The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-23
NOT
 A CANDIDATE
ASSURES FRIENDS THAT HE WILL NOT ENTER RACE AGAINST
 MADERo.
Says Such a Move Would Result In Further Clash of Arms For mer Cabinet Agreement
 Has Been Broken.

Mexico City, July 22. Despite the breaking of the agreement that Con Ieral Bernardo Reyes should be min ister of war in the cabinet of Fran cisco l. Madero, and notwithstanding Madero's assurances that Reyes was free 10 enter the presidential race, the general tonight insisted that he would not be a candidate.
 Supporters of Madero shrug their shoulders and express their disbelief in Reyes statement, but the gener- lal's denials of any intention to op- pose Madero are definite. General Reyes said that he offered to release Madero from the promises relative to making him minister of war solely because of the growing opposition in fhe ranks of the Maderists as ex- pressed by the anti-Reyis(a clubs. lwhioh have sprung up singe he and Madero formed tneir alliance. Madero was prompt in answering him. He stated tbat he not only would release the general from the lagreement, bit that he assured nm that he was at liberty to become a presidential candidate regardless of any promis,'s.
 In fightii the appointment of the general to cabinet post the anti Reyistas offered the argument that ehe represented the old regime but were more specific in their warnings that he would use the army, once n, was in power, to seize the presidency In this fight upon the general there Twas no secrecy and Reyes declared lthat he did not choose to be cause lof dissensions that might further up- set the order of the country. Tonight he insisted that he and Madero wers lstill good friends and that he did not believe the best interests of his coun- Itry would be served by the entry of further candidates.
 Conditions now are far from nor- lmal and I am afraid that in that case the electoral battle might be- come battle of arms" he said, and he smiled.
 If your friends insist upon naming Iyou as a candidate what will you ldo?, was asked.
 q shall not authorize them to do |so," was the reply.
 If Reyes does not become candi ldate in opposition to Madero it will be solely because of his refusal to lenter the contest. Three months sCo there was no one in the republic whose popularity was comparable to that of the leader of the late revolu- Ition but since then there has been steadily growing party that would tgladly nominate Reyes. This is true, lit is said. nos so much because Reyes lhas done Sstsshing to increase his lpopularty as because Madero Is los- ling favor. 4 considerable part oi the revolutionary army is yet under arms and the frequent disorders in various parts of the republic Have lgiven friends of the general. or more especially. enemies of Madero. good argument to use against him. They have not neglected the opportunity
 Close friends of Reyes give full
 credence to his statement that ht
 will not oppose Madero, however. be. llieving that he is sincere in say. ling that strong campaign agalns 'the winner of the revolution wnulr
 result in more turmoil and possibl.
 another armed conflict.
 There is little doubt. however, tha inc Reyasta clubs throughout thu
 country will feel encouraged by tn,
 breaking of the Reyes Madero alli'
 ance. and continue to urge the gen.
 eral to accept nomination. If he doel Inot finally consent to run, Madero', lfoIIoware uil1 ha surnrfaod