The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-12
GOMEZ ASP|RES ID
 MEXICAN HONORS
Four Presidential Candi-
 dates Now in Field
MADERO UNRUFFLED
Another Surprise Created By An nouncement That Church Will Re- Enter Politics and Name
 It's Candidates

Mexico City, August 11.-Dr. Fran cisco vasquez Gomez today announced his willingness to become a candidate talk with an Associated Press repre- sentative he said that, should the anti re-electionists nominate him, he could not see his way clear to refuse tt offer At the same time, however, declared that his relations with Fran cisco I. Madero were most cordial, and added that he was still the candidate for the vice presidency on the Ma dero ticket.
 Another surprise came today when it became known that the old light stunned in Mexico. Notwithstanding the separation effected by Benito Juarez, almost half century ago, the Catholic chuch, acting through the national Catholic party" has formally issued a call for a convention to place in nom ination a candidate for the presidency.
 That the anti-re- -electionists will place pr. VasQuez in nomination, ap- pears probable in view of their formal pr f6dh Wllu I0dutIO. oCSdeSC OA &sA~ dero's refusal to annul the constitu- tional progressive party, which he caused to be created few weeks ago. the anti-re -electionists repudiated him and named pr. vasquez as the head of their party.
 Madero and pr. Vasquez and his brother, Emilio Vasquez Gomez, were the founders of the anti-re- election club, which placed Madero and Dr. Vasquez in nomination for the presi- dency and vice presidency in April, 1910. These organizations later sup ported the revolution and at its con cIusion maintained that the action of the convention in April should be ac- cepted as final.
 Had Served Purpose
 Madero announced that in his opin- ion. the anti-re- -electionists club had served its purpose, inasmuch as the right of a president to reelection had been denied by the success of the reVo- lution. He named a committee for the purpose of organizing national party the progressive party-to take the place of the various clubs. On this committee were a number of men not closely identified with eitasr The reyo- lution or the cause of the anti ire-elec- tionists.
 Piqued by what they considered his high handed methods of dismissal, the anti re-electionists demanded that he make thx race for the presidency under their Tanner or submit to their opposition. The anti-re-electionists will hold nom- mating convention on August 15.
 Madero today appeared unruffled by the desertion and characterized their action as "unimportant."
 The "bolting of the ticket by the anti re-electionists and the announcement by the leaders of the Catholic party that they would have a ticket assured the entry of, at least four candidates for the presi- dency. A month ago there was but one candidate in sight and the sporting ele- ment of the capital was offering heavy odds that Madero would be elected. With the announcement of General Reyes that he would run there was noted a heavy fall in the Madero stock, and today, since the split in his ranks, and in view of the activity shown by the Catholic party. there is displayed great uneasiness among Madero's followers.
 The Catholics will convene August 16. and on August 27 the progressives, Ma deros party, will hold its convention. Reyes is backed by no party, unless tho various "Reista clubs may be considered as such. He Is making the race as an independent and as yet no convention to place him in formal nomination mas been called.
 Political gossip has it that the division in the following of Madero and the entry of the Catholic party have weakened tho chances of all but General Reyes.
 The leading factor in the Catholic party is Gabriel Fernandez Somelleva, wealthy resident Of the capital, who has not been identified with politics. It was rot be- lieved that the clergy would grant their support but in the formal call for the convention, issued today the announce ment Is made that it will be held in the cathedral, that the archbishop of Mexico will officiate and that prior to the politi- cal deliberations mass will be sung.