New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-02
MORA ES AND PEREIR1 CHOSEN
ELECTED PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESI-
DENT OF BRAZIL. RESPECTIVELY.
THE VOTING At RIO LIGHT-NO SOLDIERS AT
ANY or THE POLLING PLACES. AND 40
ATTEMPT MADE AT COERCION OR
INTIMIDATION.
CCopynght; 1891. Bs the United Prcss)

tHtfed PTcSS)
Rio Janerio, March 1.-The polls opened at .
o'clock this morning and closed at o'clock this
afternoon The voting was light. There
were no soldiers at any of the voting places and
not the slightest attempt was made at coercion
or intimidation. Perfect order prevailed. The
voting was by secret ballot. MOraes and Pcreira
were practically the only candidates for PrcSi-
dent and Vice-President respectively and there
is 10 doubt of their having been legally elected
London. March IA dispatch from Bucnos
Ayres says The election in Brazil to-day was
peaceful Prudcnje Moraes. candidate for Presi-
don't. and Manoel Pertira candidate for Vice
President head their respective polls. The cleo
ton was suspended in the districts held by the
insurgents
Nontcvdeo March 1t is reported here that
1lc bombardment of Santos by the insurgents is
likely TO begin at any moment.
Although the above dispatches from Rio
and London refer only 10 the electoral
operations in Rio Janero. the fact that the cleo
tlons have proceeded quietly. without any Govern
ment pressure, and that they have resulted in the
election of two CIVILIANS. is a good omen for the
final triumph of Republican institutions in Brazil
II is likely that the States Will vote like the cap
itaI and the first result will be to bury forever the
chances of any monarchcal preteldoi ie-'.s 1
lishing imperialism in South America Another anu
perhaps still more important result OF yesterday
election. aside from the influence it WI have IN lhe
direction of a prompt cessation OF the TlNli WI
will be 10 show that militarism is not TO be lreNa.
lent i'm the brazilian Republic. ON THIS account
Irazu will differ from the majority or inc Soutn
American countries where generals ana othfr
military men are usually at the head or the HoN-
crnment. where they pcrpetuate their power thaiAs
10 the influence exercised by the military element
Immediately after the overthrow OF linperlA'lsih
Brazil Wa placed naturally under the mihtaiE ru.e
Of Marshal Ia Fonseca. and when MS yoke was
shaken off il was said by the enemies OF the ne"
Repub,ic that FonseCa's successor being aiso d
general would govern dcspouca!y. The main tnlns
urged against Florano PelXoto. the present res
dent was that he would sacrifice everything TO me
Interests OF marism. and thus compel ms own M re-
election. These calumneS We're spread IN l'dfop'
especially. by men like NJ. Georges Htroui', VINO
was finally expelled from the country. where ne puD.
lshed with the support OF the Government "a
Echo ia BrtsN." sheet apparently devoted 10 tt'
Republic while he DETAINED the kepubhc ana ms
Administration in the correspondence sent ~ MIN
- thr journal Dc Genave." "LIndtpendence Beige
and other European newspapers. MarShtl IclN"to
las proved thai he Constitution1l ir' 'ldcit'
li,ile given q m,itarism. and. at he decslN" mo-
n1eut he has withdrawn the soldiers from thr stree IS
on Election Day and has strongly supported ihr can
dlacv Of TWO civilians for President and Vice" t'r"sl
dent respectively. These men were succ'ssfu. an
IL seer,s hat Ruv Earb0sa who had been IN, ntonel
as a possible candidate. withdrew ~ IN" last mo
nen, He understood that HIS doubtful record "a
former Minister ~ Finance. and his coouciilng win
the monarchical rebellion Of Salfanha da Cana ""r"
fatal to his chance OF success IN running aE tnSt
honest and tried civilian Statesmen, Ike Prui"n'r
Noraes and senior Percira.