The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-11-01
CUBA IS ON EDGE !.
ABOUT ITS ELECTION
Feeling Between the Parties
Is Intense and Voters Are
Anxious for Day.
(National News Association

HAVANA, Nov. ALL Cuba is
awaiting in suspense the outcome of
the great political battle to be fought
out at the polls today. Never before
in the history of the island republic
have the issues at stake in a CAM
paign for the presidency been so mo-
mentous and never before has the
feeling between the opposing parties
been so high.
The election today will be the Sec
ond to be held by Cubans without
American supervision. The fist cleo
ton, that of 1905, when Estrada Palma
ives elected president for a second
term, was accompanied by disorders,
followed by threats of revolution, cul-
minating in the outbreak of August,
1906, directed by DR.. Alfredo Zayas
and Gen. Pine Guerra, and precipitat-
ed the second American Intervention.
The next election was held in 1908,
under American supervision, and re-
suited in the choice of Gen. Joso Mi
guel Gomez as president and DR.. Zayas
as vice president The election was
marked by the absence of any disor-
ders.
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
ed 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 re-
public will satisfactorily solve her own
problems and that there will be no
occasion for outside Intervention.
The candidate of the Liberal party
for the presidency is DR.. Alfredo 10y
as, the present vice president. The
standard-bearer of the Conse -vatiN,
party in Gen. Mario Menocal. Both
are able men and each has lsGSse fol-
lowing. DR.. zayas is a Journalist by
profession and is well known as an
orator. DR.. Menocal is AN engineer
and distinguished hims1f as a mill
tary leader in the wsIfor independ-
ence. Four years ago he was an un-
successful candidats for president in
opposition to Gen-Gomez. For several
years past he has acted as manager
of one OF th& largest sugar planta-
tons of Cul,d.
The Liberal party candidate for
vice president is Rafael Manduley,
governor Of Oriento province. The
candidae of the Conservative party
Tor second place is Enrique Jose
VaroTa. a philosophical writer. former
edit6r and at present professor of
ing National university of Havana.
/Unprejudiced observers of the stu
/ation 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. Menocal 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 eff
forts from very humble position in
life to the high post he now occupies
as governor of Havana province.
Both Conservatives and Liberals are
making strong bids for the large negro
vote. the former trying to excite the
animosity of the negroes against the