The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-29
Political Troubles Are Brewing and Administration of Go-
 mez Is Threatened
FACTIONS ARE READY
 ID FIGHT EACH OTHER
Negro Question Is Bobbing Up and the Negroes Claim That They Have Not Been Given Offices to
 Which They Were Entitled.

Havana, November 2S.--Not since the downfall of the administration of Presi- dent Palma has the political atmosphere of Cuba been more obscure and more laden with suggestions of trouble than it is at the present time. The re-estab- lished republic is scarcely g months old, and already rumors have become per sistent that some way is being sought to secure the retirement of President Co., meg, either by persuasion or compul- sion, and place Vice President zayas at the head of the nation.
 When General Gomez received the post of chief magistrate at the hands of Gov ernor Magoon, the followers of Vice Pres- ident Zayas stood shoulder to shoulder with those of the President and even the conservative opposition which had sus- tained the banner of General Menocal in the campaign of the previous summer, lent him their loyal support in the de- termination to give the new administra- ton fair trial That they regarded the trial as failure is evidenced by their maaifesto issued shortly before tue re converting of Congress in which they de- clare their intention of beginning an ac- tive campaign against the administration.
 Failure of Fusion.
 Probably the most serious condition that the President is now facing Is that result ing from the continued failure of efforts to effect complete fusion between his partisans and those of Vice President Zayas. For about three years these agi- tations have been in progress, and at least twice announcement has been made of their success. During the presidential campaign there was truce, but with the beginning of the distribution of offices under the new administration mutual dis trust was re-established, each side con- tending tenaciously for it's share
 few days ago President Gomez startled the liberal leaders by addressing to them a letter in which he stated that as far as he was officially concerned, he had decided to consider the fusion as an accomplished fact, and in view of this he would in the future make appointments to his cabinet without reference to the particular faction of the liberal party to which the appointee might have belonged. The attitude of the President was par ticularly objectionable to the zayastas
  state was recently made vacant by the resignation of Justo Garcia Velsz a prom fnent member of the faction, and 1t was feared that the President would seize on tho opportunity to fill 1t with one of his own supporters The incident has served to defer the accomplishment of actual fusion and should it result in the breaking off of existing negotiations, 1t Is not i'm probable that the administration will have two opposing parties to deal with instead of only one.
 Plans For Negro Party.
 Another disquieting feature of the sit uation is the renewal of agitation for the formation of negro party. Steps pre- liminary to organization were taken at a meeting of oolored men in the province of Oriente. For some weeks past Ha- vana has been the mecca for colored leaders from all sections of the island. who have come to confer with Senor M. Delgado, president of the senate, and ac- kncwledged leader of his race, in whose honor a great demonstration was recently held in Havana.
 The grievance of the negroes is that they have not been accorded the number of offices to which they feel that they are entitled. Delgado Is known to have pres- idential aspirations, and as his term in the senate will soon expire 1t is more than likely that he will demand a cabinet position, either that of secretary of state or secretary of public works.