Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-08-31
MADERO CHOICE Of
PROGRESS|vEs
Of MEXICO
NOMINATED PRESIDENT
WITHOUT OPPOSITION
Gomez, Old Running Mate of
Revolutionary Chief, Fares
Ill With Party Convention
Which Acclaimed His Chief.
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Mexico city. Ats. 3e-Wtth M
] dissenung Voice, Francisco Madern
today was nominated hy the progress
! slNc party for president OF Mexico.
out Francisco Nasuuez Gomez. his old
running mate and erstWhlle agent Of
| the revolution 40 Washington. was
grilled hV partsans OF three other
! candidates for the yice presidency.
| When the convention adjourned to-
night the candidacy of three other
men COR the Vice presidency had been
! consiered Jose Pino Suarez continued
| a tavorite / nthe betting with Alfredo
! Rohles pomneuez as second choice
4 ballot tonight probably would have
Resulted in division Of honors for
| third place between Gomez and Fern
ando Igtesias Calderon.
Madere was the only candidate for
the presidency whose name was place
ed before the convention. No speeches
We're made. The chairman announced
Madero's candidacy. went through the
itormalty Of asking II there were 9TH
ers, and was greeted by chorus of
NOES" one delegate seated on the
stage attempted To make a speech Ia
Madero's support The delegates
shouted him down and called for
vote 1t was unanimous
An instant later every delegate was
on his feet and to the chorus OF WV
as was added the cheers of the spec
tators in the galleries. For fully ten
minutes the upronr continued.
-.
tee witch had been sent to advise
Madero of his nomination, reported
that he had accepted and had agreed
to erneer before the body tomorrow
The delegates seized on this as an
excuse for an outbreak of applause,
which resulted in Adjournment, fob
lowing the adoption of a resolution
that the entire body should mmedi-
atels march to Mnderos home,
lmpromptu speeches We're then eSs
changed and 1t was late In the night
before the newly created politicians
llett for their hotels
The announcement of Moderos ao-
ceptanoe came nj the conclusion of u
speech which brought about the most
dramatic moment Of the convention.
| By agreement the names of the can
! didates for vice president had been
drawn by lot to be discussed in roto-
tion. Vasuuez Gomez was the first
name drawn.
For and against, Il NUMBER OF dele
gates had spoken when Jesus Urenta
began speech In opposition. Re-
novncd as one OF Mexlco's most brill
| In fIiIftrnlfN
in swaying an audience already op-
posed to Gomez. He used sarcasm
without stint The greater portion of
his invective was based upon title
| Grains OF the Revolution" given Mt
VusQuez Gomez during the war.
Sarcastcally he repeated the phrase
and then tolowed 1t by instances cal
culated To show that the candidates
factions were far from those which
would entitle him to such distinction.
Luis Cabrera, a writer of national
fame aud better known as Bias ur-
rea. undertook to answer the orators
arguments. without aid of eloenton-
arv tricks. Cabrera piled fact upon
| fact To show how really valuable vas
ulezs services had been especially IN
bringing money to the cause OF the
revolution
In the midst of his speech he sud
denly sprang Il surprise, other speak
ors had declared sarcastlcally that
Gomez had taken unfair advantage 81
| the delegates by sending them ms
leading telegrams regarding ms can
dldacV. Cabrera read telegram Whicn
he alleged had been Inspired by the
central committee which political
,ethics in Mexico bars from concerted
advocacy of ans candidacy. 1t was IN
strutions to work for the candidacy
of Pine Sanrez
Immediately, every delegate IN the
house was on his feet, The members
of tie central committee, seated upon
the stage with the chairman, rushe"
to the front and were met by hhh
dozen delegates, who crowded over
Tho footlights, waving their arms ana
shouting their approval or disapproV"'
lof the exposure.
Juan Sanchez Accom-, chairman OF
Tho convention with uutstretehcd
arms yainly implored delegates and
snectntors to restrain themselves. He
igDnlH not ne HtNIO ANNi IVY "f'Nff
Members Of the accused committee
shook their lists in Cahreras race
hand protested their innocence.
\ member of the committee Is 9hs-
itavo Madcro, whose excitement was
no less apparent than that OF tha
inthery. Cabrera coolly listened to the
tnnuu. which At intervals subsihea
altNeiently to permit the eentfai
committeeman to protest his inno-
lecUce.
For more than thirty minutes pam
ldemonmm reigned. hut In the END "a
brrrp wits permitted To conclude ms
larruments The committeeman had
resumed their seats about the tap'e.
land 10 these he defiantlH turned Whlie
1.-The house was applauding his ettorts.
Directly toward the group OF commit
teomen he marched and then tho
men whom ne had been revillng em-
hraecd him
Under the rules OF the voting on
the candidates cannot Wen 10
prolonged through more thah
three ballots. Following the first vote.
The candidate receiving the smallest