New-York tribune., 1911-10-16
MEXICAN ELECTION AIDS
PROSPERITY OF NATION
BaIIoting Was Orderly, and So
luton of the ViCe-PreSidenCy
Problem Settles Politics.
REYES'S PARTY DEAD ISSUE
National Railways Management
Not Disturbed, and Concern
Will Be Run as a Business,
Not Political, Proposition.

~NCh - NA~NANS~'i
tFrom a special Correspondent Of The Triburcl
Mexico city oct. l0-Nirtually all Of tho
election returns are in. Not only do they
confirm the foreconc conclusion that Fran
cisco l. Madero would he chosen President
by virtually q unanimous vote, but they
indicate that Nadero has carried with him
into office his candidate for Nice-Presdent,
Pino Suarez Madero. who is probably bet
ter posted on the election results than any
one else. through his personal channels ot
communication told The Tribune CORE
spondeut to-day that Suarez was safely in
De Ia Rarra ran second as the candidate
Of the Catholic party conservative party
would be as good name). having Madero
for HIS running mate at the head Of the
ballot
Fears that the Vice-Presideutal election
would he thrown into the Chamber OF
Deputies are almost nil. That is fortunate
in a way. for IL shuts off a free flowing and
entirely futile food Of oratory. which
would sound well amid the excellent acous-
tic properties Of tho new chamber. but
would possess .he relative value Of an ear
OF hot corn 10 q hungry and toothess man
The President this week put himself out
~ the running al any rate. He grew tired
Of being todeviled by the foolish editors
Of some Of the vernaCular press who in
sisted that he really cid not mean it when
he said that he would not accept any office
under the now administration. Apparently
the motto Of the Mexican editor in weigh
ing and estimating statements Of public
men is. "I have said I'm my heart all men
are lsrs.'
Anti. Re election Law Provided.
50 the President hurried over TO Congress
the other day a recommendation that it
enact the anti-rc-election amendment 10
the constitution. which has been pending
end which has received the Endorsement Of /
the legislatures Of a majority Of the states
II Will uecome effective Immediately. Thus /
De Ia Barra will not Doe eligible for the /
Vice Presidency. There is fun expectation /
that ne will become President on the eXpi- |
ration Of Madcros term, SIX years hence. /
Not only Mexico. but every foreign ma
tiou having interests here. owes big deot /
Of gratitude 10 ne Ia Barra for his wise /
Impartial and energetic administration Of
the republics affairs as provisional presi- /
dent. Madero too. deserves as much ap-
probation for the manner in which he has
stood back OF DO Ia Paua. De Ia Barra
saws that Nadcro has not interfered with
him IN any manner. and has eXerted him
self to uphold has authority. There have
been crises since De Ia Barra came into Of
fec Of which tho public knows little or
nothing 10 which a less rcsolute patriotic
man would have succumbed. and thus
plunged the country into worse chaos than
II has yet seen.
Had man like Reyes, for example. been
hosted into the provisional Presidency,
Mexico almost surely would he a huge and
bloody battle-ground, for Reyes could not
have resisted the temptation to employ all
power and wiles at his command to beat
Madoro At the polls and retain the Presi-
dency.
Election Conducted Well.
The conduct Of the election was ad-
mirahlc There were imperfeCtons I'm the
organization ami action Of the voting ma
Chinery il is true. But when one considers
that this was really the first popular cleo
tion that the country ever had. that there
stood on the statute books electoral pro-
cesses and methods which i'm reality never
had been used. that no precedents arising
from practice and employment We're set for
the guidance Of the election officials, and
that an unnecessarily cumbersome election
law had to be compiled with. the Mexicans
have reason 10 fehcitate themselves that
the country came through the ordeal with
credit
A man who ranged about from poll 20 poll
for nearly half a day a week ago Sunday,
and who was not a pessimist, confessed
that what he saw far exceeded his most
sanguine expectations. In the first place,
in intelligence gravity Of demeanor de-
corum and apparent appreciation Of the re-
sponsibilities Of their duties. the poll off,
clals. one may fairly say, were at least on
q par with those with whom we have to
deal when we 20 10 tho polls 10 exercise
the highest Gift intrusted 20 a free-born
and independent people.
Everything was open and above board.
The voter came 10 the polls, Of which there
was one for every 500 Of population. dofIed
his hat with a "Buenos dias, sehores,' re-
ceived similar courteous greeting, and
presented a slip. The sip bore his name,
residence. age, occupation. etc u was his
passport for voting He was asked for
whom he wished TO vote. II he said Ma
dero and Suarez' he was told the names OF
the electors for these candidates. He wrote
them on the slip and a record OF the vote T
was Transcribed on a poll list which lay IN
plain sight on the table.
Helped llliterate Voters. (
The officials seemed keen 10 help the I
voters, many of whom were iterate as
much as they could ] saw this happen .
probably a half dozen times. But. sehor ! /
desire 10 vote for Madero and de la Barra' /
the voter would say Then you must vote .
for these electors" one Of tho Madoro rep .
resentatives on the board would say. prof
fcring the names Of the electors on the op- /
position ticket as cheerfuy as lac would .
those OF his own party.
one woman came witt her husbands slip /
Where IL your husband she was asked /
He is sick. and he told me 90 come and .
cast his vote" she replied.
For whom does ne wish 10 vote"
When she answered the officials caucused /
on the proposition, and after tho woman 4
had been vouched for as the wife of the .