The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-17
DIAz' ELECTION
IS UNCERTAIN
.
Aspirant for Presidency Seeks
Aid of Strong Mexican
Political Clubs
PESSIMISTS SILL DOMINATE
Trace MaIfeasanCe to Regime of
the Madero Family
PREDICT THE FALL OF HUERTA

Mexico city, May l7.-Gcneral Felix
pal has published his platform in the
form of manifesto or open letter to
thc political clugs supporting him I'm il
h' has carefully refrained from giving
ANY but the most general undertakings.
such ass promise To restore peace; t.
do Justice to al, to encourage cduca-
uou. etc, and all without entering in
ro details as to how he is going u
Woseed
bul the election of Diaz appears far
from certain. Had the election Tor
President been held the day after the
close of hostilitios in the capital, there
n Uu doubt he would have been elect
vd without amy material opposition.
Nnb Hucrtd i'm the chair. however.
and q biz revolution to attract or dis
lu'.l the people, there is much less
heard ot the popularity of General
hiaa. There are many of his own
rUtisaus who have expressed tho
'l.li'''ii 'lfNl Nv H'N'l VIII ne I'IfSlr
dent Il is nothing that hc has dou,.
.HN they. To turn from him the pop
ulu support, but rather the fact that
%, nas done nothing spectacular since
he ceaScd hrng shrapncl into all quar-.
ters of The city.
Find Payroll Padded.
Investigation of the army payrolla
l9T shown au expenditure of 27.Opo
rreos tSl&.jOO) a month TOR SALARIES
@. uIIircrs who never appeared in un.
h"rm II Is charged that this was thc
work. or one of the Nadcro family lie
is slid 20 have used the paymaster or
The rurol guard to pay off his owl.
brUrhmCu His method was. according
lo ho story told at the palace. tu
uWu. man whom he wished tu favor
OIL" "sc. an officer In the ruralcs, at the
'.'u" time telling the commanding Of
i',u that this new officer would re-
port once a month for his pay. None
ot those appointees has appeared t.
collect his money since the overthrow
Of the Madero regime.
Feel Lack Of Funds.
Icssimism at the Mexican capital
continues dominant with or without
money the administration, in the opin-
lor of thousands of residents, both
native oud foreign, is bound t. fail.
These men believe that intervention
h' the United States or some other
power might prevent the overthrow,
hut. left alone. that the Huerta gov
'lhlucnt viii sec itself slowly crushed
backward AGAINST the wall 10y the
constitutionalists
francisco l. Madero. alive. never
could induce any considerable number
OF men 10 take arms in defense Of his
E"'ernlncnt but Madcro, dead has
H"Hed Tar more potent figure Any
estimate of the number of rebels is
largely "a guess, but it is safe To ass
sumo that IN no previous revolution
nave there been i'm the field So many
W'n armed working SO closely to-
gelhcr
" Vas not the lack of money that
handicapped the government SO badly
'A the opening days of the rebellion ass
il was the smallncss and inenicicnCy
'' The army. There was a fair part
"i Tho Irregular establishment whici
count not be- counted ON, and when
'l InNcEtigatiOn was made II was dis
''''ied That not every name ON tia"
'"Sroils was backed 10y "A soldier
present or accounted FOR"
II was believed, however that with
money to continue the pay of the sol
oiers ana to organize and equip new
"'oles, The government would whip the
'''els. The more hopeful said that if
''' soN"rnment could hold them off
'"' Year or more it would win but
.'' majority rcs2rded the chance slight
t'en in that case.