Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-09-25
GAMBOA IS NOT
ENDORSED BY
REBELS
ALTHOUGH MEXICAN MINISTER OF
FOREIGN AFFAIRS is ANNOUNCED
CANDIDATE OF CATHOLIC PARTY
FOR PRESIDENT, CONSTITUTION
ALISTS WILL NOT RECOGNIZE HIM
AMERICANS LEAVE
DURANGO FOR BORDER

| Washington, D. c., Sept. 25-The
nomination of Federico Gamboa, Mex.
ican minister of foreign affairs, by
the Catholic party for president re-
awakened interest here in the N5Ai-
can situation. Secretary Bryan de-
clined to comment.
While the United States might i'll.
mately recognize Gamboa, if chosen at
a legal and fair election, the disposi-
tion in official circles was to doubt
whether he could be elected
Representatives of the constitution
of Mexico would take no part in the
elections and that the revoutionists
would refuse to recognize GambOa
The opinion of American officials was
that the nominee Of the Catholic party
could not triumph in a popular cleo
ton in Mexico.
The overwhelming opposition re-
Gently shown in the Mexican chamber
OF deputies to the selection of Eduar-
do Tamariz, a leader of the Catholic
party. as minister Of public instruc-
ton, is regarded by officials here as
indicating how unsatisfactory Gam
boa's candidacy would be to the liber-
ais.
Later today, discussing the situa-
tion with callers, President Wilson
took the view that two cardinal CON
tentions of the United States were
about to be met. Those were the
holding of an election and the elimi-
nation of Huerta. He expressed the
view that the policy of moral suasion
was beginning to show it's effect.
Constitutionalist headquarters here
gave out copies of proclamation, said
to have been issued in Mexico City and
signed by Fernando Colderon, as CHIEF
ofFthe liberal pahy and about fifty
leaders, declaring definitely that the
liberal party would take no part in
the elections because Mexico was not
III state of peace necessary for cleo
toral preparations, and bearing an init
nation that the Mexican congress
might defer the elections from October
&c for those reasons.
The proclamation contends that
without the participation of the liberal
party any election cannot be a fair
and free one
Officials We're very reluctant to ex-
press any opinion on the Gamboa can
didacy or its relations to the attitude
of the United States toward Mexico.
1t appeared plain, however, that the
view was that the
Gamboa candidacy was a practical
of Huerta, the principal
thing for which the United States has
in all it's negotiations and
IN that respect the development had
brought the situation in accord with
President Wilson's views.
The general opinion was that Gam
)oa had been sufficiently dissociated
With the Huerta regime at the
ime it came into power to make him
He was out of the
ountry at the time of Madero's down.
all and never has been connected
nth the events which led to the death
the former president.
Flee for Border.
Washington, ID. c., Sept 25.-Fifty
mericans, mostly women and chill.
ren, winding their way through noun
lin passes on an overland trip to the
eNas border, left Durango yesterday
n their long and perilous journey
ice Consul McCaughan is accompany
e the party, whose departure leaves
lly about twenty Americans in Du-
Inso, according to official advices,
I'd not more than forty in the outly-
G districts. Consul Hamm reports it
not known how many Americans re-
ain in the Torreon and Laguna dis
lets, but 1t is supposed only few
e in either place, as many caravans
wv are enroute for Monterey, and
ampico,
Mexican Consul Shot.
FL Paso Texas, Sept 25--J. |.
3eves, Mexican consul at Calexico,
,lif., is in a hospital in .Juarez with
bullet hole in his chest He arrived
re Saturday and is said to have been
mixing heavily. Yesterday he went
Juarez. He was found in rear
ON of a Juarez saloon Immediately
Ter the shooting. He had been gam
ng previous to shooting himself.