South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-27
So Few Voters Appear at Polls
That Officials Fall Asleep in
Many PIaCeS-NO Disorders
Reported.
GAMB0A AND BIAZ
RUNNING CLOSE RACE
All Votes Cast For Huerta Will
Be Thrown Out as Illegal in
Accordance With His Pro-
CIamatiOn.

MEXICO CITY. oct. 25.-This city
took on the appearance OF an armed
camp Monday as returns from scatter
ed election districts made it certain
that no candidate had received a ma
jority of the votes cast in the presi-
Dental contest Though no disorders
attended the halloting here sunday.
troops were brought into the city at
dawn % prevent riots upon promuiga-
ton OF official announcement from the
government that the balolting had re-
suited in no election"
The result OF the elections means
that NictOriano Huerta viii remain in
office as president Returns received
thus far show Frederic Gamboa and
Felix Diaz are running "a close race.
The number of votes cast is less than
one-third OF the total voting strength
OF the republic. which is required by
the constitution 60 make an election
legal.
Catholics VIII Control.
Elections Of senators and deputies
however. is not hampered 10y this con-
StitutiOnal provision and it is certain
that the Catholic party. headed by
GambOa and supported 10y Huerta, viii
have control in the next congress. This
assures Huerta full control instead OF
the legislative revolt which cortinuallN
threatened IN the laSl congress con-
trolled by Maderistas
That Huerta had no doubt that the
election would fail was born ont by his
decree increasing the strength Of tke
Mexican army from so. zoe 10 15O. .00e.
This sudden increase OF the army to
almost double it's present size when
the government is short of funds and
loans seem unattainable gives the gen
eral impression that Hucrta Is either
mr. mar In fpF a. aN
new uprisings. possibly as result OF
the election haSCo.
Predictions that the election would
be farce are fully born out by the
scenes at the polling places on Sunday.
I'm some precincts not vote was cast
and latest figures indicate that not
over 1000 were cast for all the candi-
dates in the federal district, although
there are 10000 registered voters in
that section Of the republic alone.
So few voters appeared at the polls
that election officials fell asleep IN a
number of places and We're only awak-
ened when the legal hour FOR closing
arrived.
Cause of Light Vote.
The chief reason for the light vote
is believed to he the law requiring
every ballot cast be signed with the
name and address Of the voter. In the
present situation MeXicans who OBJ
record as favoring Diaz. Therefore.
the candidate. although having thous-
ands of supporters in the capital was
unable 10 receive his full voting
strength.
II viii be several weeks before alI
the returns are i'm from the Isolated
sections OF the republic. but it rs prob
able that before that time congress
will have convened, declared the depu-
ties and senators supported by the
clericals elected. and chosen Huerta
again as president ad interim.
THE result OF the election viii not
he definitely known until the newly
elected congress meets IN NoNemoer
and pass upon the returns. saId
Senor Cara Aldap. minister or the IN
terror Monday.
"AlI votes cast for Gen Huerta viii
he thrown out as illegal This Is IN
accordance with the presidents proc
lauation Gen. Banquet. who ran
for vice president on the Huerta tlcket
cannot be prevented from holding Of
flee. however. and he viii be elisi2ie
10 hold either the presidency or we
presidency. IL duly elected.