The evening times., 1900-04-27
AFFAIRS I'M Cuba.
The PARTIES Grooming Candidates for
the Coming Election

the Coming Election
HAVANA. April 27.-Tbe strength Of the
URlen DemOcratica has reached such q
stage that the radical elements are fright
ened- The result is that both the National
and Republican parties have made over
lures TO each other and have agreed TO
fuse in the hope of beating the Union
DemOeratica. The local branch OF the Re
publican party is under the leadership OF
Gualberto Gomez Its national head is
MendeZ Capote. who was General Brooke s
Secretary of state. he is a shreWd poll
tician. and has swung into line a majority
of the offieeholders appointed during his
and Seuor Lauuza's regime. These, with
the National party. control the present ma
ehinery of the Government.
That the two parties are working in har-
mony against the Union DemOcratiea is
shown by the appointment Of the supervi-
sors of election. who will supervise the
election of board OF registration There
Is Ole supervisor for each OF the forty bar
rios of the city, they being appointed by
the AyuntsmientO- There are forty barrios
in Havana Twenty-Five OF the supervisors
belong TO the National party and fifteen
TO the Republican party. The Union Demo
cratica is shut out entirely The radical
fusionists are very jubilant over the situa-
tion and claim that they have achieved
4 great victory.
The president of the National party
with uncommon frankBess, says controlling
the registration means victory at the polls.
The terms of fusion between the two par
ues have not been made public yet. but the
leaders admit that they combined to beat
the Union Democratiea. IL is thought tha;
they viii put up combination ticket head
ed by DR.. Genera, prominent lawyer
The candidate OF the Nationals for mayor
IS GualDertO Gomez, who is ambitious to
hold that Office, but it is probable thai he
VIII not run owing 10 the unexpected
strength OF the Conservative Democrstica
The latter organization has not yet decided
upon candidate
Carlos Garcia Nelez at present in
speetor OF prisons, a son OF the late Gen.
Calixto Garcia. is strongly mentioned. He
mas the confidence Of the conservative
element. He fought gallantly during the
rebellion and has the magic OF his fathers
name TO cOnjure with
Ruis Rivera. who expected 10 become the
candidate OF the Nationals on the strength
Of his leaving the Cabinet finds himself
out in the cold His own party men blame
him for putting them in an embarrassing
position and endangering the position Of
the whole Cabinet, which General Wood
would have filled with Union DemOeratics
men had the others pulled out Senor La
Z coste is still considering the offer Of the
agricultural portfolio.
The .'Lucha" prints long editorial on
! the extravaganza and incOmpeJency OF the
engineers department in Havana. II calls
a halt in the expenditure Of Cuban funds
] under the extensive plans for improve
/ ments. Ii charges that much OF the WORK
I done By the engineers department IS such
/ as 10 bring shame. II says:
Abuses il the department Of Havana
are slowly ceming 70 light. and the enor-
/ nous expenses incurred. with such dis
prOpoTtiOnate results, will make a very
/ pretty story when il is printed The work
of the department has been characterized
I BY blundeTing Of every description, snd
criminal waste OF Cuban revenues has
I resulted. The time for calling a halt has
come. Continual disregard OF the public
I Interests will cause embarrassment 10 the
( Administration at Washington. and here
I will make IL compulsory TO tell the truth
I which will furnish campaign material by
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