New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-02
MEXICAN PRESS SAYS
HUERTA RAN ELECTION
Catholic Party Organ Asserts
and Another Paper Admits
Official Pressure at Polls.
[By Cable TO The Tribune. ]

Mexico city, NOV. L. La Nacion' or
gan OF the Catholic party, openly charges
the government with official pressure 10
the recent elections. After saying that
the country's situation is becoming every
day more disheartenng and more les
perate, La Nacion" continues:
Let us speak clearly. for IT is urgent
TO find remedy for our Ills. and to hide
the truth is to bring about the triumph
OF an unconstitutional and impossible
ticket that has produced opposite objects
to those intended, for TO solid structure
can be raised on falsehood and outrage.
We have witnessed on this occasion the
same tricks, the same farces, the same
abuses-nay. outrages perhaps even worse
than any crime at all times, but espe-
cially at present.
THE authorities OF various states OF our
republic. in some moro than in others.
have done the gravest wrong TO the pres
ent government in the recent elections
and 1t is said that this was done with The
authorization OF that same government.
No account was taken Of votes in many
places, and. as If that were not sufficient
voters were imprisoned or drafted into
the army II they refused 10 vote the oHi-
cial ticket.
If the government wishes 10 gain visor
and vitality, can II expect to do 50 through
abuses of authority which caused the
downfall Of Porfrio Diaz and OF MadeTo'
and which will cause also the downfall OF
any administration that has recourse 10
them"
Eel Pals" another Catholic paper. but
rather favorable 10 Buerta, ackno wledges
that the balloting last Sunday was aFu-
ficIal. but asks how President wilson can
consistently refuse to recognize tho Mex
lean elections and at the same time Gull
tivate friendly relations WITH bstfada
Cabrera, OF Guatemala. Says I'll Pals :
1T is evident and notorious that the au-
thorities brought about the triumph OF
the Huerta- Banquet ticket. That ID
thing which we neither deny nor quos-
ton. But suppose Huerta-B lanluet
ticket had aot turned up at the poi's'
would the votes cast for II have been
cast for Gamboa. Calero, Felix Diaz OF
DE la Fuente? Clearly not, because the
votes In question were artificial. invented
non-eXistent, and II such Is the case Is u
physically possible that there should Ds
a valid Presidential election IN Mexico IN
the present conditions OF revolution and
political disorder?
That Gamboa scored more votes-many
more yotes-than any other candidate We
are quite sure, for he was supported by
strong party. which has hundreds OF
thousands of members, but the question
is, DO the votes cast for Gamboa suince
for a valid election according To our
laws? This il what woodrow Wilson
ought to investigate. supposlns ne hah
any right to do so, but IL Is unjust and
Irrational on his part TO declare from
Washington at the suggestion OF the Ma
dero family that he does not accept the
result Of our elections"
The attacks of La Nacion' seem TO
dlspose of the rumor that the Catholic
party furnished the government funds
Yesterday to pay the federal employees.
II is declared that the national bank
WAS acting on its own account. 1t Is sup
posed that the bank laid down very pre-
cise conditions, one Of which probably
was the appointment OF Finance Minis-
ter Of ability adequate to cope with the
situation. 1t is understood that Senior
de la Lama, the present minister. VIII
soon 20 back TO the Department OF JUS
tice, and that new Finance Minister
will be appointed possessing the conn
dence Of foreign capitalists. 1t Is thought
that Huerta would like TO induce Joaquin
Casasus TO accept the post of Finance
Minister. Casasus Is an economist n In
ternational reputation, but 1t Is doubtful
that he would accept owing to III health.
He Is now returning to Mexico after
trIp to German watering places.
When General Banquet. the War Min
lister. was asked whether he would ac-
cept the Presidency II, as Vice-President
he was called to take Huerta's place ow-
ing TO the latters constitutional incapac-
ity, he declared that he would not. and
refused to make any other comment.