The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-01
BRAzIL'S ELECTION TO-DAY.
a ciNTIss WITHOUT SPEECHES, PRO
CESsIONs, OR FIREWORKS
mr.. Presidents Msrses ts the Lsssiss Csusi-
dste Fnr Prsridsut-CouEress Will Coust
the Vote sna Declare tie Reruit-Ths
Fate ofthe n pubite to Ne u scidsd To-day.

| the Vote SD Declare ths Resut-Th,
| Fate ofthe R-ppsuo to Ne u .eIdsa To-esy
oprrrsn 1894 B ~. Cah,i Pre-.
RIO DE- JANEfRo. Feb 29.-AH preparation,
for the Presidential election tomorrow are
COMPLETE. To American eyes the campaign
has appeared peculiarly quiet and devoid OIL
| popular interest The nominations have been
made known mainly by advertise ments in the
| newspapers.
There has been little argument IN favor oil
/ any candidate. Every man who has Leen
named for the Presidency or Nice-Presdency
has been praised immediately by friendly
journals. No newspaper has disparaRed any
candidate. The questions Of national policy
have been hardly mentioned. and few persons
know or care what lines Of action the candi-
dates are ready to pledge themselves to-.
There have been no PROFESSIONS. no stump
speeches. no great public meetings. no fire.
works
DR.. Prudente Naraes President Of the Senate
and ex-President OF Sac Pauo province. IL
the leading candidate for the Presidency Of the
republic. Even the formal whose insurgcnt
editor was forced TO fee from the city. sup
ports him. Much surprise has been caused by
the appearance OF ex-Minister Ruy Barboss's
name In the list OF candidates. He was sup
posed previously to he still loyal TO the insur-
gents. but his candidacy is regarded ss evil
Gence that he has forsaken their cause He
was the financial agent Of tho insurRent Gov
eminent. and his detection. II accom- pished.
will be heavy blow tn Nello and Da CANA.
The advertised candidates for the Vice Pres
idency are DR.. Alfonso Penns. President Of the
State Of Minns Geraes anil the ablest states-
man In Brazil; Floriano Peixoto. the President
Of the republic. and two others Of only local
fame. The Government organ DIdH. sup
ports Moraes and Penna. 1t published to-day
a long leader urging the expedency OF elect
ing them.
Several influential insurgents told the
United Press correspondent yesterday that
Moraes and Penna would be satisfactory to
them in case it should prove impossible to re-
store the monarchy. All expressed doubts as
TO the Governments sincerity in supporting
the two candidates in question. or. in fact any
other civilians
This will be BrazllS first popular election OF
a President. The people are children in poll
tics. but there 10 every indication that the bal
lotng will proceed peacefully. Nobody is
talking OF intimidation or fraud. Congress
will count the votes and declare the result
That all this will be done in good faith Is prob
able but not certain. Whether Brazil shall
enjoy order and progress or he torn By anar-
chy will be determined by the event OF tho
election.
LoxpoS. Feb. 2s.--A despatch from Buenos
Ayres. dated yesterday. says the Government
cruiser Nictheroy has landed 500 men at Cabo
FRO. seventy-hve miles northeast OF Rio. Other
Government vessels are making their way
toward BIO as rapidly as possible. The state
OF siege at Rio has been abolished.
The Comm ercial Cable Company issued yes
terday the following notice:
kilograms In plain language can now be
accepted for Bahia from any country outside
OF Brazil. subject to ilscnls aviso and interna-
tional kilograms from Bahia are no longer re-
Guired to be iiscaIized by tho military com
mander there"