The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-31
Intervention Feared II Defeated
Party Falls to Submit to
Majority
CONSERVATIVES CHANCES BEST

Havana, oct. 31.-All Cuba is await
ing In suspense the outcome of the
great political battle to be fought out
at the polls tomorrow. Never before
in the history of the island republic
have the issues at stake In a campaign
for the presidency of the island re-
public have the issues at stake be-
tween the opposing parties been so
nigh.
The election tomorrow VIII be the
second to be held by Cubans without
American supervision. The first elec-
ton. that of 1906, when Estrada Pal
ma was elected president for a second
term, was accompanied by disorders,
followed by threats of revolution. cul-
mnating in the outbreak of August
1906. directed by DIR. Alfredo Zayas
and Gen. Pine Guerra, and precipitat-
ed the second American Intervention
The next election was held in 1908,
for the presidency of the island re-
suited in the choice of Gen. Jose Mi
guel- Gomez az. president. and Dr.. Ia
vas as vice president. The election
was marked by the absence of any dis
orders.
Grave Forebodings.
The question now uppermost In the
minds of all persons having the well
fare of Cuba at heart Is whether or
not the republic can hold an honest
and orderly election for the presidency
with loyal submission of the defeat
co party to the will of the majority.
Many view the future with grave fore
bodings. but the more conservative of
all of the rival parties and political
factions express the belief that the
republic will satisfactorily solve her
own problems that there will be no oc-
casion for outside Intervention.
The candidate of the Liberal party
for the presidency is DIR. Alfredo Zay-
as the present vice president. The
standard bearer of the Conservative
party is Gen. Mario Menocal. Both
are able mon and each has n large fol-
lowing. Or. Zayas Is journalist by
profession and Is well known as an
orator Dr. Menocal Is an engineer
and distinguished himself as mill
tary leader in the war for independ-
ence. Four years ago he was an un-
successful candidate for president in
opposition to Gen. Gomez. For several
years past he has acted as manager of
one of the largest sugar plantations
Of Cuba.
The Liberal party candidate for vice
president is Rafael Manduley. govern
or OF Oriento province. The candidate
Of the Conservative party for second
place is Enrique Jose Varona. philo-
sophical writer. former editor and at
present a professor OF the National
University of Havana.
MenocaI Appears Favorite.
Unprejudiced observers of the situa-
ton appear inclined to the belief that
Gen. Menocal will carry the election.
though the following of Vice President
Zayas is still strong. The chances of
Gen. Mcnocal have been considerably
augmented by his recent alliance with
the wing OF the Liberal party under
the leadership of Gen. Ernesto Asbert.
The latter was himself a candidate for
the presidency but withdrew from the
contest in favor of Gen. Menocal. Gen.
Asbert Is vastly popular with the
masses, having risen by his own ef-
iorts from very humble position In
NE to the high post he now occupies
as governor OF Havana province.
Both Conservatives and Liberals are
making strong bids for the large ne
gro vote, the former trying to excite
'ne animosity of the negroes against
'ne Liberals on account of fatalities
10 men OF their race during the last
'hsurrection In Oriente. and the latter
sek'ng to placate them by promises Of
unconditional pardon to thousands Of
negro prisoners now confined in jails
throughout the island.
Street Riots Frequent.
BESIDES the president and the vice
president, there are to be elected to-
"orrow thirteen of the twenty-four
senator's forty-nine of the ninety five
representatives. who Compose the low
81 house, the governors of the six
p'oVinces into which the island Is divi-
ut0. and