Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-10
TO FOLLOW DIAZ
Statement from the City of Mex
ico Says the Successor
Has Been Chosen.
HE Is DECLARED TO BE LIMANTOUR
Gen. Reyes Not a Candidate and Pre-.
pared to- Back Up Liman-
tours Claims.

City of Mexico. March 1O.-Latc tel
eCrams from points on the United
States frontier to Journals of weight
and prominence in the United States
deal with the important matter of the
succession to the presidency of this re
public i'm case of the retirement Of
President Diaz. or at the expiration
Of his present constitutional period.
and it was stated that he would in
such case be succeeded by the present
minister OF war. General Fernando
Reyes. United States papers have
widely commented on this Dispatch
praising the minister of war as val
liant soldier and as governor of the
important state of Nuevo Leon. where
his administration gave satisfaction
not only to the Mexican people but to
citizens of the United States rs well.
and it was argued that so capable an
administrator would be certain to carry
on the wise policy of President Diaz,
who has created what is now generally
called Modern Mexico
Reyes Is for Another Man.
Editors in the United States also
noted the fact of sympathy existing
between President Diaz and General
Reyes. who. ii was said. would be GER
tain to maintain the policy OF Mexico
unaltered. 1t is known, however. on
unimpeachable authority that General
Reyes, in case of the presidential sue
cession being open for the causes
named. would give his cordial support
to the candidacy of the minister OF
finance. Jose Ives Lima Itour. states
man of demonstrated aptitude for the
highest position in the government,
and Il strong and able man.
LEmantour More Than n Financier.
People unacqUainted with Mexican
affairs have sometimes regarded SenOr
LimantOur as being merely Il financier.-
which is an error; and it is believed,
apparently. in the United States that
only Il soldier can maintain the pres
ent most satisfactory state of things
in this country. and thus it has come
about that the United States press has
spoken enthusiastically of General
Reyes as the successor to President
Diaz. But it is known here that Gen
cral Reyes is himself one of the ele
ments of strength behind Minister Ii
mantour. as General Reyes has clearly
and publicly on various occasions eX-
pressed himself.
Would Continue the Diaz Policy.
It is believed that Minister Liman-
tour. supported by General Reyes and
other leading personages here, viii
meet completely the need of Mexico
which is peace with progress; and once
occupying the presidency would base
all his acts on the firm foundation
laid by President Diaz, and having
that necessary prestige resulting from
the presidents recommendation Of this
political combinatiOn-as it seems
probable he will so recommend, judg-
ing from talk in highest political circles
in this country-this statement of the
present situation in high politics of
Mexico will make clear how harmoni-
Gus are the relations of high person
ages of the present administration, and
will sectre investors in all forms of
Mexican securities of the continuance
of conditions of peace and progressive
enterprise.