu LOT 'no last
quarter VI u century, OolOhei OhaNes mas
ohueHyOIeu 10 huNance Tue Interests Oh
,he territory ms iulihgS as ,he pIeslu-
ing Oilcer nave peeh just, anu nus voice
anu I'm renee nave ever Oeen on tne slde
VI progress, EDUCATION anu Tue upiliVlhs
VI Inc people oil tue commonwealth.
Colonel OhaVes mas Oeen Ia pubic Ire
IN tue territory for almost lOrty years,
and during those Ions years has acqult-
teu himself III u hlghIy cfeditaoie
ner. INT people OF his county fully ret-
Ognlze Ills abilities ana what ne has ac-
cOnpllsleo Tor New MEXICO n VIII no
dOuOt Keep Nun III the council OF the leg
lslature 30 long as he VIII consent 10
setNe them
MAJOR MAxiMILIANo LUNA
vas horn ,n los iuuaa VaIsncia countv
New Mexico lime NJ 1870 ana wa,
given an excellent education. lie AT
1ended the Las Vegas ,Jeauit coJIeOa hrst
ana them was given "A thorough conrae of
~Instrnction In this Georgetown college In
the niat,ict of Colnmhia
Coming from an iIinstrions and actiye
family mo IaIhsr tina Inte ran1ninno
Lima having renreaented New nexieo
na drlegat In The Eort,-seyenth nnd
Eorry.eiSbib sessions oi congrs.s. All.
Lima came into oflciai llfe while Vel
mite yonng iIe entered upon ms M.
,hIeal caTear IA internteter of ihe rnurIs
I'm Ina second indIciai district nj ma I,r-
ritory and nurino tha Twentv-ninIh
,sgi.iativa ssssmoh ma Was chtaI
rlerk OF the c%ouneil. In the wears oI
lsgS-gi he 1lled the poaition of count,
ana nrohata cIa,k Of VaIancia connty
and IN IsSi wa. sise,,a sheriff ~ I'M,
rnnntv hoIning that oOica Tnr tuo yaars
making nm enylahIe record i'm those mai
unna' In Noyembsr lSD6 ma was eiscted
tnre and in thar hodv hse.me D,usnicu-
ans nv reason M his ability as n lsSta
Iator ana Tor tina caretuI attention oven