Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-27
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MEXICO CITY, Oct. 21.-This city
took on the appearance of an armed
camp to-day as returns from scat
tered elections districts made it GER
,sin that no candidate had received a
majority of the votes cast in the
Presidential contest. Although no dis
orders attended the balloting here
sunday and there was no disturbance
during the night, troops We're brought
into the city at dawn to prevent riots
upon PRONUNCIATION of official an
nouncement from the Government
that the balloting had resulted in mo
election"
More than 1000 troops were moved
INTO the city during the early morn
ing. Fear of an outbreak of vio-
lence was increased by, the receipt of
dispatches from Vera Cruz, stating
that Felix Diaz would leave there
during the day and come to the Capt.
tai
The result of the election means
that Eictoriano Huerta will remain in
office as President. In the returns
that have been received thus far.
FREDERICK Gamboa, former Minister OF
Foreign Affairs, and Felix Diaz, arr
running a close race, but because of
votes cast for other candidates. nei-
Their one of these men will have a
majority.
Less Than Legal Total Vote.
The number of votes cast is also
less than one third of the total voting
strength of the Republic, which is
required by the constitution to make
an election legal.
Elections of Senators and Deputies,
however. is not hampered by this
constitutional provision, and it is GER
tain that the Catholic party, headed
by Gamboa and supported by Huerta,
will have control in the Congress.
This assures Huerta full control in
stead of the legislative revolt which
continually threatened in the last
Congress, controlled by Maderistas.
Thus, the outstanding feature OF
the election is the fact that it has
only strengthened Huerta in his posi-
ton as dictator
That Huerta had no doubt that the
election would fail was borne out by
his decree increasing the strength of
the Mexican army from 10000 to
L0',puu. i HIS Suuueu increase VI llc
army to almost double its present
size when the Government is short of
funds and loans seem unattainablc,
gives the general impression that
HUerta is either preparing for for
eign war or expects new uprisings,
possibly as result OF the election
fasco. The decree says that the army
Is - be increas ed tely as If
there were urgent necessity for such
action.
Few Ballots Cast.
Predictions that the election would
he a farce were fully borne out by
the scenes at the polls on Sunday
In some precincts not a vote was
cast. and latest figures indicate that
not over four thousand were cast for
all the candidates in the Federal Dis
trict tlthough there are $4,000 regis
tered voters in that section of the
Republic alone.
Banquet Is Eligible.
The result of the election will not
he definitely known until the newly
elected Congress meets in November
and passes upon the returns" said
Senior Cara Aldape, Minister of the
Interior, to-day.
Outside of three complaints re-
garding the alleged illegality of the
authorities holding the elections, COM
ing from small towns there was alb
soutely no disorder Sunday. Even
these small complaints viii be thor
oughly probed by the Government.
An votes cast for General H"erta
will be thrown out as illegal. This Is
in accordance with the President y
proclamation. General Banquet, who
ran for Vice President on the Huerta
ticket, can not be prevented from