Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-26
CANNON COVER
MEXICAN POLLS
ON VOTING SIEVE
Riot Shutters Are Up While
Troops Patrol All Buildings
of Government.
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central part of the city in readiness
for possible action, but the crowds in
the streets seem disinclined to take
any interest in the election or any
thing else.
Late this afternoon President HUI
erta said to the !. N. S. correspond
ent:
General Felix Diaz is a free agent
and can do as he pleases. Any stories
that he is being interfered with in
any way are untrue and absurd. He
will receive the same protection as all
the other candidates at the elections
Tomorrow. | don't know whether he
is coming here or what his move
ments will be, but he will not be in
terfered with in any way"
English Oil Concessions.
Regarding the stories that English
oil companies are trying to make a
contract with Mexico for oil conces
sions in return for which they will
negotiate a big loan and that Sir
dor, is interested in putting the deal
through, President Huerta said:
II have heard of some such thing
but am not acquainted with the de-
tails"
From other sources. however, which
are thoroughly reliable, 1t is learned
hat the Aguila OIL Company, con-
trolled by Lord Cowdray, has con
tracts with the British Government
which call for the entire production
of the Aguia properties in Mexico
The Aguila Company holds conces-
sions from the Mexican Government
granted by Porfirio Diaz when Pres
ident to drill for oil on all public lands
in the States of Temaulipas and Vera
Cruz, and the company is exempt from
all taxes.
British Ships Use Oil.
The Aguila Company supplies oil to
he British Government for use in
the oil burning dreadnoughts of the
latest design The main tank termi-
nus now is at Tuxpam, and this port
viii be practically used by the Brit
,sh navy for a fuel station.
Lord Cowdray is now trying to Sc
cure a similar concession in other
States, but with the two States now
under his control he has the two
leo But the recent developments in
the State of Campeche have attract
ed the attention of the British com
pany.
In return for the new concessions
he asks, 1t is said, Lord Cowdray will
endeavor to raise loan of 100, 900, 600
pesos for the Mexican Government,
The great obstacle 20 the placing of
This loan has been the refusal OF the
United States to recognize Huerta,
together with the unsettled condition
of the republic.
According to the present arrange
ynents, these concessions will be put
through the next Congress and will
be ready when Lord Cowdray pro-
duces the loan. Lord Cowdray has
considerable influence with the Brit
Ssh Goveynment.
Troops petroling the streets, ma
chine guns mounted at strategy
points in the principal squares and
riot shutters on the windows 81
tnany prominent business houses give
She Capital tonight the appearance
pf city under siege.
To-day. as yesterday, there was
but little evidence of popular inter-
Est in to-morrow's election. Even
the Felicitas, who Lave been most
enthusiastic In advancing the claims
Dt their candidates, have relapsed into
adolescence and are awaiting the out
come with apathy. Supporters of
federico Gamboa, who has the out
ward support of Huerta, do not ap-
pear confident of the sincerity of this
support.
The Liberals and Liberal -Republi-
cans, whose candidates are Manuel
Caiero and David de la Fuente, re-
spectiveiy, make no secret of having
abandoned all hope of the election
of their candidates.
Notwithstanding the cordial invi-
tation extended by Huerta, Felix
DiaZ at last reports was disinclinej
to leave Vera Cruz and come to the
Capital in time for to-morrow's cleo
rion.
Two more arrests were made to-
day in connection with alleged anti
administration plots. General Jose
Maria Servin, formerly chief OF staff
of Minister of War Mondragon, was
arrested late in the day charged with
completely in a plot to interfere with
the elections tomorrow
Manuel Madero, :ousin OF the late
President was also .rrested at Saltil-
10 for alleged connection with a plot
against Huerta. TIL other mem
bers of the Madero family, Daniel
and Evaristo Nader, who have beer
arrested in connection with the same
alleged Mot, are reported to have ar
rived at Tampico whence they are &
be taken to Vera Cruz. There they
win be confined in the fortress Of
san Juan de Ulloa to await trial or
n 900 nf