The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-03
SUAREZ BEATS
GOMEZ FOR THE
SECOND PLACE
Governor of Yucatan Nomi-
mated for Vice President
of Mexico by Progressive
Party Convention.
MADERO WEAKENS
HIS CANDIDACY
Declares Himself Opposed to
Both Suarez and Gomez
When Called to Address
the Delegates.
By Associated Press

l$n catan, tonight was nominated
| for vice president by the pro
gressive party over DR.. Francisco Vas
quez Gomez by vote Of S76 to 469,
TO run with Francisco l. Madero, Jr.,
the party's candidate for president.
Many delegates did not vote on the
last ballot, while number cast blank
ballots, these going TO the credit Of
the man with the majority. The noml-
nation of Suarez followed the refusal
of the minority IN the convention to
cast It's votes for either Of the remain
ing candidates for the vice presidency
and the calling of Francisco T. Madero
before the convention 10 defend his
relations with DIR. Vasquez Gomez. who
had run second to Pine Suarez by 90
votes on the second ballot.
The head Of the ticket was subject.
ed to grilling by the delegates, but
after frankly expressing his disappro-
val of DIR. Nasquez Gomez. he adroitly
turned the tables on the dissatisfied
element by putting them on record to
support the winning candidate, who
ever he might be.
Calderon Eliminated.
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Calderon, receiving the minority vote,
was eliminated in accordance with the
rules. Backers of both Pine Suarez
and Vasquez Gomez had depended upon
the Calderon vote for a majority in
the third and final vote. Party leaders
OF the Calderon faction, however, de-
clared that they would vote no more.
Under the system of balloting as
agreed on, the votes, of this contingent
would be recorded then as blank votes
and placed TO the credit of the caudi-
date receiving the plurality, thus Civ
ing HIM a technical majority. The sup
porters of Pine Suarez were prevented
from avaiIing themselves Immediately
of this blank vote by the tumuit
created by the adherents of Gomez.
Order was restored only when il was
agreed that Madero himself should be
brought face to face with the couven.
ton. committee was sent TO Ma
dero's home, and in less than half an
hour returned with the nominee for
president. The ovation rendered him
as he entered the auditorium was such
as to indicate that whatever the diyi
sion OF op,,n'on might be regarding the
vice presidential candidates. the house
was united on Madero for president.
Madero Questioned.
Formally, the chairman. Sanchez
Azoona, stated the case to Madero. who
criticized many acts in the careeer of
his old running mate, Gomez both dur
ing the revolution and since. The chief
complaint lodged against him was that
he had accepted tho leadership Of a
rival party, of which his brother,
Emilio Vasquez, is the choice for the
presidency,
That these remarks we're far from
pleasing to friends Of Gomez was evi-
dent by the Interruptions that came
from many parts of the house. Perti-
nent and imPertlnent questions were
hurled at Madero. but the speaker made
no direct answer. and added to the
surprise by declaring that since he had
spoken harshly of Vasquez Gomez, he
wished to state that Pino Suarez was
not his candidate. He declared that
he had at no time supported Pine
Suarez and had absolutely no prefer
ence between the two men III added,
however, that he would accept any man
named by the convention.
Pledged to Ticket.
The applause had not ceased when.
raising his hand, he demanded that
n promise to abide by the selection of
the convention be made by the dele
gates,
Every individual in the convention
rose, lifted his right hand and promised
to abide by the final vote. This, not.
wthstanding that the Gomez followers
/ declared that if their candidate lost in
the convention, they would support him
for the vice presidency as an indepen-
dent candidate
Madero tried TO stampede the con
veutiou for a dark horse
Gentlemen said he. ''iu view of
these differences. would propose that
the convention place in nomination an-
other man not hitherto considered y
The tired delegates, regardless of
| faction. shouted "No. no. aud con
fusion marked the conclusion Of Ma
dero IS speech.
" Arc there any serious reasons, Polit-
ical or otherwise, which would make 1t
impossible for you to accept VasqucZ
Gomez AS running mate3' asked Luis
Cabrera, an ardent supporter of Go
meZ.
"No, there is none, Mndcro re.
piled.
"Is there anything in the conduct
of Vasguez Gomez which should bar