El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-16
Many Of Them Secretaries to
Cabinet Officers; One
Huerta s Secretary.
Flight of Foreigners From
Mexico City Presages I'm
po"tant Developments.
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man today at the temporary Orsani-
cation OF the new chamber of deputies,
but, owing TO opposition TO his sitting,
his secretary. GOnZalO ZuuiSa. who is
himself member Of the chamber, was
seated as chairman in his stead He
presided for only n few minutes. Par
IamentaTy form was somewhat neg
lected in the proceedings. There was
a dispute over the selection of a per-
Tnanent chairman When Zuniga called
Tor order and appealed for adherence
10 parliamentary procedure, he evoked
strong opposition.
Don't Talk Of Law"
Don't talk % us Of law" shouted
senQr Meron editor ri FL impartial"
the Huerra organ. -.What have we to
do with law2 We are greater than the
law The country is in a delicate con-
oluou and we are in duty bound TO
proceed in the most expeditions man
uer possible
The dispute over the chairmanship
was finally ended without a ballot by
the appointment of Enrique Baz TO act
Is president of the board until next
y ednesday. when the chamber viii be
formally convened Secretaries were
named and a committee on credentials
was appointed after which the session
was adjourned.
Remarkable Array of Deputies.
The makeup of the new chamber is
rather unusual Practically all of the
members are CLOSELY allied in various
capacities with the HUerta admiuistra-
ton Several well known detectives
have been elected as deputies. Like
wise. all Of the members of the presi-
dnt's staff. even to his private secre-
tarT- Secretaries of members Of tho
cabinet have also been declared
elected.
ToGe~'s meeting of the lower house
wa not attended with any Of the dis
order that had been anticipated. For
the o0st two days rumOrs had been
rife that q revolt had been planned 70
take place today COincident to the
meeting of the new congress. There
was no sign of such an uprising, al
though there was no display OF mill
tory force either within or outside Of
the chamber The only apparent
anxiety on the part of the administra-
tion WIS the presence OF a large num-
Der OF police and plain clothes men"
Six Possible Successors.
Six men are prominently mentioned
as possible successors TO Cen Huerta
as president OF Mexico If he should re-
Francisco de Ia Barra, ambassador
10 France.
Miguel Covarrubias former minis
Francisco CarbaiaI Eosas, chief
M gistrate OF the supreme court.
Pedro Lascurain. minister of foreign
affairs in the Madero cabinet
Gen. Felipe Angeles, former minis
ter Of war and now in the field with
tho rebels
Manuel Cara AIdape, minister Of
the interior.
O'ShauEhncEsy May QHif-
Strong rumOrs are current tonight
that charge d'affaires O'Shaughnessy
is pre7ared 90 leave the city for Vera
cruz tomorrow, but neither he nor any
one else connected WITH the embassy
would deny o. affirm the report
Mr. O'ShauEhnessv was reported 70
he in active communication with
Washington all day. but TO nature Of
the Communication could Re oh+aired.
At the national palace. - s-@ternent
vas Obtai19ble regarding tho i0tontion
of Mr. O'Shaughnessy securing his
passport tomorrow
French Minister Leaves.
The exodus Of American and other
foreigners continued today among
those here tonight being n Lefaivre
the French minister, and his family,
for VeracruZ over the Mexican railway.
Many other prominent Franch and Ger
man families department on the same
train, extra sleepers having been put
on for their accommodation
Several sTecial trains have been en-
gagged for tomorrow by persons desir-
ing to get away before the expected
crash.