Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-18
.HAVANA'S new mayor
General Rodriguez Elected by a
Vote Of 1903 to 6,034
For Mora.
National Party Elects Entire Ticket
The Election Was Peacable
and Quiet.
Cubans Took, Apparently, Little In.
terest in the Voting Ger.
Woods Comment.

tereSt in the VOtlng-GeE.
Woods Comment.
Havana, June 1s.-Gen. Alejandro
elected mayor of Havana. polling 1903
votes. against 603A cast for Senior Es-
trada Mora, independent. The total
vote fell about 400 below the resistra-
ton.
The national party elected its entire
ticket-eighteen councilmen, the treas
urer, one correctional judge and three
municipal judges. The other correc-
tional judgeship fell to an independent
candidate, as did also the fourth mu-
nicipal judgeship OF the six other
councilmen four are republicans and
two nutionalists, who ran independent
ly.
Reports from every part of the island
so to show that perfect order pre-
vailed at the polls Not shot was
fired nor was there any sign OF dis
turbance anywhere.
To an American observer of the cleo
ton here ii seemed as if the people re-
garded the whole matter with absolute
indifference. There was not even &:
crowd in waiting to hear the result de-
clared. Not Il cheer was raised, nor
We're there any of the ordinary indica-
tons Of election excitement. altho a
demonstration in honor of the success
full candidates took place.
he vif.t0rS.l al 10 YatippnliStc lie
chiefly due to the fact that they were
first in the field and had the benefit OF
a Well disciplined organization. But
as they only claimed to have about 16.-
600 members. it is obvious that large
Havana perhaps 10000, was not at
tracted to the ranks of the party dur
ing the year and half prior to the
election. This is chiefly the result of a
lack of confidence in the party lead
ers
another fact demonstrated in the
elections is The inability of the rerubi-
can leaders. headed by Juan Gualberto
Gomez and Domingo Me.ldenez Cnpote,
with their organ. La Discussion, to cut
an important figure III the politics Of
Havana. The republican leaders have
failed all along the linesto justify their
numerous pretentions.
Ssnor Mora contends that he polled q
majority of the voters III the better class
districts, and heattributes the triumph
Of the nationalista to fraud and the
Votes OF the mob
Impartial judges attribute the out
cone TO the hard work done by the ma
tionalist leaders. Gen. Rodriguez de-
elinss tosoutliEe his plans preferring to
Wait until the Havana charter has been
made public with its definition OF his
powers.
Altho the cry Of the nationalists was
that the people should choose the rev
nlutipnary leaders because the work Of
The revolution vas not complete and in
order TO prove to the Intervening gov
eminent that tbs people of Cuba con-
slGered il incomplete, nevertheless many
of the leading councilmen elected. and
two of those who are most anxious to
secure the mayoralty. are not in any
sense revolutionlsta
So many extraordinary charges have
been published in the Iinited Statesthat
Governor General Mood has decided to
appoint special commission. consist
ing Of one American army officer and
Two CUBAN clSIUanS. 10 near testimony
offered by amy who wish to make speci-
fic charges OF malfeasance in office or OF
official extravaganza.
The commission will have power fully
10 Investigate the charges and to COM
pei The attendance of witnesses In the
court.
Gen. Wood, referring to the matter,
said:
The time has come when these per-.
sistent accusations against men holding
office should. for the sake OF the Offices
holders. be faced. Let us have these
charges lthreshed out and see if there be
anything in them. My desire is to keep
oiticialdom in Cuba as clean az posi-
bic
a newspaper in the United States re-
Gently asserted that Auditor Brooks was
in receipt Of $4,000 year as salary.
while. as a matter of fact, he receives
only the pay and allowances OF first
lieutenant Of cavalry.
Local papers which publish charges
against officials civil Or military, Mil be
requested to divulga the sources Of their
Information and also to lay before the
special commission all details and data
III their possession.