Bisbee daily review., 1908-11-14

.. In addition to the electors 8 altern- ates, also distribui' d among the prov inces, are to be voted for In accord. ance with the provisions of the con stitutions the electors chosen shall meet one hundred days after the cleo tion, when they will organize and cast their vote for president and wee president.
 At tomorrow's election ninety-six senatorial electors shall be chosen, and these, with the forty-eight pro. vincial councilmen n,w in office, shall constitute the electoral board. The Cuban senate will consist of twenty four senators, four from each pro ,ince. TAey will serve eight years
 nd one-half shall be elected every tour years. One Nlt of the senator. Ial electors must belong to the class of the largest taxpayers"
 There is little doubt in the mind of those who are well informed concern. ing the political situation in Cuba that General GomeL will be elected
 president, his running mate and for mer opponent, Dr. Alfredo Zayas y Al
 phonsc, vice president. Both are men
 of great popularity and headed the
 two factions into which the liberal
 party was split. It is stated that Dr.
 Zayas consented to become candidate
 for the vice presidency only with the
 condition that there would be no.op-
 position to his nomination for the
 presidency four years hence.
 Political conditions in Cuba are so
 peculiar that it is practically impossi- ble to give a clear statement of the
 issues at stake Tn tomorrow's cleo.
 ton. It may be said, however, that the question of American annexation
 is not one of the issues of the cam paign. Ali parties are opposed to that, at least nominally. While many pleading and progressive citizens De iieve the island may never enjoy It's
 due measure of tranquility and pros
 nerity while it remains independent, they also understand that 1t would mean political suicide and ostracism
 for any individual or party to attempt TO make annexation campaign issue. At the same time, there is ticit un- derstanding in political circles that he path of the successful party and candidate will not be smooth. There is every reason to believe that plots have already been arranged for upris- ings and revolutionary propaganda, no matter which party may be victor ious
 The principal issue of tomorrow S election Is the question whether by rhe lowering of the tariff barriers closer commercial It.-aJfons shall De established with the United States or not Generally speaking, 1t may be
 zaid, that the sugar planters favor
 he closest possible relations with the United States, for this is their chiei
 market They now enjoy a couces l sion of twenty per cent from the regu lar tariff rates through the Cuban treaty and would re only too glad to ! have the concession made larger or the duty abolished altogether. The sugar planters are closely identified | with the conservative party. whose exponent at tomorrow's election Is General Menocal, who Is the manager 1 If the Chappara sugar estate. the | largest in the world. He was born iT Tuba. but educated in the United
 -tates and Is a graduate of Corner 'nd of the Maryland Agricultural col
 lege
 The tobacco growers. who, in z
 large measure. side with the ibera | narty, are opposed to the establish rent of closer relations with the ! United States. They fear that as I was in the case of Porto Rico, Cubf | would be flooded with cheap Ameri I -an tobacco which would be re-im
 ported in the Unitei States as CubaI
 'obacco, to the detriment of the Gu l han planters. Their candidates. Gen oral Gomez, was the candidate of thu liberal party year ego. but was de ! feated by Palma, the head of the con l eervative party. who resigned owini | to a controversy ever the elections | Gen. Gomez was arrested when thu
 revolution acainst Palma broke ou in August, 1906. but was soon releas
 ed. He was formerly governor of thu province of Santa Clara.