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Show early age of two years. South Bend, Indiana, and after his graduation. filled socket ao at Notre He received his education oe a the position o ae in the great frontier forwarding and merchandizing firm of wy ie Later She Ae Company, of which his father was the senior member. Tus: od of the San Miguel National Bank, of Las Vegas. In 1886, Te ‘mae probate clerk of San Miguel county, and during the incumbency Pt tice James O’Brien, was clerk of the fourth Judicial district court. 3. Miguel ried Miss Caroline Emmett, December 19, 1888, of which union one 80 > nian Antonio Otero 3rd, was born. He represented in New Mexico ey rate! national convention in 1888 and served upon the committee whic ale one said St It ee Benjamin Harrison of his nomination for the presidency. oar governot sion that he met William McKinley, a member of the same sn cara. cee upon his own election to the presidency eight years later, name‘ a An ps pa: This position he filled with great eredit for of New Mexico. f on ae aa ing in 1906. During his incumbency, under his leadership an din tronage of his office, the republican party organized a Coa -— oe oA te powerful that even the appointment of notary public was ” cove of. the localities a great favor and mark of political recognition. themselves with a political party so well organized, through t f aon, former: executive in the matter of political appointments, many prominen si ‘ docked ly occupying exalted positions in the councils of the Lonenianeer’ P ee sah equal to the standard of republicanism set up by a leader who acknow eee at his i0Under his domination ¢ whose dele: and brooked no rivalry in his leadership. of Bernard stance the republican territorial convention of 1904, a mane the last gates had been instructed to cast their votes for the renomina rer S. Rodey, who had been chosen delegate to congress in 1900 ae eir instructions time by a majority of nearly ten thousand votes, ropadione’y Ae acai to Boden So and voted for the nomination of William H. Andrews, one of ap the convention and himself instructed *to cast his vote for gerne from : vee any potent was his leadership while executive, that he was or office and utterly destroy politically the leaders in some coun of ventral co 1909, he opposition, among them the chairman of the republican territor! mittee. When George Curry appointed Mr. Otero treasurer became governor of the territory, of New continued £0 a a position whic a vomination hold until the fall of 1911, when he resigned in order to accep pore by the progressive republicans of Santa Fé county for state se office he was defeated by B. F. Pankey, the regular republican Otero is today (1912) a resident of Santa Fé. af wl inee. whic OME. *42 Frank Wilson Parker the Son of James Wilson and tion in the public schools of University of Michigan with 1881, located at Socorro, tropolis of the territory. was born in Sturgis, Michigan, October 16, 1860, Marie Antoinette Parker. He received his educahis native city, and later was graduated from the the degree of LL. B. He came to New Mexico in at that time believed by many to be the coming me- Removing to Mesilla, he later changed his residence to Kingston, in Sierra county, then a thriving mining community. In 1883, he removed to Hillsboro, where he practiced his profession until elevated to the bench, January 10, 1898, by President McKinley, a position held by him during the Temaining years of the territorial period. He was elected a member of the Constitutional convention of 1910 from Dofia Ana county and at the first state election, November 7, 1911, was elected a justice of the supreme court of the state of New Mexico. *43 William Burr Childers was born at Pulaski, Tennessee, March 20, 1854. © Teceived his education in the common schools of his native state, later attended Washington and Lee University, graduating from the academic depart- ene in 1873 and the law department in 1874. a. in Pulaski until 1875 when he removed Following his graduation he re- to St. Louis, Mo., remaining in tg city until December, 1879. He came to New Mexico on the first day of .© tollowing year and located at Alburquerque, where he practiced his profesSion until a short time prior to his death, which occurred in 1909. He occupied i Positions of honor and trust during his career. He was United States : “enon for nine years, from June, 1896, until March, 1905. Mr. Childers was eli wyer of great ability and in the practice was always accorded a most liberal entele. Politically, until the campaign of 1896, ha was a leader of the dem- cratic Party and Nd was chairman of its territorial central committee for several Tn 1896, he supported the nominees of the ‘‘gold’’ wing of his party, thereafter identified himself with the republican administrations and policies. PT ry 2s oe oe e be ee er ee ee Pe ee ee er) OA? ee Pere Peres Pee a bd Oe Ce dee! rd San) *-* Faby het a ee Riad icf Otero, fom (eee Otero 2nd, son of Miguel Antonio 441 Miguel Antonio a gate in congress from New Mexico, and, in 1861, secretary of the ca re Mary Josephine Blackwood, was born in St. Louis, Missourt, perigee Giselle With his parents, returning to New Mexico, he crossed the Great Se to the office of _ for appointment >) his claims ceived and feted at all the principal cities en route to the capital, where he was inaugurated in the summer of 1897, the ceremonie s attendant being the most elaborate and impressive until that time ever seen in the ancient capital. Other appointments made during the year for New Mexico were John R. McFie, J. W. Crumpacker, Frank W. Parker,**? Charles A. Leland, and William J. Mills, justices of the supreme court, George H. Wallace, secretary, William B. Childers,*4* United States attorney, and Creighton M. Foraker, United States marshal, each one of whom, with the exception of the last named, was induced to believe that he owed his appointm ent to the efforts and endorsement of the executive of the territory. This belief was heightened and strengthened by the fact that New Mexico’s representative in congress, Harvey B. Fergusson, was of political faith opposed to that of the national administration. To this may be added the well known personal relations existing between the president and Governor Otero, which were of the most friendly and intimate character. Governor Otero’s power and influence at the White House continued during the two terms of President Roosevelt’s incumbency and was occasioned largely through the assistance et pressing States marshal, highly impressed by his charming personality, tendered to him the governorship of the territory. He was soon confirmed by the senate and upon his return to New Mexico was re- 525 m ington 1912 ae Tin eery kstiePP be. by one of the great corporations of the country. ‘Mr. Wallace was not deemed sufficiently representative for the position of executive. Confronted by this situation, the president, having renewed an acquaintance with Miguel A. Otero,*** made when Benjamin Harrison a was nominated for the presidency at Minneapolis, who _ in TO * 1880 HISTORY ee Pea ie telche POP MEXICAN ees ‘PO OF NEW 5 eee et oe oe FACTS LEADING 524 |
