Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-01-07
POLITICAL
POINTERS
Newsy Items Concerning the Members
Of the Thirty.sixth Legislative
Assembly and Their Probable
, Ooinqs.

Gil of the coming assembly. the follow
ing are natives of the Territory: w. E
Martin OF Socorro; Malaquias MARITIME
of Taos; .Nestor Montoya of Albu
querque; Jacobo Chaves of Los Luna
and Alexander Read of TERRA Amar
| lila.
I From Estancia comes the report tina
Hon. Trinidad Romero, who is a either
of that town and who is an ex-delegate
to Congress from New Mexico, will bt
a candidate for appointment as terri
torial auditor or superintendent o.
public instruction.
Applications for places among the
employees of the assembly are quite
numerous and some of the applicants
are very persistent. The chances are
that the number OF extra employees will
be kept down to the closest figure
Many are applying but comparatively
few will be chosen.
George w. Armijo of Santa Fe COun.
ty, it is reported, is a candidate for the
position of chief clerk of the House of
Representatives of the Thirty-sixth
Legislative Assembly. His backing
will have to come from outside Of
Santa Fe County, as that county has
no regular Republican on Its delega-
tion in the House of Representatives.
There is not member of the Coun.
Gil of the Thirty-sixth Legislative AS
semble who does not speak, read and
write the English language In fact
several of the members are very good
translators and interpreters in both
English and Spanish. They are w. E.
Martin of Socorro: Alexander Read Of
TERRA Amarillo; T. B. Catron of this
city; Nestor Montoya of Albuquerque,
and Jacobo Chaves Of Los Lunas.
EpimeniO de Leon, who was the reg
ular Republican candidate for member
of the House Of Representatives from
Taos County, has made contest for
the seat for which the certificate was
awarded to Juan g. Martinez who ran
on an Independent Democratic ticket
and who on the face Of the returns
had majority of 80. It Is understood
that the contest is finished and that
Mr.. Leon will be here when the ses-
sion opens to endeavor to get favorable
action in his case.
For chief clerk of the Council
Charles v. Stafford Of San Juan Coun-
ty Is talked of., He served in the
Thirty-fourth Legislative Assembly as
assistant chief clerk Of the House and
in the Thirty-flfth Assembly as chief
clerk Of the same body. His record in
these positions was of such a superior
character that his advancement to the
chief clerkship of the Council would
be considered in the right direction, as
1t would secure that body very COM
petent and experienced official for that
important position. However, there
are other candidates and there rs as
yet no certainty who will secure this
place.
OF the twenty.four members OF the
Legislative Council, the following are
natives of New Mexico: Maximinio
Duran, Los Pinos; Jose Amado Lu-
cero, Espanola; J.. G. Martinez, Taos;
Cristoval Sanchez, Ocate: Nestor
Griego, and Pablo Vigil, San Miguel
County; Cornelio Sandoval, Sandoval;
Seferino Crollott, Albuquerque; syl-
vestre Myrabel, San Rafael; F1orencio
Luna OF Las Cruces; R. L. Baca, of
Santa Fe; Roman Sandoval, Cerrillos.
OF this number eight speak, read and
write the English language and the
other four understand 1t more or less,
but could not get along in legislative
business without the services. Of an In.
terpreter.
The hearings in the contests initiat-
ed in this county for the ONCE Of Coun-
Gilman by p. c. Abbott versus T. B.
Catron, and for member OF the House
OF Representatives by Celestino Ortiz
against r. L. Baca, and DR.. 8. G.
Clerke against Ramon Sandoval, are
nearly finished and It is understood
that Referee s. 8. Wrightsman will
have the papers ready for transmits
sion to the House Of Representatives
during the early part Of the coming
week. The principal question seems
to hinge upon the allegation that the
so-called Tndependent-Rep republican or
Republican Citizens ballots cast for
Messrs. Catron, Baca and sandoval at
the last election on November 9Th last
and which were without emblem. are
illegal. Otherwise there seems little
In the testimony 80 far adduced.
4 The allegations in the contest afnda-
Wits that ballot boxes were opened
and frauds committed IN the Asus