Bisbee daily review., 1912-04-02
Knox Visits Scenes Of
 zeIaya's Prestine Power

1 prominently in the revolution and is now a candidate for the presidency with a strong following among the ! humber classes.
 The largest crowd was at Leon, the ancient Spanish capital and the hot. ! bed of anti-Americanism. There was
 no cheering here. In the front row on
 tho station platform was Nonsalez, author of a leaflet warning the sec
 retary that he might meet the fate that be,ell the American filibuster, William Walker, who was executed in Nicaragua about 1855 At the same time there were no derisive cries nor
 were any heard at any point through
 out the trip to Managua and return
 or during the stay at the capital.
 Members of the party went freely
 about Managua in carriages and afoot
 suffering not the slightest discourtesy
 and no inconvenience unless it were
 that of the obligation of replying to
 the incessant Salute
 So much for the "anti-American-
 ism" The other political situation is
 within the Conservative Government,
 where three factions, happily united
 in the welcome to Mir. Knox, are eas-
 fly discoy cred. These are h aded re-
 spectively by President Diaz, Presi-
 deutelect General Luis Mena, the
 Minister of War. and General Chim- more, nephew of the foreign minis
 ter and who is not in the Government,
 out participated in the welcome to
 Mir. Knox All three factions sought
 to make political capital out of the
 visit, but to the credit of the sec
 retary o' state be it said they seem
 to have failed
 Following the success of the revolU-
 ton and the retirement of Madriz
 who had succeeded President Zelaya, the Dawson convention with the Unit ed States was adopted. This provid- ed for a provisional government head ed by Estrada pending the adoption of a constitution and a popular cleo ti0n. Estrada proved less of a states man than a soldier and soon retired. Icing succe ded by Vice President Diaz. General Mena, who is in absO- ute control of the assembly as well as having at his back the two thou sand men constituting the TTesent army, anticipated the popular election and had the assembly elect him pres iGent for a four-year term. beginning on January l, 1913.
 He holds the whip hand, and in conversation on the train confidently stated that he would be inaugurated on January l. IL is quite possible that he will be. but Diaz has never relin- pushed his right to a chance at a popular election and Chimmora is an active candidate. These two men do not talk much. but their followers freely declare that Mena violated the Dawson convention and that his cleo ton by the assembly was illegal In this situation there is presented the greatest danger ut another revolution. The government apparently is strong enough to hold in check. for some time at least. the Liberals who are bankrupt, through there is good reason to believe that in a fair election they would have a good chance 70 turn out the Conservatives but whether the Conservative House. divided against itself. can stand, is question.
 The three men who claim to the leaders of and 10 speak for the Liberal party are EspinOsa, now in Costa Rica; Dr. Julian Irias and Jose Do- lores Gomez. The latter was once the strong arm of Zelaya and his for cien secretary and during Zelaya's rule, waXed wealthy Failing out with Zelaya, h. joined hands with Estrada, 1 Cnly 10 be exiled by the latter when ! the revOlutionists tTiumphed because l ot his former Literal sympathies ! Gomez owned the most beautiful hOme in M2nagua. The place is now leased 1 as the American legation and part Jf . Mir. KnoX's Ea-ty lodged there while l the secretary was in ManagUa. Com ez is living in san Salvador with his | United States, and five daughters who . were educated in Europe. He hopes i tO return to Nicaragua when the pres ent administration is overturned, as . he thinks it will be. Recently he is- . sued a manifesto saying that the Lib 1 erals were not inimiCal to Nj. Knox . or the United States O. America and . would consent to entering the United . States as a state or agree to a Cen .rdl American union. Meantime he asks the secretary to use his good offices to Bring about a popular and lair election in Nicaragua, which he insists would result in the repUdiation ,f Diaz and Mena. There is no need for joan from the United States he thinks.