New-York tribune., 1905-06-12
CANDIDATES IN CUBA.

Havana. Cuba, May SO (SpeciaD.-The candi-
date Of the Liberal party for President OF Cuoa'
General Jose Miguel Gomez. is comparatively
little known to the people of the island at large
True he was a general in the Cuban army, put
as there were so many generals In the army OF
liberation the fact that man holds this title
does not insure his being known outside of his
province. General Gomez was born IN Sancti
spiritus. province o; Santa Clara. He first en-
tered the Cuban army in 1878. when the Ten
Years War was being fought As ne was a
heavy land owner he got commission and soon
made an excellent record in his province because
of his faithful discharge of his duty and because
of his constancy and sodiery qualities. In the
revolution which began in 1888 and ended III
1895 General Gomez especially distinguished
himself in the siege of Arroyo Blanco, town
which had been invested by the Spaniards
The first time that General Gomez became
known outside of his own province was when he
was appointed in 1899 as Governor of the prov
ince of Santa Clara. position which he stll
holds and in which he demonstrated that he
possessed great executive ability. He has been
severely tested number Of times because OF
labor troubles but has always come out of every
difficulty with credit to himself. The general is
especially esteemed by those of his friends who
know him most intimately because of MS con-
slant devotion to the cause of Cuban mdepeh-
dence and a determination of character which mas
caused many to say that he is not unlike Gen.
eral Porfirio Diaz President OF the ffepuplII "a
Mexico. One great thing whlch mas VIZ 80, ~
against General Jose Miguel Gomez being Wldely
known is the great fame of another whose las 1aSl
name is the same, General Maxine Gomez liiiS R
fact has caused much confusion, especlaHy III III
the United States. as some correspondents ~ ,
thought that it was General Maximo Gomez the
general in chief of the Cuban army or hoeration
who was running for the presidency.
Senator Alfredo Zayas. the LloeraI parry
nominee for Vice-President, is better known
than the candidate for the first place he was
the director of Salvador College. His brother
General Juan Bruno Zayas one of the hraVest
soldiers who fought for Cuban freedom, was
killed in the battle of Quivican, in 1896
Senator Zayas is lawyer by profession, Dut
has won honors as editor having been dl-
rector OF the magazine Havana Iiterarla pc
sides being the author of several WORKS; ne
was agent for the junta which prepared and
carried on the revolution, and in september
1896, he captured by the Spaniards ano
sent to Spain for safe keeping Later ne was was
transferred to the penal isle Chaferinas, In the
Mediterranean, TO which the Spanlards sent
their negro criminals of the society known as
the nanigo From Chaferinas ne was sent IoI
a term of Imprisonment to Algiers, ana later u
Ceuta before his release
In the Spanish-American War Senator Hayds
was the agent of the NewYork junta at hey
West where he forwarded arms, ammunition
and supplies of all kinds He also looked after the
press end of the revolution, which accounts for
the many stories which came from Key west
relative to the movements of the CUBAN army
His task at Key West was performed with faith
fulness and energy until the END or the war
He was also one of the founders of the revolu-
tionarv iunta in New-York- At the beginning OIL
the military government in Cuba he was ap-
pointed attorney for the city by General Iud-
low Afterward under the same administration,
he served as sub-secretary of Justice de was
a delegate 10 the Cuban constitutional conven-
ton where ne commanded great deal or at
tcntion.