The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-09-04
Hale Reports to the President Be
lieves the Plan Of the Admin
istration is About to Be
Realized
HUERTA LOOKING FOR
WAY OUT, he SAYS
Officials Believe Provisional Presi-
dent is Planning to Announce
that He viii Not Be
Candidate
Telegram By Unnsd rrssa

Telegram By Unnsd Fress
Washington. Sept 4.-The success
Of the administration Mexican policy
is about to be proved
This was the substance Of WILLIAMS
Bayard Hale's personal report tcaay
70 the president
i Is understood that Hale reported
that despite the fIamboyant tone ii
Gamboas vote Huerta saved bis face
and Is now looking for graceful
means cf accepting Wilson's demand
that he shall not be presidential
candidate.
Secretary Bryan was present at the
conference with Hale and was pleased
by the report Officials heer believe
Huerta is planning to announce def.
nitely that he will not be a candidate
and also that he may resign the pro
visional presidency IL he finds a friend
" successor.
Administration officials revealed
last night that the optimism they hasEs
felt in the last few days over the
Mexican sitiatioh has been based upon
what they have construed as an lndi.
rect assurance Of yIctoriano Huertas
intention not to be a candidate FOR
the presidency OF Mexico at the Octo.
Der elections.
Much stress was laid at the White
House and in other official quarters
on the assertions Of Federico Gamboa.
Mexican minister Of foreign affairs, in
his last note to John Lind pointing
out the ineligibility Of Huerta under
the Mexican constitution to become
candidate TO succeed himself, While
the administration here does not er
gard Huerta as the constitutionally
chosen provisional president Of Mex
leo and, therefore, does not consider
him necessarily bound BY restrictions
in this connection, they admittedly see
in the Gamboa note favorable an
swer 20 the chief American proposal. 8
that Huerta shall not be a candidate
in the forthcoming elections.
BY some diplomats, and among the
constitutionalists here, the view IS
held, however. that the constitutional
prohibition against Huertas cand
dacy would easily be evaded BY bis
resignation in favor Of another pro.
visional president some time before
the election.
Administration officials who realize
that such contingency is possible. BE-
lieye nevertheless, Senior Gamboa VAS
acting in good faith in bis declaration
that the candidacy Of Huerta had not
been raised as an issue in Mexico be
fore the United States brought il into
the discussion that they both Had
taken into consideration his ineligsbil.
lay for the presidency and had NOT
launched any campaign for him.
Outside Of administration quarters.
however. much Significance Is attach.
eG 10 the Drononneemenf IN coneerf 81
various OFFICIALS ana aemi-ofnciaf
newspapers in Mexico City, few days
ago, that Huerta would now be CON
PEELED to be candidate. because be
had successfully defled the United
States in the Lind negotiations.
High officials Of the administration
stated most emphaticaIly that thsy
felt quite satisfied Of Huerta'a elm.
nation from the presidential race. His
subsequent election would nat alter
the attitude Of the United States. viz.
that recognition could not b~ extend.
ed to him. Their action would be
iased on the precedent Of President
Hayes ia 1877, who refused to reeog
nize Porforio Diaz until il could Be
determined whether the government
set up was approved hy the Mexican
people and could guarantee insernm
tional obligations.
Unofficial reports continue sn reach
Washington that the Huafla saRsff
ment cannot lasi much longer 81 e.
count Of financial difficulties