The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-29
Dr. sun Vat Sen lie Elected President
BY Unanimous Vote Of Members
Of Provisional Military
Assembly.
PLANNED REVOLUTION
New Era for the Country and Abso-
lutte Collapse Of the Manchu Dy-
nasty viii Quickly
Follow.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.


SHANGHAI, Dec. 29.-The new re-
public OF China sprang into being
early today at Nankin when
DR.. Sun Vat Sen. who PLAN
ned the revolution, was elect
ed president by the provisional mil
itary assembly. Seventeen of the
eighteen delegates voted for DR.. Sun
on the first ballot, the dissenting vote
was changed and the election made
unanimous.
DR.. Sun was Immediately notified by
wire at Shanghai and responded with
the following message to the assem-
bly,:
Il consider 1t my duty to accept the
presidency. My policy will be to OBJ
tain peace and stable government
by the promptest methods possible.
nv single aim is to insure the peace
and contentment of the millions of my
countrymen.'
The new president plans to go to
Nankin within the next few days and
make that city the capitol Of the new
republic. Eight thousand reyolutionist
troops we're sent from Shanghai to
Nankin yesterday to reinforce the
guard there and insure protection for
the republics officials.
DR.. WI Ting Fang, secretary of for
eign affairs, in the revolutionary cab
met, is expected to be DR.. Suns
closest advisor in the new government
Dir WI, who was formerly minister
4 ., washington and very close to the
Manchu dynasty, deserted the throne
and became an ardent sympathizel
with the revolutionary cause. He is
very popular among foreign officials
and is recognized as broad-gauged
statesman.
The election of DR.. Sun to the presi
dency foreshadows the absolute col
lapse of the monarchy. Already ad
vices have been received from Pekir
that the members of the royal fam
ily are preparing for flight They be
lieve that resumption of warfare viii
mean the speedy capture OF Pekin, ant
possibly the execution Of numerous
Manchu princes who have been mos
active in attempting to stamp out thu
revolt
Advices from Pekin today state tha
Yuan Shi Kai has taken sick leave.
This is believed to presage the earl.
retirement of the powerful premie
who has been the chief obstacle II
the way of the republicans.
It cannot be learned at this tim
whether the revolutionists intend t
extend the armistice until nationa
convention can be called to ratify tn
choice of the provisional military az
sembly. There is no doubt expresse
here today that DIR. Suns electio
will be ratified II national conver
tion is called.
In the event that it is decided t
call convention. DIR. Sun and hi
cabinet viii go ahead with the wor
OF government at Nankin, firm in tn
conviction that all of their official act
will be upheld by the people.
Many of the revolutionists are cage
for a resumption of hostilities. The
can see no reason for giving tn
Manchu princes time to escape froi
Pekin with their millions of treasur
which the new government sorel
needs.
! The election OF DR.. Sun Vat Sen
4 the presidency Of the new republi
4 marks the elimination of a dream
! twenty years. For al least fiftee
years he has been engaged in foste
ing the present revolt, making b
headquarters in foreign countries an
working in China through trusted lie
tenants
Ten years ago the throne began
be alarmed over DR. Suns activitit
and placed huge price ON his hea
Many emissaries we're sent to Anne
lea, where DR.. Sun was then maxim
his headquarters, with orders to kl
him.
Dr.. Sun, appeared in many cities
the United, States, exhorting his cou
trynen to contribute to reyolutio
airy fund bdt he was always close
guarded. Sometimes he would ent'
the Chinatown of San Francisco
New York. masquerading as sale
man for a Jalanese silk firm. Aga
he would pose as a coolie laundryms
or a laborer Atfirst DR. Sun was loo
ed upon as mailman. Even the Chi
ese who had lived in the occident +
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