The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-10
ENTIRE PROGRAM CARRIED
OUT WITHOUT DEBATE
OR ARGUMENT.
Huerta Is Retained in Office. but
May Retire Owing To Out
side Pressure.

MEXICO CITY. Dec. 9.-The Mexi-
can congress today nullifed the presi.
dental elections. New elections are
called for next July
Congress. according TO this action.
expects General Huerta to remain in
the presidency for az least seven
months more. and II the time neces.
sary for the selection and installation
of his successor is taken into consid-
GRAFTON. 10 will be well toward the end
Of September next year before he
yields his power to another
In voting tonight that the recent
presidential election was null the
deputies decided To fix the first Sun
day in July, 1914. as the date for the
new election. Thr! also confirmed
the position Of General Hucrta as pro
visional president until then
Action Railroaded.
The action of the deputies war ac-
Companied by no debate The com
mitteeS report was approved without
dissenting vote as rapidly as the
articles could be read 10 was not
until the last clause was read. refer
ring To General Iuerta as provisional
president. that the chamber gave evi-
dence other than that of well
'ralned organization When the read.
ing clerk stopped some one began ap
plauding and then Instantly the dcpir
lies were shouting yiyas for Huerta.
The presiding officer was finally
able 20 persuad. them that cnthu-i-
asm was an very well. Dut that IL was
necessary 10 ratity the enthusiasm by
votes
The measures taken tonight also
provide for thr election OF new con
-resS. since IA. one elected Jo take
tho Ilacc or that dissolved by Huerta
Was 10 serve out an uueNulr"d term
which should terminate on september
10
Insuffieieney Of Votes.
The reasD- given -or uuuitync the
elections was The in~Uuiciency OF the
number Of votes cast. lt was stated
hat the entire number Of voting places
in the republic is l4.225 and that re-
turns were received from 7O7.
Although there were no dissenting
votes IN the chamber. ON the com
mittee report it was noted that the
Catholic deputies absented themselves
from the session
The action of The new congress was
no surprls" TO most people. since Do
was hut rcitcratOu Of Huerta's
statements made from time 10 time
There had been. however. a growing
Impression that the new organization
might prove reactiouary but lis ap-
proval tonight OF Huerta's program
serves 10 rCaSsure the doubling ones
that the acting president retains his
grin on the political situation.
Huerta May Retire.
RumOrs are current. however. that
General Huerta may retire from the
presidency because OF pressure from
abroad and the advance o. he rebels
rom the north.
The ConstitutIonalI-t- ar" within
fourteen miles OF TampIcO. according
20 information received ar the capital
by representatives OF the oil Interests
In that district \ band OF American
rebels a. AltumIra. Information Oh.
'dined bv tho hunters Jed them 90
believe that an attack on the CITY
would be inaugurat'd shorty and that
The commander of fhr rebels redlIZ-
Ing the dinicultics ue might sncount-
.r. was sending forward one NJ the
heaVieet forces Yet employed iu fhe
campaign boo that part o. the republic
Tho American explained 20 DO"
rebels that they were merely hunt.
ing party and were invited hv the
rebels officers fu Doe their guests at
dinner
VIII Protest Foreigners.
They were assured that foreigners
need have mo- fears 80 far a. the con
SfifufiOuali-f- were t|sHprued. that
when the CITY was attacked fhe rights
~ all foreigner would bD r' ppctod
Fighting between fHr federal and
rebels in tho vicinity Of Uuitz 'ac. be
fweon the capital and Cu"rravaca
continued today bur it was ind"c.sive
on