The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-27
Not Enough Voters Turned
Out to Make Presidential
Election Legal
GAMBOA DECLARED
TO BE IN THE LEAD
Gen. Felix Diaz Is Said to
Have Run Second Yes
terday

Mexico City, Oct. 27.-The returns
from yesterdays elections may be know
within a week, but more likely fort
night will elapse before the result il
placed before the public. Not even
prognostication as to who was placed al
the top Of the poll can be made to-day
since in many cases the returns are lack
ing owing to faulty communication Of
various sections.
In the federal capital the result may
be known in day or two, but even this
is not certain. A light vote everywhere
was recorded. At Vera Cruz Huerta OBJ
tanned 800 of the 1000 votes cast. Gen.
eral Felix Diaz polled 800 and the re-
mainder were scattered.
No official announcement was made
but it was unofficially estimated, judg-
ing from the results in the capital
where it was expected the vote would be
up to the average, that less than 10000
of the $4,000 eligible voters in the fed
eral district went to the polls. There
are more than 100000 eligible voters in
the republic.
1t would be no surprise if Congress,
the members OF which also were voted
for yesterday, declared the elections void
when that body is organized and revisea
the returns
The leaders of the Catholic party
claimed long lead, although they were
unable to estimate the number of votes
polled for their candidates, FREDERICK
Gamboa and General Rascon.
If this claim is correct, it is generally
thought that Gen. Felix Diaz and Senor
Requena ran second The liberal eandi-
dates, Manuel Calero and Flores Magon,
had no printed ticket at the polling
places, their constituents being obliged
to write their names in blank books.
President Huerta did not vote. He
spent the day at his Popotia suburban
home.
A decree will be issued by General HUI
erta to-day increasing the army from
$4,000 men, its alleged present number,
to 10000. General Huerta proposed
such an increase some time ago, brt the
Congress which he dissolved limited him
to 10000. Since the deputies and sen
ators are not subject to the election pro-
visions governing the presidential cleo
tion, it was said last night that the
choice for Congress is assured. 1t is
assumed on the showing so far as known
that the Catholic party will secure
majority in both chambers and Senate.
Mexico City, Oct. 27.The elections
promised by the provisional president,
General Huerta, were held yesterday and
there was no semblance of disorder in
any quarter of the city. A few patrols
were on the streets, but neither police
nor troops had any but their usual du-
ties to perform.
The polling places opened at nine
o'clock in the morning and remained
open until noon, when the attendants
closed the booths until three in the aft
ernoon, for the midday meal They
were re-opened at three and closed again
at five o'clock.
The election officials appeared to be
a representative class of citizens clerks,
small business men, railroad employees
and shop keepers of average intelligence
So far as could be ascertained, no gov
ernment employees served in this capa-
city.
The polling places were said to NUM-
Der 92S, averaging one to city block.
There was no secrecy about the vot-
ing. All the world could look on and OBJ
serve which ballot was selected.
Manuel Calero, the liberal candidate,
VINO was once ambassador at Washing
ton, did not vote. Instead, he took his
family early in the day into the coun-
try. After he turned last night he
said:
Il understand the voting was exceed
ingly dull. Nobody appears to believe
in the seriousness of the election. On
account of the political conditions
many refused to vote. Mad we had in
direct balloting | would have voted, but
since it was otherwise did not care to
cast vote either for myself or any
other candidate"
Frederico Gamboa, the candidate of
the Catholic party, on the other hand,
cast his ballot for Senior Calero. Neither
of these candidates cared to express an
opinion as to whether sufficient num-
her of ballots had been deposited to
make the elections effective.