The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-02-02
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Isiiaistes hlehsrh ahs' LETTER 10 heefeiAry Fisll
have tho honor 10 inform You TINT
the election for President ~ tho Repub.
lie commenced On Sunday, thu 18th Of
October, and, by law, supposed 10 con.
tinno for eight days, In virtually over,
inn. Mariana lRnnciO prndo D.lng tho
successful candidate. Il In diilicnlt 10
understand the politics Of The country,
except ny long residence there does
not appear ~ 10 my particular princi.
plas VI stake, nor, IN IN Cur ,oantry.
party platform, but merely personal
ambition. Tho two candidates were
Glen. Mariana Iglacio i'rado, who Ind
iilloi ths Presidential ehnir previously
during tho years 1886 ", being placed
W power Ivy Il revolution hi Decrlnl,er,
1896, md oi.st1,l by another Iii january,
lsOn, and Rear Admiral Lixar1lo Mon
tero. Mr.. prado IN supposed 10 have
bacn sustained by Tho party III power
to-day, Hear Admiral Lizaruu Montero
being thu candidate of tho opposition.
FrOm what could observe during my
hh0Tt resitlence h1rn fiuce my arrival. /
should Judge TINT tho adhcrenis u Praeio
M.ru more numerous In tha higher
rlnHncn, md composed III tie more n.
HpcctAbla part ii The population. To
M American citizen, the elections aro
decided more by force than by outrage.
Tho tables or polling booths nru piacad
III Upaii spaces IT squares, onn IN ouch
parish, aud the party who takes tho
booth AVID holds II II tho successful one.
II IN we'll known that both parties had
been Arming for some time pIlst CON-
illciA lind bcen numerous aud FRI nuont
between tho climbs III tile rival cantli.
dates, canaing bl9odshed and Il. NTH. Az
tho day u tho taking 81 the
booths approached, ftars were On.
tertainsL u = bloody strife, and
great alarm oAihted among al classos.
On this afternoon Of the 10Th, all stores
we're Olnsntl, aud thu streets nearly do
Mttsd. the various clubs wera formed.
armed. and placed In bMlldings near thu
polling tables, 10 hegin the strife during
thu night, ~ ~ ID hAvn them hy day.
light. About midnight lriuR could no
heard In various parts of the city. which
lasted until about u IN TIN morning. A.
opt III thu parish " santa Ana, where
TIM conta.t lasted until lOa. NJ /; tho ad.
horcnts Of prA4l0 had taken all tim poll.
Ing tAbles, aud by thiA Act he VA.
declared the succ0sHfnl candidate. Isy
eslegrsms from various parts II the
Republic up - this date, Il app Ars that
thu sAtne Tcrult MA attained III Tho great
majority 81 provinces hrGrd from. III
Lama the numbrr III death. officially
given u twenty five, aud wounded some
SIXTY 0r more. The military AMI police
arrangements u tho Government 10
preserve order we're mort admirably
carried out II they hal moi lsen, The
l0sA III iifn w0nld have been i,ntnunse.
and the strife would hayo lasted many
days. AL establishments, banks. hoteih
and Atores were closed great parts III
thr inlhHbltAnts wsre In their houses
with closed dooru. and thu city had the
appearance Of place riliistpd aud
abandoned during two day. tin l7th
and ibih. Yesterday all WINS euing on
~ usual. M attacks Oh persons or
per.ons cr propnrty l,ayo taken place
sila hin'lnhed IN. only between l,r 10.
litieai elnbs u either caudi.lats.