Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-09-02
TURMOIL ATTENDS
CONVENTION IN
MEXICO
SECOND PLACE ON TICKET
REMAINS TO Be FILLED
Delegates After All Day Session
Succeed in Eliminating Only
One Candidatei Police Fore
ed to Clear Galleries,
IBv Mornlag Journal SOCIAL I,assd wire.l

Nv M"rning Journal SOCIAL Leased Wirc.I
Mexico CITY, sept. i.--Jose Pine
Suarez had SIS votes as IA result Of
the progressive conventions firsts
ballet for "a Nice presidential candi-
date. pr Francisco Nasquez Gomez
received 900; Fernando Iglesias Cali
deron. 32l, and Alfredo lohlcs Dom
ingue2 se,
Rohles nomingues was officially
declared out of the rave Tor the vice
presidency after the first ballot and
the convention adjourned until To-
morrow, Notwithstanding the agree
ment to make It continuous.
shouting charges OF corruption iu
yelling that the supporters OF J-sc
Pine Suarez had bought their votes.
the supporters of Or. Francisco Vas
quez Gomez marched out OF the con.
ventiOn tonight making II impossible
for the balloting of the vice presden-
tial candidates to continue tor the
time This followed closely on the
clearing of one of the galleries by po-
lice assisted by delegates.
students who began roofing for
Nasquez Gomez created SO great IA
tumult that the work of the assembly
was temporarily closed A semblance
af nrd, hHa prevailed fur rot mere
NNn tnrtv minutes fiorNard when
the supporters uf uouuz declared they
would have nothing more to DO with
such e. farce
The first ballot was In progress and
Dr. Gomez and Suarez We're far in the
lead running side by side. Fernando
lglesias Calderon was In third place
with Alfredo Roblcs nomlngues n
had fourth.
The supporters of Gomez had de-
veloped unexpected strength during
the day and every available vote was
guarded iealously The supporters OF
Duarcz had already been charged with
| irregular methods, so when a delegate
from chihuahua placed fifty votes
| representing five thousand members
| In his state, there was an instant COM
| pairing Of notes with the result that
he WAS charged with abusing the con-
fidpnce placed IN him by his constt-
tuents who had instructed him 10
| vote for Gomez.
After much yelling and impromptu
oratory a majority OF the disgruntled
delegates let the hall.
| There are more than l.500 dele
gates, most of whom hold proxies
| The vote was taken by rol call Tn
| der the system of elimination agreed
! on three ballots are required.
Determined to bring the convcn-
I ton TO a close at the earliest possible
/ moment II was agreed this morning
to make the session continuous, Since
, then the delegates have retained their
seats except for brief absences for
! lunch, ana tonight they purposed to
! stay until the business In hand was
! finished.
Until 9 o'clock. the time of the con-
vention was consumed In checking
the number o votes TO which each
delegate was entitled.
An unforeseen obstacle presented IT.
self Immediately after the convention
got down To business. Delegates,
party leaders aud those directing the
business Of the biz meeting were con-
graduating themselves that few
hours would suffice TO select the vice
presidential candidates. The secre-
| tarv announced that many kilograms
had been received over night from
clubs desiring to name other proxies
Than those originally authorized.
Apparently scenting a coup of some
sort hundreds of delegates began
| shouting disapproval Of the change
into the existing representation
out Of the tangle that resulted grew
an insistcnt demand that new can-
vass of the delegates be made TO
check the number of votes TO which
each was entitled before n vote was
/ taken Each delegate Is entitled to a
vote for every 100 members Of the
Iclub which he represents.
The balloting was frequently inter-
ruptcd by outbursts OF enthusiasm
for one candidate or another, In
spite Of the earnest objuragation of
the chairman, who declared that this
was tha most solemn period of the
convention
~ laws yession was characterized
10y trdiousnoss as pronounced as We're
The disorders of yesterday and the
day before However some excite
Iment was caused Just before the vote
when Chairman sanchez Azcona in
Ian appeal for the continuation of good
order, announced that he had received
information that a supply of eggs
and oranges mad been smuggled into
the galleries by a certain group OF
spectators. who purposed TO lombard
delegates in ease the resulting OF the
h9''o'lr '7rlc el them. nus nrru
IrfI.u .H.I.i 0li uorl ui jeRiai
IRON tho crowd ana @ speech from an
Itndiuuam SUSPECT