The Sentinel=record., 1911-09-13
ID POSTPONE
 THE ELECTION
REYES FOLLOWERS FEAR UNI
 FAIR METHODS IF ELECTION IS HELD ON OCT. |.
Charges Madero Element Will Use Force and Thuesery Unless Postponement is Granted
 by Congress.

Mexico City. Sept. r.. .--Expressine their belief that thuggery and lNind- red methods will be used by the loi- lowefs of Francisco II Madero if the National elections take pace or The first of October, the Reyes con yention today decided to petition con- gress to postpone tthe selection ol a successor to General Diaz.
 As a protest against an election which they charge would he unfair the delegates agreed not to nominate a vice president. Since the conyen- ton was called in the name of Der. nardo Reyes it was not considered necessary to place him in formal nom nation for the presidency, his nom ination being considered as already effected.
 Tomorrow what is expected to De the last session of the convention VII be held when the committee instruct ed to draft the petition to congress will make its report The last formal act of the delegates should be the adoption of this report.
 That there is a possibility that congress will accede to the petition is conceded event by Francisco |. Madero, who anticipating the fac ton of the Reyes today, sent for, foI presentation to congress, a note bit terly opposing such action. The res olution of one Reyistas has the sup port of group of the anti-re-e ec- tionists. the eyolutionists and few mi- nor groups. It is said that the az gregate number of signers to this pc tbtIon would be more than twenty thousand.
 It is to be expected that the Ma deristas, confident of their present strength, will fight to the last dltc' any postponement of the factions On the other nand, 1t must be remem' bered that a large part of the con sress is composed of men represent ing the old regime, who If they gott in accordance with their personal de. sires will doubtless favor the peti' tion.
 In his note to congress. Madert hints that sucn action may be follow ed by serious consequences for whicl event he wal not be responsible.
 Popuiarly the action of the Reyes convention today is regarded as th' placing of one of it's trump cards. | rongFess decided to postpone the election, Reyns chances for ultimate success are enhanced manyfold.
 If Madero's argument wins and th' elections are held in the way man' supporters of the general admit tha he has absolutely no dhange for cleo ton.
 The Vasquitas. fighting the common foe, Madero, are more than wihint in this case to join issues with tn Reyistas.
 The Reyistas base their argumen for a postponement upon authentl cated reports of rioters and mino uprisings in various parts of the re pubmc. They allege that the govern ment has not been able to restor order and that the disorders will in crease from now until the day of tn election, so that when the polls ar open. none but the followers of Ma dero will be given guarantees of free exercise of the franchise. Dele gates openly declared it to be belief that the Maderistas were pre- pared in hundreds of places to otfe foqcible resistance to the castins of any vote for General Reyes. How ever. it was the expression Of tn convention that in case congress dt not grant it's petition, adnerents 0 Reyes should go to the polls and cas their ballots if possible.
 One orator insisted that the con vention go on record as to> wha measures would be taken in ever of forcible opposition at the polls The suggestion was shouted dow by delegates who declared that tn time and place were not suitable fc declaration of the exact charaete of action they might take.