Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-29
PALMA REMAINS sTEADFAsT
Absolutely Refuses to Reconsider His
Resignation
BY ASS ciated Press.


BY ASS Liated Press.
HAVANA, Sept. 2S.-Up to the time
that congress took n recess at p. NJ
today was a day of waiting. After that
hour various proba bilities became cer-
taintieS. BY $3.50 President Palma def
nitely and firmly announced to his po-
| litical followers that his resignation was
absolutely irrevocable.
| Following this announcement the
Moderates held long consulta tion at
the residence of Sen ator Dolz, president
of the senate, at which it was decided
that no Moderate should return to the
session after the recess, thus preclci-
tating a condition in which no provis-
ional president could be elected. This
throwing up of their hands would prac-
tically give over the condition of affairs
to the American commissioners.
Up to that point the attitude of the
American commissioners had been a
waiting one. Secretary Taft, who has
to certain extent taken the newspa-
per correspondents into his confidence
said that he was then in a position
where he could not say anything for
publica tion.
During the day Mr.. Taft heard vari-
ous kinds of propositions and counter
propositions about available and un-
available candidates for the presidency.
ANOiAC VI IHSsS pIOpOSlllOllS proved at
all agreeable to all factions. Among
those who visited the secretary were
Governor Nunez and other Liberal Ma
tionaliStS. They regretted that Presi-
dent Palma persisted in his determina-
ton to resign. Zayas came too, and as
serted that Secretary of the Interior
Montalvo had 500 soldiers in the arse
nal close to the house of representatives
and was prepared to shoot him and
n II hnr lc ~ - A.
house for tonight'S meeting.
1t was in spirit of utter apa thy that
a joint session of the senate and house
received the designations of the presi-
dent, the vice president and the men,
bers of the cabinet this afternoon.
The attitude was due in great meas
ure to despair that any action would
result in making American intervention
less probable After a brief but con-
fused debate congress decided on final
and forlorn hope of an appeal to Presi-
dent Palma to reconsider his decision
to retire.
Although the session had been called
for O'Clock, 1t was nearly before the
members began to arrive, and at that
hour the improvised gallery in the long
bare chamber formerly work room In
a Rig tobacco factory, contained only a |
sprinkling of spectators
Over the presidents rostrum hung
faded and tattered folds of the orig
lnal lone-star flag that was first raised |
by Carlos Cespedes in the ten years |
struggle for independence.
1t was now a witness to the closing !
scenes of the brief life of the first Cuban |
republic. From the broad street upont
which the house is situated a small |
crowd of loungerS and workmen gazod |
silently at the windows of the building. |
The assembly was called to order by |
Senor Dolz at 1920 and a rollcall re- |
vealed quorum, fourteen senators and |
lorty-six representatives being present. |
The designations of the members of the |
cabinet to President Palma were then |
read.
Thereupon Zayas entered a protest
declaring that the president had no |
light to accept the designations of the
cabinet without appointing SUCCESSORS
Representative Mandulay declared that
he president had acted entirely within
lis rights.
The resignation of Mendez Capote,
he vice president, was then read with
'ut comment, Following this, amid a
profound silence the resignation of
PRESIDENT Palma was road