Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-27


 of the elections today the indications were that not sufficient votes had been cast to constitute a legal choice for the Presidency to succeed General Vic tcriano Huerta.
 No official announcement was made tonight but it was GnofficiaIy esti- mated judging from the results in the Capital. where iC was expected the Vote woSIld be up 10 the average that less than 10000 of the S5 OOO eligible Voters in the federal district went to rhe polls There are said to be mare 1han 5.u00-0O0 eligible voters in the re- public. Lr would be no surprise if con- EreSs, the members of which also were Noted for today, declared the elections void when that body is organized and reNises the returns.
 Huerta Did Not Vote.
 The leaders of the Catholic party claimed a long lead. although they T ere unable 10 estimaee the number CT votes boiled for their candidates. Lreucrlco Gamboa and General RascOn 1f this claim is correct, il is generally Thought that General Felix Diaz and Seuor Eoqleua ran second. The lib SEaa candidates. Manuel CalerO and Flores Mason. had no printed ticket ar the polling places. their constituents being obliged to write their names in
 President Huerta did not vote. He spent the day at his PPota suburban
 Huerta to Increase the Army.
 "A decree will be issued bv General f ertl tomorrow increasing the army From >9,tee men. its alleged present number. GO 15D.909. General Huerta prorosed such an increase some time ego. but the congress which he dis Solved limited him to S0.90o.
 Since the deputies and senators are R'l sup-ec- 60 the election provisions erniug rhe presidential election it a. said tonight tGaL the choice for cHn-rg~s I- assured. It is assumed. on
 showing so far as known, the Catholic party will secure a u1aioritv En both rlarleer and senate.
 No Signs of Disorder
 Thera was no semblance of disorder i ir amy quarter of the city. 4 few l D. rrls were on the streets. but neither | police nor troops had any but their usual dudes to perform
 The polling places opened at . ! C CrlHr> .u the morning and remained i creu until noon. when the attendants f closed thc booths until three in the 1 afternoon for Inc midday meal They 1 were reorered at g and closed again | Rf 2 o'clock
 From a to officials. one of whom | was designated president" were in {. attendauce ar caCh- polling place. ' 1eSe Officials represented the various parties and assisted in the preparation ] of he ballot when necessary. but of | Tered no coercion er suggestion as to hoN the applicant should vote.
 The election officials appeared to be 1 e representative class of citizens clerks. small business men. railroad eIplores and shorkeepers of average Intelligence So far as could be as Certained- no government employees ! Eerved in this C.racity.
 The polling places of which there were said Co De 2-S. averaging one to city block were located in the en- frances of buildings genera lIy. but in Eome instances were set up on the sidewalks or the corners of public squares Each had a table ou which were spread the tickets of tbe various Caudidates From these the voter made ! his selection. signed and folded and ! delivered it to the president. who de- l rosited ir ln the presence of the voter : tn the ballot box.
 Voting Was Without Secrecy.
 The ballot box consisted of any sort ! CT receptacle. from a. pasteboard shoe 1, box to Q plush covered jewel casket !. or a glass far borrowed from a neigh 1 boring drug store. There was no se- c-ecr aoout the voting. All the world could lunS on and observe which suisssl- 1 10t uss selected. As he vote Was de- . -usifed the zane was checked on the ! E7kiStra ton list previously prepared :. &a-0 Gn persona visits or a desi2na ted 1 cf7risI tr tbe houses iu bis Jurisdiction. v was nut left to the VoIftion of fhe . citizen to reg ster. his name was on 11e list if h~ was entitled hy resi- - 6e-cc. age and cther requirements. i0 Csef vote
 Liberal Candidate Did Not Vote.
 Manuel Calero. the liberal candidate he was once snbassador al Wash 1uston. did not vote. Instead he took his family early in the day into the countrt. After he returned tonight he Esfds
 'I understand the voting was ex- ceedingiy dull Nobody appears to be- Ueve in the seriousness of the election. On account 9f the political r1rLit{asls . many refused to vete ] mvselr did not Had we had indirect baroting , would have GeHe so, but since it was otherwise J aid not care to cast a vote either for myself or any other can didate.T
 FredeFieo Ganlbea. the candidate of She Catholic party on the other hand 1 cast his ballot for Senor Caiero. Neither of these candidates cared 10 express an opinion as 10 whether sufficient number of ballots had been deposited to make the elections effec- i've.
 27 Votes Cast Out of Possible 35o. 1 Examples of lack of activity iH vet- ing made at random after the closing Of the polls al three places in thicIzIV popuiated districts. ares II votes cast put of an eligible S6y E cast out If ar eligible 15, and 2 cast out of an eligi- bic S58 one suburban polling place 2l voters out of so eligible sNercisiHE the franchise. These figures gre regarded as fairly representative of fhe voting iH the capital The nearest approach of aHy district ln bringing 0at its fuli voting strength occurred an one block where u men ere eligible Thirteen of these men ..lssf their ballots. The fourteenth man , aas in jail. Az l2 o'clock tonight everything vas aulet and absolute order prevailed
 DiAZ PUNISHED.