Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-09-25
General Reyes Withdrawal
From Race Makes RevoIu-
tionaV Leaders Victory in
Republic a Certainty.
VICE PRESIDENCY TO
FURNISH REAL FIGHT
With Suarez and Dr. Gomez
Contesting For Second Place,
De La Barra is Feared as
Dark Horse.

fBv Morning Journal special Leased wirel
Mexico city Sept 2t--Shce the
Withdrawal OF General Bernardo
I Reyes interest In The presidential
election sunday. October /. now CEN
ters in the election of the vice presi-
dent
The election OF Francisco l. MADEIRA.
Jr.. to the presidency is foregono
conclusion. although there are per-
sons who persist in booming the can
ddacy OF Francisco de Ia Rarra, pro-
viSional president despite his refusal
to run. In plea TO its readers today
| III Dia Rio again insisted thai the
only salvation of the nation is the re-
tention OF dc Ia Barra in office,
What Is worrying Madero and his
| immediate supporters. however IL
the vice presidential question Jose
Pine Suarez is the official candidate
on the Madero ticket, but Or. Fran
! cisco Nasquez Gomez following ap-
pears 10 be growing no less, while de
Ia Barra stands IN the background as
the candidate of the Catholic party.
! Popularity the race Is supposed to be
between Gomez ana Pine Suarez, and
no newspaper Of the capital has ex-
pressed fear Of de la Barras election.
but il became known today that tho
Maderista headquarters Ia more seri-
ously alarmed over his chances than
/ ever those Of Nasauez.e ss.zA.
one politician IN The councils of
! Madern expressed his belief that de IN
! l}arra would he named vice. president
but not as the result Of the popular
vote next sunday
| Under the law q majority vote of
/ the electoral college is necessary to
! elect Failing In this the choice is
made by the chamber of deputies.
Since there are three candidates In
| the field, one Of whom has the per
sonal backing OF Madero. one with the
popular backing Of the insurgent ele-
ment of the revolutionary party and
the third that of the Catholic party,
whose potency generally Is admitted,
| ii IL almost certain that none Will
receive The necessary fifty-one per
cent of votes. The chamber of depu-
| ties can be counted upon with reason
| able certainty to name de Ia Barra as
a big majority of that body Is anti
! Madero.
Early in the campaign de Ia llaria
refused to accept The nomination for
president but at no time has he de-
cined the nomination for Vice-presi-
( dent. 1t VIII hc no surprise II during
| the next ten days Madero or his sup
portcrs appeal TO the provisional pres
| ident to ronounce his candidacy, II
| they succeed the race win be between
Nasuucz Gomez, pino Suhrez and one
or two others.
Close friends Of Madero do not deny
the ability Of de Ia Barru nor his fit
ness for the position. In fact, their
opposition is based upon the belief
that he viii prove too strong a man
for the place ana win ovorshadow
Madcro, thus weakening his admnis-
! trUtiOn.
The feeling Is growing IN the Ma
dersta camp that a mistake was
made when the convention saddled
upon the presidential nominee the
burden of Pine Suarc2. Speakers and
party organ are Finding It rather dit
| firult to gain for the Yuoatancan the
good win OF the public, but none is
working harder than Madero, III
whose company Pine SuarcZ landed IN
Vera cruz yesterday
The leader Of the late revolution
win bring him to the capital Tuesday
and attempt to shed upon him some
Of his lustrc; but the same luke
Warmness Of his reception in Vera
cruz is almost certain to be encoun-
tered here whore the public has re-
ceived with skcpticsm his somewhat
questionable election TO the governor
ship of his own state Yucatan.
This election will be contested by
the opposition candidate, dc Ia Barra,
who is expected to present his claim
to the president tomorrow. Incident
ally in published interview Pine SUI
aroz declared he found nothing in the
constitution to prevent him from hold
ing both the governorshlp and the
vice presidency, Realizing pino Su-
arez's danger Of defeat, the Nueve
Era. the chief Maderista organ of
the capital has grown more energetic
ana vltrloic tn its attacks upon Vas
quez Gomez
This is q campaign without issues.
and Is being fought on personal lines.
As such, thA Pnista element Is at
tempting to bclittle whatever wohk
was done for the revolutionary cause
by Francisco Vasquez Gomez re-
prnding upon vituperation to defeat
him. That the Maderista organ open
ly has not attacked The candidacy OF
the de la Barra probably Is due to the
fact that the Maderistas do not care
TO be the first to advertise him.
! with the question OF postponing