Arizona republican., 1912-08-05
Now That the Revolution
 Has Ended the Cubans Are Renewing the Cam paign for Presidency In corrupted Some Weeks ago
GOMEZ'S CHANGES
 OF REELECTION
Though Avowedly Not a Candidate Before the War, Reasons Are Given Why He Should Retain His Seat.

HAVANA, Aug, 4.-With the ending
 of the revolution in the province of
 Orlente has come a vigorous renewal
 of interest in the presidential cam-
 paign. which was rudely interrupted by
 the Outbyeak under General Evaristo
 Estenoz and General Pedro Ivonet on
 May 2Oth.
 At that time the liberal party was
 apparently hOpelessly rent in warning
 factions, President Gomez being irre-
 concilably opposed to the candidacy of
 vice president Zayas and apparently
 somewhat disposed to favor the aspira-
 tions of General Ernesto Asbert, ths
 governor of Havana province.
 General Eusebio Hernandez also had
 aspirations, but his following appeared
 to be inccnsiderable. Dr. Zayas had the very substantial advantage of having
 been nominated by the national con- vention of the liberal party, but his
 rivals denied the legality of the con- Vention and, with the open opposition of the administration the prospects of
 their chiefs election did not appear flattering to the Zayistas.
 The chances of the election of tho conservative candidate, General Juan Mario Menocal. appeared to be fairly good especially as it seemed clear thai General Gomez preferred to turn oVI CT the administration to the opposition rather than to be succeeded by Zayas. There was also taken into considera-
 ton the possibility that General Co., n1ez in spite of his reiterated assur- ances that he would never accept a renomnation, might find it essential to
 the welfare of the republic that fe should retain the reins of government.
 In this new phase of the campaign General Gomez, if he may be consid-
 cred a candidate and the probability
 that he will be daily increasing, is the
 only one of the presidential possibili-
 ties who has gained a distinct advant-
 age. There can be no doubt that the
 presidents prestige and popularity
 have been greatly enhanced by the
 stern and successful measures he took
 to stamp out the negro uprising It has been openly charged that he
 himself conspired with Estenoz to start
 small uprising in Oriente so that the
 President might improve his prospects
 of reelection by suppressing it, and that later Estenoz should be rewarded with sum of money sufficient for him to go abroad and live in comfort. The story appeared improbable and was contessedly circulated by the presidents most bitter political oppon- entS.
 What Is now said on good authority to be tn true story of the uprising and which receives a measure of confirma- ton by certain well known facts, is
 this Estenoz had for years been a
 menace to the peace of the country: he was arrested for conspiring against the second government of intervention, and President Gomez was anxious to dispose of him. An attempt was made to get him to leave the country, but he refused to go. About six months ago Ivonet made claim on the govern ment for back pay as an officer of the army of liberation in the war of inde- pendence It was well known that ali legitimate claims had been satisfied before the close of the Magoon admin istration, but as a matter of policy it
 was considered advisable to placate Ivonet and it was arranged that he should receive $1O,OOO About the same time Estenoz presented a claim and is said to have received $14.000. In recognition of the presidents good offices n facilitating the payment of these claims the two colored states men expressed a willingness to go to Oriente and preach the doctrine of re- election among the men of their race. This they seem to have done for while until it occurred to them that the money tLey had received and which seemed vast sum to them, could be put to an exceedingly profitable use by financing d revolution, the ostensible aim of which should be the repeal of the Morua law, forbidding political or ganizations along racial lines. They evidently believed that they could scare the government into compliance with this demand which would have given them an opportunity of organizing a tremendously powerful political ma chine.
 The cry of Viva Ia Reelection" which the rebels raised in the first few encounters with the troops. and which the presidents political enemies cited as a proof that the uprising was of his conrvance is now said to have been shouted in a spirit of derison and defi- ance However that may be, General Gomez, having actual knowledge of the undercapitalization of Estenoz and Ivonet, threw all his forces against the Continued on Page 2.}