South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-28
MEXICO ELECTION
IS FARCE HUERTA
To RETAIN REINS
So Few Voters Appear at Polls
That Officials Fall Asleep in
Many PIaoeS-No Disorders
Reported.

ME%ICO CITY. oct. gs-This city
took on the appearance OF an armed
camp Monday as returns from scatter
ed election districts made Il certain
that no candidate had received A ma
jority OF the votes cast IN the presi-
dental contest Though no disorders
attended the bsllOting here SUNDAY.
troops were brought into the CITY an
dawn 10 prevent riots upon promulca-
ton OF official announcement from the
government that the ballOting had re-
suited IN no election"
The result Of the elections means
mat Nlctoriano Huerta will remain i'm
once as president. Returns received
thus FAR show Frederic Gamboa and
FellN Dlaz are running a close race.
Inc number Of votes cast is less than
one-third of the total voting strength
OF the republic. which is required by
legal.
Catholics VIII Control.
Elections of senators and deputies.
however, Is not hampered 10y this CON
stitutional provision and il is certain
that the Catholic party headed bv
Gamb boa and supported by Huerta viii
nave control IN the next congress This
assures Huerta full control instead OF
the legislative revolt which continually
threatened in the last congress con-
trolled by Maderistas.
That Huerta had no doubt that the
election would fail was born out bv his
decree increasing the strength of the
Mexican army from 10000 TO $50, 600.
This sudden increase of the army 10
almost double its present size when
the government is short of funds and
loans seem unattainable gives the gen
eral impression that Huerta is either
preparing for "A foreign war or expects
new uprisings. possibly as a result OF
the election fiascO.
Predictions that the election would
be farce are fully born out by the
scenes al the polling places on SUNDAY
In some precincts not vote was cast
and latest figures indicate that not
over 1000 were cast for all the candi-
dates IN the federal district. although
there are $4,000 registered voters in
that section of the republic alone
so few voters appeared at the polls
that election officials fell asleep in "A
number of places and were only awak-
ened when the legal hour for closing
arrived.
Cause of Light Vote
The chief reason for the light vote
is believed TO be the law requiring
every ballot cast be signed with the
name and address of the voter In me
present situation MexiCans who op-
posed Huerta We're afraid to go on
record dS IdNoIlnB DldZ. therefore
che candidate. although having thOus-
ands Of supporters in the capital. was
unable 10 receive mis- full voting
strength.
1t will be several weeks before all
the returns are in from the isolated
sections Of the republic, but il is prob
able that before that time congress
will have convened, declared the depu-
ties and senators supported by the
clericals elected, and chosen Huerta
again as president al interim.
The result Of the election will not
be definitely known until the newly
elected congress meets i'm November
and pass upon the returns. said
Senior Cara Aldap. minister Of the in
terror. Monday.
All votes cast FOR Gen. Huerta VIII
be thrown out as illegal This is in
accordance with the presidents proc
lamatiOn. Gen. Banquet, who ran
for vice president on the Huerta ticket
cannot be prevented from holding Of
fee, however. and he will be eligible
10 hold either the presidency or vice
presidency, if duly elected