The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-27
MEXICAN VOTE LIGHT,
HUERTA STILL RULES
Doubtful if Enough Ballots Cast
to Make Election Legal
Apathy Everywhere

MEXICO CITY, Oct. 26.-Although
the districts outside Mexico City,
where elections were held today for
president and vice president OF the
republic, have not yet been heard
from, it is doubtful, judging by the
result of the polling here, whether
enough votes have been cast to make
the election valid.
General Felix Diaz is conceded to
have obtained more votes in the cap
tai than any of the other candidates,
with Federico Gamhoa, the candidate
Of the Catholic party. second.
The polling in the city was con-
Quoted in accordance with the law,
and there were no disturbances.
Voters were not coerced. and there
was no display of military or police
near the polling booths.
Show Indifference.
Despite the Importance OF the cleo
ton. the citizens displayed indffer-
ence for the most part and the votes
cast here were very few.
Troops and police patrolled the city
throughout the day and the national
palace was guarded by several COM
panies OF artillery with machine guns.
Voting throughout the country has
been light In some places there was
no voting at all. Diaz appears to be
running ahead of his three rivals, but
the indications are that not sufficient
votes VIII he cast TO validate the cleo
ton. In that event, President Huerta
will continue as provisional president
Another election would have to wait
for his proclamation.
Nueva Leon reports that the rumor
of Diazs arrest reached there early
/ but such voting as there was appeared
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cast. however. Several votes were
cast at Juarez and Diaz is in the lead
there Soon after the polls opened
General Jose Salazar appeared with
seven hundred cavalrymen, all oil
whom cast their ballots. and immedi-
ately left for the South. IT their
/ horses are in good condition these
cavalrymen should be able to repeat
the performance many times before
the polls close.
| Disorder at Chihuahua.
At chihuahua the disorder is reported
to have been so great as TO determine
the military governor to order post
4 ponement of the voting for state offi-
clals,
Another report from Coahuila says
! that Governor Mas was unable to bt
present and that no election was hello
I because he had not issued his official
/ proclamation.
/ Little interest is being manifested ir
1 the election in Mexico City. There was
4 the usual Sunday crowd in the streets
! but little talk of politics or the posi-
4 bile results of the election. Every
where voters are apathetic. Reports
/ from dozen precincts. in which more
than a thousand voters were regis
tered, show that only fifty-nine ballots
4 have been cast. The military patrol Is
| keeping the crowds moving and gather
1 ings at street corners are quickly dis
persed. Hundreds of voters who ar'
unfriendly to the Huetta government
are remaining at home and the belize
Is that they have been intimiaated.
Fear May Explain Ii.
This same fear may explain the light
ness of the vote in other sections O
1.-THE country, particularly along thu
northern border and in the parts where
| Diaz is known to be strong. re
port says that at Piedras Negras, wher,
! the constitutionalists are particularly
strong. the polls were not opened at all
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