New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-10
ruE BRAZILIAN ELECTIONS.
,xrIUENCE OF OFFICIAL PRESSURE ON THE
RESULT.
SOME DISTURBANCES OCCUR AND Mrc" FRAUD
,s s,,rFGFD-PEosPEROr TINES FOR THE

our DISTURBANCES OCCUR AND MUCH FkA' II
&c ALLEGED PROSPEROUS TINES FOR THE
SrwspArERs CAMPAIGN TACTICS.
p;o Jancro Sept. l6.-In thc general elections
iii Yesterday all the conditions were iaNoraoe
=. tho official canldatcs In order 10 uhd"r-
,a,d the imnrnS" influence of othcal pressure on
,hs rrsnlt of thcs" elections II must br o"rhe III
" ;.d ,ba, all legislative and executive authority
:. concentrated in the hands of the GoNcrhmrn':
~, cvcn part of the functions of the judiciary
,s hcen absorbed by the Government: th' 'hP
.,oc,o-al boards are appointed hy the municlpai
;r+ondants. who are appointed by the Government
and il, agents. the Governors Of States. ana 'h't
-, orl, check on thc action Of the electoral
h,,,l, Is the presence of two supervisors at each
.oIinc booth Dccmng il useless TO contend
ln,,us, such great odds in favor Of the official
oapd,datrs many promIEc2t me1 aIVtci their
followers to refrain from taking part III the ecr-
,;ors This course was adopted by THO Moderate
,,. IN thc State of Rio .Iarciro by the National
ar,v ~ Bahia by the National Union party in
Po Granic do sui, and by many persons in all
the States.
There were Is Senators end l9j deputies 10 be
o,cc,cd HE official candidates were elected III
the states by the Governors. and in tins city by
o committee, supposed To he directed hN the
government The official candidates rcpr'>rn'c"
all shades of opinion. \ large nnmiTr OF lnd"
nendcnt candidates presented Themselves IL
,bis city and IN the State Of RIO .IaHClro. which
between them elect Senators and -
ao,o,ic> ,bcrr were aho,t Thirty candidates
for Serltois and lip for deputies. Inc '3fhoIIr
Marty ,uupor,cl some of the Official candidatrs
and some of the opp">it m or lndrprhd'n' can
dida,es. in addition 10 runnln- some candidates Of
81. lA, ..pt sim
lar course In s,mc States original Rcpuhl-
cans. hoing Ills o.tenIcl made sli%ht chance, in
,he Official ,ckc' oni in Rio JancIro they pre-
scn,cd full ticket of thcir own.
The elections have greatly benefited th" news
paper,. whose columns 1--we h"cn filled with
electoral "l.,i>. One Of ~" carddate>. III"
banker M1yrnk. took whole PAGE in all The
prIucipal papers ii this cry for Two days.
placing thereon cnly his nam" in lar-c type. Ad-
yertl.in. a onc COS, lin owe: : S.."t"
Thc principal hope "i tie opp >lti"n and indie
penicit can'Gat"> Icy IN III" alleged :nci That
tic members oi "a rr"yl>.on '.oVcrnr."nt c"', /
nei,irr acrcr mon g. ':.> YES "o: rpuM lc'V
implc,Ily on the support 60! tie ar:n'. In view
of thr runoi> OF G.>> .'s:oI III the Cah'nc-. The
fol. ,wil- ,.crl,ia'lon >j.acd ~ al the Minister'S.
was pGh>.l"d oi. ~cp'',..ht- l..
Tn n.ca.:.':- ,i ;4' =; y.-r'il ''v'HHn't Al ~"
TO '.i.Iul >n.n tL!.: n, f' Government. r'-"l"d
t, amin j.c, per- It ,o.'. ig.'i. "H"A i''N ""v!
".Hl7c. Ia IA! l.. i>Hr'~ r"'H! !Ga h To- i
Ci.i ~ ;a; vlrli is' -j.t. al Ma tor an I!
Cu.;ii, "'t.'r" = tA"u g. l1r ~ 'rtj lA.f '"i
"H.'.".',' "'. - Ho.'n 49, , -, -, .,r |,r'ir,t 81, -
a.. ID r,HtaIn d t''r ;'ll'" l:"c'2'i''' '"'' -
IA" it'i"u aNd the 'u',t' 'nc'>>
/; is asserted. h">r1c". tAa, sou.c of 'ne Mn-
s;c.s were secretly woIkir@ tor "andida'"i r"i
.,clu;,d III th" "nrrl ii"k IS. arl II was TAT" l.!