The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-27
Indications Are That Not Suf-
ficient Votes Have Been Cast
In Mexico to Make National
Election Legal.
Catholic Party, With Which
Huerta Is Affiliated, Claims
the Lead and Apparently Will
Control Congress.

Mexico City, Oct. 21.--The returns
Of yesterdays elections may possibly
be known within a week, but more
likely n fortnight will clapsc before the
result will be placed before the public
Not even a good guess who is at the
top Of the poll can be made at present
The returns. even from nearby states,
are fragmentary. In the federal capt.
ial itself tho result may not he known
for day or two.
At the close OF the election yester-
ley the indications were that not suf
dcicnt votes had been cast 10 Consti-
,ute n legal choice for the rrcsidenc ~
70 succeed General Victoriano Hueyta.
No official announcement was made,
hut II was estimated. Judging from
the result I'm the capital, where It was
eNDec; ed the vote would DC up 20 the
average, that less than than ten thou
sand of the eighty thousand eligible
voters in the federal district went to
the polls. There are said to be more
than three million eligible voters In
the republic.
Il would de no surprise, II Congress,
the mombers Of which also were vot.
ed FOR, declared the election void
wncn the body Is organized and re-
viaes the returns.
The leaders of the Catholic party
claimed r long lead, although they
were unable 10 estimate the number
Of votes p0llod Tor their candidates
FREDERICK Gamboa and General Rascon
If this claim Is correct il is thought
that General Felix Diaz and Senior
l,o1pcna ran second.
The Liberal candidates, Manucl ca
lero and Flores Nagon, had no printec
ticket 1T the pClline places. their con-
sttucnts being obliged to write their
names in blank spaces. President
Huorta soent the day at his SUBURBAN
homo.
Plans 20 Increase Army.
A decree VIII 20 ISSUED by General
po,rt.' ,o:ov. mere" sing the army
rom SIoOo m,H its reputcd rrascut
number to 10000 men. Gen. Huer-
to PROPOSED su~h an IN rease some time
H-ht pu- tue tOnNstSS WHICH It hlS
Yolvcd limited him TO $4,000.
since the deputies ana senators are
not subject To the election provision
governing the presidential election 1t
rs said today that the choice Tor con-
ercss Is assured. Il is assured, on
the showing sofar as known, that the
Catholic party VIII OBTAIN a majority
in hotn chamber and senate.
In this city there was no semblance
ot disorder A fcw patrols were Iva tho
strccts,but neither police nor troops
had any but their usual duties Ia per-
form. The polling places opened at ,
c'cioc', "ud remained open until noon.
Wn-u tEc attendants closed the booths
until y. m. Then the booths were re-
opened and closed again at 3 p. m.
FROM three to five officials, one of
whom was designated president"
wcrc In attendance dt each polling
place. These officials represented the
various parties and assisted in the
preparation OF the ballot when neces-
sary. hut offered no coercion or .sug-
Eesuon as to what ticket the appli-
can't should vote.
Tho polling places. Of which therc
were said to be 92S. averaging one to
city block, were located in the en-
frances to bu1ldlnse generally. but in
some Instances were set up on the
sidewalk or on the corners Of public
squares
Ne Secrecy About 6alloting.
Zach booth had a table upon which
were spread the tickets of the various
candidates. From these the voter
made his selection, signed, folded and
delivered II 10 the president" who de-
posted Il in the presence of the voter
IN the talot box.
The ballot boxes considered Of all
sorts Of receptacles, from a pasteboard
thoe box to a plush covered Jewel cas-
Ket or glass jar borrowed from 2
heisheoring drug store. There was NJ
secrecy about the voting. All tho
world could look on and observe which
oallot was selected
AS the vote was deposited. the name
was checked on the registration list
previously prepared through the per-
tohal visits of DESIGNATED official 70
'ne houFes in his jurisdiction. II was
not LETT to the volition Of the ELIGIBLE
uI"'en 10 register; his name was on
'he llst, If he was entitled by residence.
age anG other requirements 10 vote.
rew Of those who went TO the polls