Arizona republican., 1911-05-02
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It Is Taken for Granted that He Will Shortly Retire. Scheme Outlined for Se- lection of Provisional Governors.

Fl Paso, May 1.-Coincident with the arrival at the MaderO camp today of advices from insurrecto leaders telling of rebel activity at various points in the states of Coahuila and Nuevo Leon, particularly near Monterey. appeals were received by Francisco I. Madero, Jr. from citizens of Monterey for an extension of the armistice zone to that region.
 General MaderO said he would await specific information from his chiefs as to the position of their forces before making any decision.
 His advices read: "The railway at Gomez Palacio, Colonias. LardO and san Pedro is in the hands of the revO- lutionists Hard fighting is in pro gress at Barras, starting last Thursday. One thousand rebels are engaging 600 federals. There is much damage tO property. Pablo de la Sanchez took 300 men from Sabinas Hidalgo, in the state of NuevO Leon, and is marching on Monterey"
 The peace commissioners appointed by the revolutionists were in conference several hours today with the political leaders of the instruction, the program to be presented to the federal peace commissioner, Senor Francisco Carba- jal being the subject of discussion. Senor Carbajal was expected to arrive tonight but failed to do SO
 It is understood that some changes were made today in the revolutions program drafted yesterday. The ques- ton of method in the selection of pro visional governors for the various states occupied much of the day. The exact number of states in which the revolutionists will determine the right to name governors has not been agreed upon. They will make it plain. how ever, to the federal peace commissioner that they do not wish to place in power men who have taken an active part in the revolution. They are said to favor capable men who are in sympathy with the political principles of the insur- gents and at the same time popular enough to tranquilize their states.
 The insurrectos wish to submit three names for each governOrship in the states in which the peace agreement shall allow them to name the officers, the legislature being permitted to choose any one. The rebels will insist. however. on one radical change from the procedure hitherto followed in he appointment of governors. The candi- dates submitted or the men chosen must be natives or longtime residents of the state in which they are candi- dates. and on the expiration of their terms a free election shall be held. In some states the election would occur at an early date, while in other cases an election would not be held for sever al months.
 After the selection of the provisional governors shall have been made the electoral laws revised, according to the insurgent program, general election shall be called to choose a president The exact time of President DiaZ's resigna- ton has been avoided in the present plans, chiefly because the revolution ists believe he will resign after peace is restored It is agreed, however, that the selection of a provisional president for the interim will not affect the put ting into operation of reforms in the separate states. Senor de la Barra,  minister of foreign affairs. is the pro- fessed favorite of the revolutiOnists for provisional president.
 A complete change of political ad- ministration is desired by the revolu- tionists in the program now being drafted, and there is good ground to believe the federal government has all ready given assuranee of the accept ability of some of the rebel demands.
 iSenores Obregon and Braniff. the federal go-between, were busy today conferring with, some of the Madero family Many concessions are said to be contained in the federal govern ment's plan for ending the revolution, which gives the revolutiOnists encOur- agement in pressing strongly for their principal demands.