New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-01
MEXICO WILL ELECT
NEW PRESIDENT TODAY
Madero Practically Certain to
Obtain Nearly All the
Electoral Votes.
SECOND PLACE IN DOUBT
Deputies May Elect De la Barra
Vice President if People
Should Fail to Make
Choice.

From a Special Cores 1rdont c: The Tribune.
Mexico City, Sept. 30.-Mexico's first
Presidential election by the practical APP
plication of the principle Of free and UNI
limited suffrage, which comes to-mor-
row, brings with il no uncertainty as to
the results. save in the matter Of the
Nice-PresdenCy. In the lack Of opposi-
tion Madero cannot fail to obtain virtu
ally all the votes of the $1,000 delegates
to the Electoral College who will be
chosen at the polls tomorrow by the
citizens. The peculiar conditions sur
rounding the candidacy Of the three men
advanced for the Vice Presidency rem
der it impossible TO tell what the result
will be. The general impression is that
Pine Suarez, the running mate Of Ma
dero, nominated by the Progressive Con-
stitutional party, will be pulled through
by the advocacy of Madero and the pop
ularity Of the head of the ticket.
The probabilities are that DR.. Fran
cisco Vasquez Gomez, whose estrange-
ment from Madero led to his being nOmi
mated by disgruntled Maderists for sec
ond place, will poll large vote, but not
sufficient to elect him. President De Ia
Barra is the unwilling and nOn-consent-
ing candidate of the Clerical party for
Vice President. He was nominated in
the face of his prOtestations that he was
rot a candidate for any Office. Great
pressure has been brought to bear on
him to say he would accept the post If
elected, but has declined to recede from
his position. His friends say that if he
should be elected and be convinced that
his participation in the government
would lend strength to the next admin
istration and inspire confidence outside
the republic he will assent.
His acceptance would, according TO
one of the fundamental principles OF the
revolution, involve the sacrifice on the
part Of President De Ia Barra Of what
ever ambitions he may hold of becoming
President following Madero. The Vice
President is barred from succeeding to
the Presidency for the term following
that for which he was elected Vice
President General satisfaction would
be afforded TO the substantial elements
of the country if De la Barra should
take office with Madero
There is a possibility that the choice
Of Vice-President may be thrown into
the Chamber Of Deputies This will be
inevitable if either Of the three candi-
dates fails to receive more than half of
the twenty-five thousand votes in the
electoral college In that event the law
makes il obligatory on the Chamber to
decide which candidate wins. Should it
be left to the Chamber, and De la Barra
assents the chances are that the Dep
uties will name him as a compromise
candidate between Suarez and Nasquez
Gomez.
10 apprehension exists Of disorders at
the polls tomorrow. President de Ia
tonight: Reports from state governors
and public officials throughout the re-
public indicate that the election will pass
off quietly. Due legal notice has been
given TO the citizens generally that the
election will take place and that their
rights will be respected. l believe that
this is thoroughly understood, and the
citizens believe they may vote for whom
they please and that their ballots will be
counted. Assurances Of honest proceed
ure and an honest count are depended
upon, and thus is removed the only pos
sible cause for serious trouble. There is
no doubt that the people want to vote,
and most of those who avail themselves
Of the privilege will approach the polls
with an intelligent conception of what
they are about"
The President instructed all state Off
Gals to report to him regularly to-mor-
row as to conditions and return the re-
suit Of the balloting early in the even
ing. He has issued strict orders against
interference with voters or attempts to
coercc citizens in any way
Due precautions have been taken to
place the police and troops in readiness
TO cope with disorders should they arise.
Die JOpITY EOR MlDER0