The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-26
DELLA BARA QUIETLY
 CHOSEN PROVISIONAL !. MEXICAN PRESIDENT
Vice President Corrafs Resignation Is Also Accepted By Congress. Aspe Makes Dramatic Speech as He Introduces Resignation and Exclaims President Diaz Is
 Dead, Long Live Citi-
 zen Diaz"


 changed presidents today without any of those demonstrations of anarchy of which the Diaz government had ex' pressed apprehension
 Citizens thronged the streets, march ing by thousands till far into the night but 1t was demonstration of Joy--a celebration without trace of malice.
 Yesterday, General Diaz's last day as president, saw thousands of dollars worth of property weakened and the dead and wounded strewing the park in, front of the national palace. To- night, under Francisco De La Barra as provisional president. there were no as. saults, no shooting and no wrecking of buildings. For the first time in 50 years the people were expressing themselve' without restraint, but 1t Is not too mucl to state that there was less roughness and less disorder In evidence than on an election night in almost any American city.
 Americans who have viewed the situ- ation with unprejudiced eyes tonight said that the Mexican people have shown themselves able to change their government without that anarchy which
 
 was held out as bugaboo by the gov ernment which sought to retain its power.
 T1e people have accepted De La Barra as \. cir provisional president with \ every indication that they will, as a mass. stand back of him until an elec- tion can be held.
 If the unanimous sentiment tonight holds good,s that election will place Francisco I. Madero In the presidential chair The resignation of Diaz and his cabinet marks the complete triumph of the revolution.
 Maderists declare with profound con viction that the ability of the Mexican people to govern themselves has been proved They were weighed in the scales tonight and not found wanting. President Diaz, in letter read by the president of the chamber of deputies this afternoon, resigned the presidency of the republic of Mexico and at exact ly 4:54 o'clock the acceptance of the remuneration by the deputies was an- nounced.
 Every one had expected an uproar and demonstration when the announce ment should be made, but within the chamber the words of the president an nouncing the event were followed by a dead silence. The deputies seemed awed by what had taken place.
 In the streets, however, black with people, every passage leading to the hall, was blocked and news that Diaz was at last no more the president, was the signal for the widest shouting and manifestations. There was no vio- lence nor destruction of property.
 The motion was offered to accept the presidents resignation. One hundred and sixty-seven deputies voted aye, while two of them did not express themselves. They were Benito Juarez, a descendant of President Juarez. and Conception Del Valle. As their names were called the legislators arose and bowed their affirmation.
 In similar fashion the resignation of Vice President Ramon Corral, now in France, was unanimously accepted. and similarly Francisco Leon De La Barra, late ambassador to Washington, was chosen provisional president. The lat ter will take the oath of office tomor- row in the yellow parlor of the national palace
 Of scarcely less interest in the popu- lar mind was the practical assumption of military control of the federal dIs- trict by Alfredo Robles Dominguez, Ma : dero's personal representative Personally Domingues commands only a small body of local rebels, but the federal garrison is under orders to xpttb curing his approval. Senor Dominguez stated that he can bring 5000 organ ized rebel. troops into the city within three hours. Their baggage and horses are aboard trains furnished by the gov ernnent at Cuernavaca, Pachuaca and Tlalnepantla. lie stated that they will remain at tn eh present stations unless they should be needed in this city to control the situatio A Dramatic Speech
 The one dramatic speech of the day was made by Deputy Jose Aspe. In in- troducing the Presidents letter of resig- nation Deputy Aspe made one of the most brilliant oratorical efforts with which tn. chamber has ever rung. His voice was repeatedly drowned by applause and the floor fairly shook with the demonstra- ton which followed his operation. Pres ident sDiazs Is dead, Long live Citizen | Diaz." NJ h
 The speaker admitted that General Diaz had been called to accountG for his errors by a people who had progressed faster than the author of their progress had re alized, but he declared the good that General Diaz had done his country would live forever in history and outweigh his mistakes. s*
 A long address oh the constitutional