The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-18
GENERAL GOMEZ
FOR PRESIDENT
Friends Of Cuba'e Grand Old Man
Would Make Him Ruler
Of the island.
THE GENERAL WOULD ACCEPT
Nut Only on Condition That We Is the
Unanimous Choice Money for
Troops Reaches Havana.
THE GENERAL WOULD ACCEPT


NEW YORK. March IA dispatch "a
the Tribune from llayana says wednea'
day nights popular denomination On
honor OF General Gomez. al the Qulnln
do Los M0llnaa, seems 10 nave been
turned by the anii.aasembiy leaders into
something ~ q presidential boom for the
grand old man" 0f Cuban politics
Most of tho speakers insisted on pro.
claiming tho dcposed general IN chief
the sole aunfanlssr of inHular indc.
pendcnce and The inevitable head OF
the slil uniformed Cuban republic. In
reply 10 Ihepe highly nnitoflns anSur-
anres. General uomeE cautiously but
sll.l suneztiyely DECLARED tha, he could
not think Of accepting the presidential
title unless II wac unanimously bestowed
upon him by The unanimous vote OF the
Cuban people,
rniu answer disclosed an answer sin.
Eularly al variance with thssproRramme
ho announced In his manifesto of sunday
last In response 10 the assomby's rcso-
tuition dcpoHlng him from once
In that manifesto ho said that his sole
desire was now to retire to private iifs
ana rnd his days IN peace on his plania.
ton In Aan Domingo. His offer h alsn
In striking contrast with hls afier u his
sword 70 committee ~ Porto Ricans
whlch had suggested the initiation ~ a
movement fur Independence In that
island
rfa, uSmrgz attest change NJ front
IL due doubtloss 20 the overwhelming
character Of n. victory he has won over
the assembly and 90 the elatIon he feels
At the almost universal support offered
"a him by all classes Of the Cuban popu.
laiion Its future course In politics will
br watched with interest. for n the elcc-
lions which arc to furnish a basis for 20.
litcai reorganization are held before
the present furure IN his favor subsidies
no can doubtless have the highest hon
nrz the now constituent assembly can
beutow on him. merely for the asking
The Meade. with tho ueQeo cash on
board which II TO bc paid TO the cuban
soldiers. entered the harbor last night
and preparations ARE hcinE pushed Tor
tho disbursement OF The money through
the agency ot Gomez
The military assembly held NJ meeting
today and lA members are hopclesnly de.
and wholly at sea an 10 their
future programme. one result ot the
asrcmbys dlscomhture 10 already ap-
parent In the crotts being made 20 %.
curs the rrmoya, from once Of the civil
governor ot the ely Senor Mora. and
the superintendent OF police, Genera
Mario Mvnocal. both Of whom are a.
cuscd by the domrE faction OF having
shown undue partisanHhip In trying to
fcprcsa the popular dononpsrStion of
last Monday.
AZ General Hrookc's headquarters AZ
Vrdado Il was Eaid today ,ha, Major
General Chance was suffering from an
attack ot malarial fever the recurrence
or trouble which he contracted last
summer at Santiago,
The First Texas and Second LoUirl-
ana are tho next regiments OF volunteers
TO Dc sent home for mastering out, The
latter will sau for Savannah on Satur-
day tho Ward line steamer Havana be-
lng chartered to convey the regiment to
that port.