Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-25
Mexican Rebels Declare They
Will Never Recognize Him
as President.
NO LIBERAL CANDIDATE
TO BE ENTERED IN RACE
Impossible, They Contend, to Hold IN
Honest Election Under Pres.
ent Conditions.

Predicting that the general electiona
In Mexico. called for October % wla
either be deferred or declared null. the
liberal party has just issued a proclama-
ton declining TO take any part in the
election. If held. The proclamation. sign
ed by Senator Fernando Iglesias Calde-
ron. president Of the party. and about
nifty other leaders was given out here
today.
The issuance of the proclamation was
taken here to mean that in case an at
tempt is made to hold the elections, Senior
Gamboa. minister for foreign affairs in
the Huerta cabinet, vino was nominated
yesterday for the presidency by the Cath
olic party, will be the only candidate Of
any Importance.
Constitutionalist representatives in
washington declared today that the
candidacy of Senior Gamboa violates
the spirit If not the letter OF the law
In Mexico. which says that a member
of the cabinet shall not be a candi-
date for office. For a member of the
cabinet to resign just before an elec-
ton is not in accord with the inten-
ton Of the law, they said.
Proclamation by Liberals.
The liberal party's proclamation is in
part as follows:
I'm all probability congress will de-
fer the general elections called for
October 26 or otherwise they will be
declared null on the basis OF lack OF
quorum for elections, as il will not
be possible to have such elections I'm
more than half OF the polls of the re-
public. In the remote possibility OF the
general elections taking place the
board of directors of the liberal party
has duly considered what attitude they
would assume under the circumstances
coming to the conclusion to abstain
from any participation whatsoever.
The country must not only be At
peace to call for the general elections,
period Of time prior to the elections I'm
order to make the necessary electoral
preparations.
The mail as well as the railroad in
accommodation with all the states of
| the Republic OF Mexico render Il impoe-
| sible to call convention in order 10
| des!gnate candidates. In view Of which
| fact we have decided to abstain from
taking part.
There is no question but that the best
| solution Of the political crisis in our dis
tracted country would be q free cleo
ton IL the general state Of affairs would
permit 1t. and il the existing government
would be an actual guarantee to that
free election. but neither Of these two
things can be hoped for.
In Hands of Revolution.
Eleven states of the republic-Sonora.
Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Ia
maulpas Sinaloa, Durango, Zacatecas,
Michoacan Guerrero and Moreles-are to-
tally or in greater part in the hands Of
the revolution. In all of these states.
with the exception, perhaps. of a few i'm
portant cities. the decree to call for cleo
tionS will not even be promulgated. In
seven other states-Jalisco, Aguascalien-
tes. San Luis Potosi, Puebla, Vera Cruz,
fobasco and Campeche = the continued
revolutionary movement will cause 4
condition of constant alarm, and afford
ing a sufficient motive to hinder all
preparations for elections.
In eighteen of our states, that is to
say, two-thirds of the national territory,
the revolutionary movements will not per-
NIT us to prepare for the elections. There
fore it is not remote that the elections
cannot be held in more than half of the
polls of the country.
"A still greater reason had added in IA
vor Of the determination taken by the d.
rectors Of the liberal party, and that is
the fact that the present situation was
not created by popular revolution, but
by the army, that failed to act as 1t
was its duty to have done.
Under Military Rule.
Moreover. the cabinet created from the
pacti de la ciudadela'-compromise of the
arsenal continued working systematical-
ly and in accord with the chief executive
obliging all the governors of the different
states to resign and replacing them with
military governors. The newly appointed
military governors would be under mth-
tary orders at the time of an election. and
would receive their directions from the
executive, who is their superior officer"
The nomination OF SenOr Gamboa
aroused great interest in official circles
here. Secretary Bryan refused to make
any comment on this deveiopment.
While the United States might uld-
mately recognize Gamboa, Ii chosen at q
legal and fair election, the disposition In
official cir rcles was to doubt whether he
could be elected
Representatives Of the constitution
alist party declared the radical party
of Mexico would take no part in the
elections. and that the revolutiontsts
would refuse to recognize Gamboa. The
opinion of administration officials was
that the nominee of the Catholic party
could not triumph In popular election
in Mexico.
Sentiment in Congress.
The overwhelming opposition recently
shown I'm the Mexican chamber of
deputies to the selection of Eduardo
ramariz a leader of the Catholic party,
as minister Of public instruction. is
regarded by officials here as indicating
how unsatisfactory Gamboas candi-
dacy would be to the liberals.
Senior Francisco Escudero, who was
named yesterday by Gen. Carranza, the
chief of the constitutionalists. as his Sec
retary of the treasury, today gave out
statement in which he said that Gen.
Carranza has directed him to say that he
will not enter into any negotiations OF
any kind with Huerta Senior Escudero
expected to leave for Hermosillo today
to confer with Gen. Carranza, but de-
ferred his departure for Mexico until Sat
urday.
MANY self-consttuted peacemakers !
have come to Washington with various
schemes said Senior Escudero, but
these schemes cannot and Will not be
considered We will not temporize with
treason and assassination and dishonor
Constitutionalists here today received
word that q number of horses and auto
mobiles are being bought in Texas for use
hv the federal army. A protest against
this alleged violation of the neutrality
laws was Immediately sent to the State
Department.
Refugees Coming Overland.
Fifty Americans, mostly women and
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