The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-10-30
NO LEGAL CHOICE
NOT ENOUGH VOTES
MEXICAN CONGRESS WILL MEET
AND CALL ANOTHER.
FEW TAKE TROUBLE TO VOTE
Huerta Placed in Power indefinitely
He is Expected To lncrea3e the
Army From 10000 To 10000
and Improve II.

Mexico City, Oct. 27.--Not over five
thousand out of $4,000 voters cast
their votes in Mexico City for presi-
dent yesterday and similar reports
come from other points. indicating
that there was no constitutional cleo
ton. A new congress was elected,
however, and this will soon meet and
declare another election for president,
thus placing Huerta in power indefi-
nitely
He is expected to at once increase
the army from 10000 to 10000, i'm
prove it in every way. At many
of the polling places no votes were
cast and the election officials did not
even appear At others the army
officials cast the vote of their men
for Huerta. All was quiet and no
disturbance has been reported
Farther Apart Than Ever.
Washington. ID. c., Oct. 27.-Presi-
dent Wilson thinks that liuerta now
and that he will be dictator indefinite
~. Foreign ENJOYS at Mexico are to
hold meeting soon and inaugurate
Il plan of procedure which will be sent
to President Wilson for approval.
This government will not accept the
result of the election yesterday so far
as recognizing the new Mexican con-
gress and the two countries are far
thcr apart than ever.
Diaz To Be courtmartiaIed.
Vera Cruz. Oct. 27.-FcliX Diaz,
who last night was arrested after II
scene in the army. is still here but is
expected to be ordered to Mexico at
once and may be cOurtmartialed.
DiaZs brother-in-law is to be tried for
creating small riot at IL voting
place.
Election Farce.
Mexico City, Oct. 27-There was n
great deal Of excitement here, oCca-
stoned by the report that Felix Diaz
had been seized by soldiers and was
being brought to this city. 1t was said
that Diaz was still nominally free
agent, but his friends expressed the
fear that if the report of his seizure
were true that il was merely pre-,
text to invoke the ley fuga should he
make single inCautious step.
Elections Are a Farce.
The Mexican elections have been an
absolute farce. Hardly any votes have
| been cast and in some precincts there
was not single vote cast.
The expectation is that in the alb
sence of enough votes to make an
election. General Huerta will remain
in the presidential chair lad interim.
or until he deems it proper to call for
new elections.
AS a whole there was little disturb
ance reported throughout the country
after the opening of the polls.
Diaz Leads in Early Returns.
OF the candidates on the four tick.
cts in the field Dia2 was reported to be
leading in the early returns.
Along tn northern border there was
scarcely any voting. while at Piedras
! Ncgras, a constitutional stronghold,
the polls were not opened and the sol.
diers and citizens were kept within
doors by a cold rainstorm.
Near the army headquarters In
Piedras Negras the following poster
was displayed:
Apathy in Mexico City.
"Victoriano Huerta. Willie Grape
Juice. Woodrow Bluff"
The authorities made no effort to
remove the placar1
At Nueyo Leon there was practical
ly no voting. The majority Of the bal
lots cast there are said to be for Diaz,
At Juarez several hundred votes were
cast, Diaz receiving the majority,
! There was no voting for state officials
at Chihuahua, it is reported. because
disorders there have caused the mill
tary governor to postpone them for a
month.
In Mexico City the most noticeable
feature was the great apathy. In II
precincts where 1,005 votes were regis
tered, only so ballots were cast. So
far as was evident there was no at
tempt made to intimidate or coerce
the voters The band played in the
Plaza all day and there was very little
excitement of any kind until rumor
was circulated that Felix Diaz had
been seized The report could not be
confirmed