New-York tribune., 1911-10-02
De la Barra Says Will of the
People Has Been Reg
Stered.
MADER0 AND PIN0 SUAREZ
Capital Almost Unanimous for
Madero, Who Says His Vice
Presidential Candi-
date Wins.

On the republic. President ne Ia Barra
tonight announced 70 The Tribune cor
respondent that Mexico's first approx
nation 10 a popular Presidential cleo
ron had passed off with almost an en-
tire lack of disorder and that the will
n the people had been registered at the
ro1s impartiaUy and Justly.
"A1 assertions that the country was
not ready for voting have been thor
nuchIv disnroved in the course Of the
davis events" said the President. Al
though reports from all sections, espe-
cis1lv those most remote. are not in thus
faf we have received no advices 20 jus
tifv the doubt that every citizen in the
country who desired 70 vote was per
rritred 20 do so without force or coercion.
The police and military took no hand in
the election. excepting TO preserve order.
end in only a few cases were their ser
vices required. No clashes between
rival political elements occurred. The
only confusion seemed 70 arise from
uisconception on the part of the more
Tfterate voters as - the meaning and
intent of the indirect vote II was diff
crlt for some Of them 20 understand that
Trey could not cast their votes direct for
the candidates whom they favored and
that the electors could he trusted n
register the votes for the candidate
whom they rapresented.
Will % People Reaistered,
With zu emphasis 7 should say the
election has been thoroughly successful,
not alone in point Of orderly processes
hut also ae actually registering the will
Of the people. My only criticism arises
from the TACT that the election system is
perhaps too cumbersome for the class
of voters who have 10 use it. Laws
somewhat simplifying the process should
he passed if possible"
Basing his belief on information re-
oeived from various parts Of the repub-
lie. Francisco j. Madero. whom the people
Of Mexico to-day officially elected Presi-
dent said there was no doubt that his
candidate for the Vice Presidency. Jose
Fino Susrez. Of Yucatan, also has been
elected.
Naturally 1 am grati1ed that the peo-
rIe should have elected me-" said Ma
dsro but / am more than pleased that
the people have proved my assertion
thar they were able 10 hold open cleo
tons. Personally I expected no serious
trouble. The passing Of General Ber-
rs~do REYES removed the last chance
f7r disorders"
Madero announced tonight that at
least one of the present Cabinet would
remain. This was Ernesto Madero. the
Minister Of Finance The portfolio Of
foreign relations has been offered 70 De
la Barra. but he expressed his unwil-
1irgness 10 accept
Ia this city less disorder accompanied
raa voting than usually goes with the
average district leadership fight on the
East Side of New York During the
morning The Tribune correspondent Wis
t.aj twenty polling places, Of which
there was one 20 every i've hundred in
rsbirants The voting was proceeding
quietly and rapidly even in the sections
inhabited hv the lower classes. The
election officials compared i'm inteIli
-.ure and appreciation Of their duties
fsvorably with similar functionaries in
rl- United States. and the voters ap-
preached the polls apparently with full
realization Of what they We're there for
and OF the personality If the candidate
fr whom they wished TO vote
Result Still in Doubt.
I'm, NJ
olnerv for collecting and tabulating the
vote rapidly 90 tell more than i'm an ap-
Iroximatp degree how the vote resulted.
ln This city Madero for President re-
,-.ted virtually a unanimous vote. Pine
SIsrez. for Vice President on the Ma
oer7 ticket. and De Ia Barrs, candidate
tor Vicc-P President OF the Clerical party.
apparently ram about even. with Dr.
|ssquez Gomez 1t poor third. This can
not be taken as significant Of the vote
throughout the country. Or. Vasquez
Gomez probably ran well up with Suarez
outside of the capital, with De la Barra
third It ie doubtful. if either viii ro-
,ei.- 81 majority OF the electoral votes.
SIN which case the Chamber of Deputies
Wi have 20 decide. n Is almost fore
zone conclusion that the Deputies will
select Ue Ia Bara Under the law il
vIu not he possible for him TO refuse to
serve u elected
Both Madero and DE Ia BaTa voted
esr.v in the forenoon, the former at tie
polling place around the corner from his
residence and the President al the polls
81 the base of Chapultepec Castle. De
ia Barra cast perfunctOry vote, naming
as electors for President and Vice-Presi-
dent two government officials. Madero
voted for himself, and suarez was fol-
lowed TO the polls 10y a crowd nearly
thousand persons. who were wildly
cheering
The streets. were rstrolled all day by
hesEy detachments Of rurales and
troops. There was nothing for them 70
a. a. no crowds had collected Bands
o few hundred men and bows are
paIsding the business streets this even
hS cheering Wadero and De Ia Bsrra'
eat lp to late hour they are not DIS
erserly and are requiring no police inter
ference
TO MAKE MODED OFFICE BOYS