Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-01-14
LEGISLATIVE POINTERS
ON BOTH ASSEMBLY EVE

The seat of Mr. Martinez is conteste
; by Epimenio de Leon, the allegation
being that many of the ballots cas-
for Mr. Martinez contained no emblem
On the face of the returns the latte
. received 1919 majority. Mr.. Martinez /
, Democrat in politics and representet
Taos. County in one Of the earlier as
semblies In the sos. He was accom-
panied by Mariana Larragoite of Tao.
on his trip.
1t looks now as if Travelling Auditor
Charles V. Stafford would not be able
to accept the position of chief clerl
of the Council if rendered him, on ac
count Of the multifarious duties of his
office, which have occupied all of his
time heretofore. 1t is said that the
names of H. B. Holt of Las Cruces
and of Harry P. Owen of Albuquerque
are being considered for the position
Both are very competent stenograph-
ers and Mr.. Holt has had considerable
experience, having served as chief
clerk of the Council and of the House
both, while Mr.. Owen served in the
| last Council as stenographer. The
caucus tomorrow is expected to settle
| the matter AS far as heard from
George W. Armijo of Santa Fe Coun-
ty seems to have the inside track for
the chief clerkship of the House. He
speaks English and Spanish fluently
which fact will prove of great benefit
to him in the position.
The lawyers are not in control in
the Council of the Legislative Assem-
bly,, which will organize next Monday.
The vocations of the twelve members
of that body are as follows: Alexan-
der Read of Rio Arriba County, is an
attorney-at-law and one of the best
Interpreters from English into Spanish
and from Spanish into English in the
country. Malaquias Martinez of Taos,
is farmer and stock raiser. J.
Leahy of Ration, is practicing lawyer.
John s. Clark of Las Vegas, is in the
insurance business. and David G. Win
ters, also of Las Vegas, owns large
drug store. T. B. Catron of Santa Fre,
is an attorney, while w. H. Greer of
Albuquerque, is a cattle raiser and
capitalist. Nestor Montoya, also of
Albuquerque, an editor and fine
translator and interpreter from and In
to both English and Spanish. Jacobo
Chavez OF Los Lunas. is an expert
bookkeeper; this is also the vocation
Of w. e. Martin of Socorro. who, in|
addition, is a first class translator and
interpreter. Charles E. Miller of An
thony, is a farmer, stock raiser and
merchant, while Charles L. Ballard of
Roswell is cattle raiser
Among the members of the House
of the Thirty-sixth Legislative Assem-
bly,, the lawyers in the coming session
will be but few. The members size
up as follows: Granville Pendleton of
Aztec, is practicing lawyer and real
estate man; Maximinio Duran of Los
Pinos, is a farmer and stock raiser;
j. G. Martinez of Taos. is farmer
and stock raiser; M. B. Stockton Of
Ration, stock raiser and farmer; F.
L. Wight. of Clayton, an attorney-at- |
law; Jose. Amado Lucero of Espanola, |
Is in business and an extensive farm. |
er; Cristoval Sanchez of Ocate, is a |
stock raiser and farmer, so are Pablo !
Vigil of Sapello, and Nestor Griego OF |
Sena; while B. G; Lynch of Las Vegas,
Is a railroad man; M. G. de Baca of
Santa Rosa, is a member of the legal
profession and farmer and stock |
raiser. R. L. Baca of Santa Fe, is a |
bookkeeper and a sheep raiser; Ro-
man Sandoval Of Cerrillos, a miner; |
Cornelio Sandoval Of Sandoval, is a |
stock; grower and farmer; while |
Thomas N. Wilkerson of Albuquerque,
is a lawyer; Seferino CroIlott of Albu. |
querque is an interpreter and land
owner. Sylvestre Myrabel of San Ra.
fael is a merchant and owns many |
thousands of sheep; while Carl A. |
Dalies is merchant connected with |
the extensive wholesale firm of John |
Becker of Belen H. H. Howard of San |
Marcial, is an editor and printer, and |
w. w. Williams Of Hillsboro, is a |
mining expert and engineer; John w.
Hannigan of Deming, is prosperous |
business man of that town; George F.
Ellis of Portales, Is lawyer and |
school teacher, and Florencio Luna Of
Las Cruces, farmer and fruit grow
er. There are five lawyers in the
House and farmers and stock men
constitute the bulk of the body.