The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-01
WILSON'S POLICY SUCCESSFUL,
PROBABLE THAT MEXICO WILL
HAVE ELECTION AND HU.
ERTA WILL NOT BE
CANDIDATE.
Official Circles Closely Observe Course
OF Events-NOminatiOn of Gamboa
May be Important Step in Direction
of Restored Tranquility.

Wilson took the position today that
the policy Of moral suasion adopted
by the United States toward Mexico
had accomplished it's two cardinal
purposes-tO obtain assurances that
there would be a constitutional elec-
tiOn and that Provisional President
Huerta would not be a candidate to
succeed himself
Advices received here describing in
detail the preparations being made
for the election Of October 26 and
stating also that Gen. Huerta would
not be candidate but would support
FREDERICK Gamboa, Mexican minister
of foreign affairs, the nominee Of the
Catholic party, encourage President
Wilson and Secretary Bryan to be
lieve thas the Huerta government was
carrying out what the United States
had emphasized in the Lind negotia-
tiOns as the essential features of q
satisfactory settlement Of the revolu-
tioHaTy TROUBLES.
The president realizes that it will
not be Immediately possible to Judge
whether the processes Of the election
are actually constitutional and will
withhold decision for some time as
to whether the choice of that electi On
will be recognized by the United
States. Likelihood that foreign gov
ernments will await the Judgment OF
the United States before extending
recognition is being impressed on the
Mexican authorities, it is said, with q
view of insuring free choice. How
ever. doubt as to the value of the
coming election as expressing the will
of the Mexican people was cast by
constitutionalist headquarters here
today in the issuance of, a sttaement
saying its supporters, extending over
many Mexican States, would not 81
to the polls.
Many persons familiar with the pur-
poses of the administration predicted
that the next step>in the policy .of tho
United States would be an effort tc
| show indirectly to the constitutional.
lists the necessity OF participating IN
the'election. In this connectionit was
pointed out by officials today thai
Mexican law would hold the ap.
preaching election valid and constitu.
tional IL a majority Of the polling
precincts in the republic were shown
to have been in legal operation.
Administration officials let It be
known that the United States was nc,
| concerned with the personnel of the
candidates beyond it's opposition &c
| Gen. Huerta's continuation in power
"a position justified in their mind.
because Of his irregular assumption
| Of authority and overthrow of MaierO
This attitude was declared necessar!
to further the cause Of stable gov
ernment In Latin-America.
Gamboas candidacy, nevertheless
causes much discussion in official cir
cles, and doubt was frequently eX-
pressed that he could be elected. II
was pointed out by administration Of
ficials that the Catholic party always
had been a minority in Mexico because
most Mexicans, although Of the RO-
man Catholic religion. traditionally
had opposed the idea Of a Catholic
political party as Heading possibly to
a reunion of church and state.
With keen interest official Washing
ton Is waiting to see whom the Lib
erals in Mexico City will name, Man
uel Calero, former ambassador to the
United States under the Madero re-
gime, is regarded here as d likely
choice. Whether his candidacy would
mean participation by the cOnstitu.
tiOnalists in the election, or whether
some other men acceptable to their
cause would be selected, were ques-
tiOns on which the next steps in the
situation seem to revOlve.
A feeling of a relief that the stu
alton was adjusting itself was ap-
parent here today. From high ad-
ministratiOn officials came the state
ment that while no change in orders
had been sent to cOnsuls about Amer
leans leaving Mexico the disposition
OF President Wilson always has been
to leave the question entirely to the
discretion of the Americans in Mex
leo, still urging those in the trouble
zone to depart and offering them pc
cuniary assistance. az