New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-06
MEXICAN ELECTION NOT
POSSIBLE ON DATE SET
Little, if Any, of Necessary
Four Months Work OF Prep
aration Yet Accomplished.
REPUBLIC TO SEND AGENT
Washington Believes Senior
Manuel de Zamacona y
Inclan Is Coming to Ar
range for a Loan.
From The Tribune Bureau. I


Washington. Sept. 5.-Even if Victoriano
Huerta. Provisional President Of Mexico.
comedies all the United States demands
with regard TO holding an honest and a
constitutional election and even If he also
meets all the re1ureme hts Of the revoiu-
tionists. il will be virtually impossible
for Mexico 10 have an election on Octo-
her 2s. the date now fixed The electoral
laws Of Mexico require too much in the
way of preparation. none OF which has
Yet been accomplished. So far as either
the state Department OF the Mexican En-
bassy knows. 10 permit Of an election
seven weeks hence. II will doubtless he
some weeks before an arrangement salts
factory 10 both sides can be reached. u
at all. and il seems clear that the pre-
hminary work for the election Will take
at least two or three months So, grant
ing that President Wilson will manage
10 adjust matters. there is little ilkeu-
hood Of an election before 1914
Washington is deeply interested in The
expected visit 10 the United states OF
Manuel de Zamacona Iuclan. formerly
Mexican Ambassador to the United states
and more recently MeXicos financial
agent IN London Advices have been re-
ceived telling OF the forthcoming VISIT
of this eminent Mexican. but the officiaIs
say they do not know what IS the nature
Of his mission. From Mexico city 1t has
been reported that Senior Zamacona wouI4
OCCUPY in Washington a place similar 10
that Of John Lind in Mexico. The Next
can Embassy says nothing is known there
Of Senior Zsmacona's mission to this
country II Is thought here. however
that he may be coming 20 get this gov
eminent 10 make good its promise 70 use
its influence with American bankers 10
make a generous loan 10 Mexico II Huerb
would agree not 10 BE- candidate Tor
the Presidency. which Huerta has done.
There seemed 70 be little doubt TO-DAY
in official circles that the Washington
administration would receive senior Nt-
macona under certain conditions. as u"
is we'll known here and regarded as )ne
Of the ablcst Of Mexicans
The State Department received adVic's
to-day OF a serious state ~ aHalr~ 'l
Tabasco. a state in which there has been
no serious revolutionary movement. al
though bandits have made mucn trou'I'.
II is reported now that the rebels are
creating a great disturharc" and mahlnS
II hot for the government forces
THE law under which the October 'i"c-
,ions would have 20 be held was prom4i-
GATED by Huerta on May q. American
oeieials have been studying its provisions
and md that the time allotted Tor tho
work Of preparation exceeds -FOUR months
A. far AS is known. nothing Of TINS pre-
urinary work has been done. and even II
il has been and not reported by consu'i NJ
officers. il is 10 be believed II VIII nav
70 be done all over again az the revoiu-
,ionists would not accept what mas oeeh
done under Huerta's direction.
Tho law OF Nav Il directs the DIVISION
~ all municipalities into electoral pre-
cincrs containing from 80 10 ZOO lnha'-
u,rts This work. the law specifies. was
70 b. accomplished during the second
batf of June" During the nrst half OF
rulv tho municipal official In charge o;
,ha elsction was TO commission one or
MORO citizens TO register the voters IN we
various precincts. Hl9 Ha' W.
within ten days after the appointment
~ erch citizens. During the second nan
~ Julv the municipal official was to nave
nublished a general register Of the mu-
nicipality. placing II before the PUBIC
for inspection. for the purpose OF aHord-
ING an opportunity for appeals the el''n,
inatiou OF names illegally registered anu
the inclusion OF persons left out. u,
oeicial, would pass on sucn appeals ana
repder decisions thereon during the SEE
ond half Of August.
During the second hair Of September
the law states. the additions to the res's-
tors and the elmlnauons therelro'I
should be published. for the guidance Oh
! all concerned.
Each polling place Is to be IN charse
-, a clerk who shall not be d government
c,rnloye. and two scrutinizers, all selec'el
nv the municipal officials. Every ponticdI
Marty and all independent candidates nave
a right TO have representatives at the pom
| ing places TO make reports TO the autholl
Ties on the conduct OF the election ON
cials.