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Show be es MEXICAN HISTORY hae NEW ee Eee Pee be epi TRCN. dae. Se OF ys Lite be et FACTS 508 William C. MeDonald The leadership FO errs : f 4 a a er * th to By etieCas RAP Som “eg. 95 Terese mr lines. of the aa = educational The result was not a c along is one of Pond es ri a. ze ew ak ee Cr ys + 8-9 eee dt Mbt yo er et i tind igs os or a oeDa eee nana ET NeIS IESis Coes Fh og ede tt par* eee SP eee a th FR n NE 0. ah a Oeete te ee DOP ede « core Sh wt son a ee ee Le La eee de. aoe ae ge oe ek ey 1 i ri er were ee el ee hieee gh de rar Mexico es Fe first Governor of the State of New ee C. MeDonald, i ok Thornton, ed. At the national democr convention held in Chicago in 1896, he was a member of the commit atic tee on platform and resolutions, Tn 1906, he was elected chairman of the democr atic E William Mh did not qualify because a change in the law by a republ He was appointed districtof attorn ey by Governor William éT. served less than a year and resign can legislature. s ers ae the pec A. Jones, Jones, was born near Union City, of James H. W. and Hester A. A. (May) Tennessee, May 16, 1862. He received his education in the public and privat e schools of Union City, and gradua Bethel college, McKensie, Tennes ted from see; also attended the Univer Indiana, where he received the sity at Valparaiso, degrees of B. 8. and A. B. He came to New Mexico, September 13, 1885, where, at Las Vegas, he taught school until January, 1888. He was admitted to the bar in the last named year and to the bar of the supreme court of the United States in 1894, He was elected mayor of Las Vegas in 1893; was appointed district attorney by Governor Edmun d G, Ross in 1889, but Pea t0s PEP dh Fs. ErieThar bree Ars. se ee eae ae Yn Hs a al eePe PL fr. 8a Be i det,i a. 609 Andreius ah the pioneers of the town of White Lincoln county, having been identif Oaks, ied with the business interests of that county for thirty years. He came to New Mexico in the Spring of 1880 and found a largely undeveloped region. Mr. McDonald was born in Herki mer county, New York, on the 25th of July, 1858, and Spent the days of his youth in the usual manner of farmer lads. His elementary education, acquir ed in the common Schools, was supplemented by a course in Casenovia Seminary. home at the place of his birth He made his and taught school for three years after the completion of his own education, At the same time he took up the study of law, it being his desire to enter the legal profession. In the spring of 1880, he came to New Mexico, and located at White Oaks. His vapital was very limited he had a knowledge of survey , but ing and civil engineering which play in this region, which wag just being opened to civilization. came into good He carried on business as an engineer for ten years, when, in 1890, he accept ed a position as manager of the Carrizozo Cattle Company, an English syndicate owning a very large ranch southwest of White Oaks. He has since continued in and his grandfather was an officer this capacity in the war of 1812. He received his dueaand the confidence and trust reposed in him. Although he has never engage in the practice of Jaw, his knowl d edge of it has proved beneficial in the protection of the interests in his charge. He was electeda member of the house of repreSentatives of the 29th legisla tive assembly from Lineol n assessor of the county in 1886, and . He was in 1905 and 1906 was chairmcounty an of the board of county commissioners, Tn 1910, he was made chairman of the democr atic central committee. QS ay Cr campaign chairman, Andreius A. J ones,°’° was effective. eared osaS a £2 Oe effective ee date. The Las Vegas convention had advised the voters to defeat the ‘‘blue ballot’? amendment. The Santa Fé convention declared in its favor. Thousands of republicans and democra ts who had voted for the adoption of the constitution, who had been willing to sacrifice almost anything in order that statehood might be attained, now that it was assured, voted for the ‘‘blue ballot’? amendment, and many republicans, influenced by the stand taken by the democratic party in its platform on this subject, voted for Mr. McDonald °°8 and other candidates on that ticket as well. For the first time in a decade, the democra tic party conducted an et LEADING ba 600 4 ‘Sr , saghl a it Maes Sf It. Es F eee te Pe rheaee oo tf nd ed |