Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-11-05

REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE ron
THE HOUSE OF REpREsENra.
rVEs FROM THE COUNTIES o.
poNA ANA AND oTERo.

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U. urainy ana courteous American cIt|
lsen. ro have made a splendid reoord
ls q soldier as a public official as a
district attorney. al legislator and
alatoaman. would Del deemed roputa
ZION gn0ush Tor i've men. ne is strong
iy tor single statehood Tor New MoXl
10 and is worAing hard to obtain o.
AH district attorney Tor bona Ana,
uoro. Luna aud Lincoln counties. he
nas dur.ng che past two years added
realty o hls onvlablo record al an
Official and as lawyer bound to
.sh.uyo results Hc has secured con-.
l.uuna boz several murder cases in
yhich some of the best legal talent
a tho southwest was pittcd against
nina. convictions whlch viii DO much
iOr years to come iu reducing crime
and Iutlmdotng oWldoera ln southern
Now Mcxioo
Major LicWelyn ID one of ne best
.noWn men ln tho TERRITORY. Ilo % al
ID fayurubiy known beyond Ita huun.
larios and counts as bis personal
r.ends men like President Theodore
Roosevelt BE- is a native OF Monroo.
Green county Wisconsin. DE was ed
sCated Boz the public Schools of bic ma.
tive state and ,n early manhood went
.o Montana. where he engaged IN min.
ag ior several years. subsequently re-
moving 10 Nebraska. whore ho entered
Into active political DE.
He held several responsible pos.u
1ns under the Hayes administration.
m1ng these. special ascent OF the.
department. uf Justice for the west 10
1851 ho came to Ncw Mexico and since
hat time has been engaged .u mining
and the practice OF law
Since hIs advent into the territory
Major L'owollyn has taken strenuous
interest In politics ami public Affairs
ile is an ardent republican. has been
member of the republican county
entral committee of Dona Ana coun.
y Tor many years. member oi the ter.
ritoriai republican committee Tor
we've yoara ana was elected three
lines az delegate 90 republican ma.
ionM conventions. namely. In 1854
1896 and 1904 From 1881 60 1856 be
was United states Indian agent for
the Moacaioro and Jicarilla Apaches
lu Lincoln county and was one Of the
best and most efficient agents in the
service and under his administration
heso Apachos made very rapid strides
/ .oward civilization. From 1857 60
1898 be- was western live stock agent
.or the Santa Pc railway system. wa
/ recognized as "a hustler and an author
ty in That l.no of business Major
llowollyu was secretary and a mem.
hor of tho NoR Mexico board OF
worlds exposition managers Do 1888.
and served us an aid.do-camp With The
rank of major on the stan of Governor
sheldon and Governor Prince ln 1885
/ the subject of this sketch was admit
od to the bar of Now Mexico. Elect.
ed to IRE rhirtyBoCond Legislative AZ.
aembly from D0na Ana county by o.
majority Of ESQ. ho was the republican
caucus nominee for speaker and was
elected 90 that position unanimously.
SIC proved himself a good parlIamen.
tartan and splendid loader
ln tho waI with spain Major Lie.
wcllyu played a prominent part as
captain of Troop O.. of the Rough
Riders aud won reuown on
the ha,tlonelds of las Guaslmas and
Santiago De Cuba. Tie was breyeted
n major after his return Tor gallant
service I'm action re was nctinc ma.
lor in command of the New Mexico
squadron. consisting OF four troops OF
| First United States volunteer cavalry
of the Rough Riders" from July :
to August rs. 1885. In November of
1898 the republicans elected him 90
the assembly from the counties OF DO.
ma Ana and Grant Boy a thousand ma.
ior.iy aud in that body ho made an
excellent record as useful active
and energetic member He was nom.
mated and elected again 90 the assem-.
| bly, m November, 1900 bat democratic
trIckery gave bis democratic opponent
"a small majority GA the face OF the
returns In February, 1901. he was
appointed by Governor Otero district
attorney for the counties of Grant
/ Dona Ana. Sierra. Otoro and Luna,
which Office he filled for two years
erediiably and efficiently.
ln November. 1909. ne was elected a
member Of the house of representa-.
tiyos OF the rhirty-hith legislative as.
sembly from the counties Of Dona ARa
and Otero, IN which body he was a
prominent. Influential and leading
membor, and did yooman service for
his constituents and the people gen.
orally. His work particularly prOcur.
ed the location 81 tho Territorial asy.
lum for the blind al AlamOgOrdo a
fact which the voters Of Oteru county
SHOULD appreciate by Swing MIN a
pDod majority November sth next
Had a not been for his services aud
hia constant attention 10 and push Of
that matter. the asylum would have
been located elsewhere Daring the
past two years he has hllod the onlCa,
by appointment. of district cttonoy
TO- the counties Of pona Ana. luna,