El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-18
DAT
IN MEXICO
SOON
New Assembly to Be Elected
by Direct Vote of the PEG
pie for the First Time.
REVOLUTION WILL
NOT POSTPONE IT


Mexico City. Mex. May IS.-Mexico is
face to face with the difficult problem
Of effecting the election OF senators
and deputies 10 the national assembly
under unprecedented circumstances.
The law calling for the direct cleo
ton Of members Of the assembly is to
be in force for the first time. and the
states OF Chihuahua and Sinaloa in the
north, and MoreIos and Guerrero in the
south, are partially or entirely beyond
the Jurisdiction of the central govern
ment and in a state Of open war.
VIII Not suspend Elections.
President MaderO does not think
himself justified in suspending the
elections until the country is pacified,
since he has congress which is made
up in its majority OF parcisans OF the
old regime on the other hand he
fears the result Of campaign prOpa-
ganda which would necessarily pre-
cede the election Of a new assembly
Local political conditions in the state
of Oaxaca, where the governor. BenitO
Juarez Maza. died a.few weeks ago, has
already assumed a condition OF IN
rest which is alarming The popular
candidate for the gOvernOrship is Gen.
Felix DiaZ nephew Of the eXpreSident,
who was defeated by Juarez in the last
elections, in a campaign which was not
free from blOOdshed. Gen Vito AlessiO
Robes, who. until recently, had charge
Of the campaign against the revOul-
tiOnists in MOrelos, Puebla and Guerre-
70, is the government candidate He is
not popular i'm his home state and il is
believed that an attempt 10 force him
on the people would result in a general
uprising in that state, of which 1t has
been said. 'W hen OaXaca rises, the
government packs its trunk
OrOzcO Would Not Recognize Officials.
Gen. Pascual Orozco, leader of the
present revolution, has added still fur
Their to the political difficulties by
making IL plain. through message to
the national assembly. that the reVOlu-
ton, in case IL were to triumph. would
refuse to recognize any officials elected
at this time. whether state or federal
MOnOlith Unearthed.
Ahuge honOnth was unearthed in
the capital a short time ago during eX-
cavstions which are being carried on
for the extension of water mains. The
stone is in the form of a plumed ser
pent. and il is thought may have been
one OF the corner stones of the ancient
Aztec temple Of TenOchftlan The find
has been turned over to the national
museum with accurate measurements as
to the place in which it was found. A
committee will be chosen to study the
stone and the place Of its discovery
with a view to fixing the exact location
of the ancient temple.
Bull Fighter Confirmed in Church.
Harper Lee, the only American bull
fighter and consequently Of interna-
tiOnaI fame, has retired from the ring
and was recently confirmed in the
Episcopal faith in Guadalajara. His re-
tirement was romantic, although not
according to the best ethics Of the pro-
fession.
In accordance with time-worn usage.
it is customary for the retiring "mata-
DOR to cut off the short 1queue. which
is the badge Of the profession. before
leaving the ring after his last fight.
Lees fiancse- in defiance OF custom,
cut off his queue at a dinner which
was given him at the home OF her
parents, in san Luis Potosi
MagOn Good Source for News.
Jesus Flores Magon. minister OF the
interior in president Madero's cabinet.
is the principal source OF official in
formation in Mexico City. and receives
the reporters from the local papers
every evening. official duties permit
ting Not long ago he was asked for
some information as TO the movements
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