Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-26
Vice Pres. Corral Also Resigns
in Deputies as designations
People Wild with Joy--Diaz
Ma|COntentS in Letter Of +

had been called to account for his err
rors by a people who had progressed
faster than the author of their pro-
gress had realized, but he declared the
good that Gen. Diaz had done his
country ould live forever in history
and outweigh his mistakes. A long ad-
dress on the constitutional points in
volved in the change of government
was delivered by Deputy Melgarego.
Every entrance to the chamber and
ali street approaches We're guarded by
heavily armed, mounted police. Only
those who came hours ahead of time
got within this Gordon. Those admitted
were quiet and well behaved. Outside
the police line the throng cheered it
self hoasse but gave no trouble. Street
cars were compelled to stop by the
density of the crowd and car roofs
swarmed with eager spectators
To tie city generally. the accept
1pce of the resignation OF the Pres
ident was announced by the elang of
the bells of the cathedral AMI two
discharges of cannon.
For many blocks on either side of
the Chamber, the streets were black
with people Great crowds were scat
tered over the Zocalo when the ring
irg Of the bells aud the firing of the
eannen announced the triumph of the
revolution. With one accord, they
rushed toward the Chamber, but their
progress was halted by the multitude
ahead OF them.
AS the crowds melted away after
the session, they fell into irregular
marching clubs. The marchers carried
Tags and banners of the national
green, white and red, lithograph of
Madero, laurel wreat this, brooms. APP
parer tly symbolic Of the clean sweep
for the rebellion; while hundreds of
them shouldered slaves and poles like
soldiers with rifles. All business was
suspended. Everywhere windows were
shattered, but the remonstralts Of last
night had become harmless celebrat I.
ers.
A heavy guard of mounted police
was maintained i'm front of the Nation
al palace. near which seven persons
were killed and 36 wounded last night
when the mob was fired on. Alfredo
Robes Dominguez the personal rep
resentative of Francisco /. Madero,
who is now the ranking Maderist in
| the capital went into the streets this
afternoon, accompanied by his staff.
All wore on their hats the tri-color
used by the rebels in the field. Riding
| from one group of manifestants to an
other. he exhorted them to remember
the dignity of the cause and not to
disgrace themselves aud their leader
by rioting.
The crowds did not dispense. but
| there was a marked Improvement in
| their behavior The paraders cheered
| Dominguez and his aids loudly and as
sured them that they would not in
| dulge in acts of violence. but a prom :
Use to go home without indulging in
the novelty of free speech was too
much. In their widest moments, the
members of the various crowds never
| failed to exhibit their love for the ma
| tional flag
! It is the first time In 30 years that tn,
people of Mexico have had the oppor
tunity to shout with impunity the nam,
| of their choice for the Presidency. Ii
their unaecustomed liberty they were a
times boisterous. but the police were or
dered not to fire except under desperat,
| circumstances. Not even when a youn,
J
struck in the face by an angry marche
did the officer in command of the troop
order his men to shoot. The assailant o
| the officer was arrested.
The shooting of parade leader th
| forenoon in front of the foreign office b,
an officer of police and his subsequen
command to his men to fire followed al
insulting reply made by the crowd. Tit
officer had precedent for his action, bu
| presidents of that class were not fol
| lowed generally today Inc people owl
the city tonight and the soldiery is
| tenant
| Provisional President-elect De La Bar
| ra acknowledged his elevation to tina
| high office in an open letter to the Mex
| lean people tonight. He declared h
would not he a candidate for either Pres
ident or Vice President when a genera
| election should be called.