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ConstrueS Reference as lndiCat.
ing That Provisional Presi-
dent Won't Be Candidate.
ELECTION ON OCTOBER rs
Preliminary Work Is Being
Rushed, but Washington Will
Keep Sharp Eye on Legal
ity of Whole Affair.
Iron The Tribune Bureau. ]

Washington, Sept. 49, = The message
which General Huerta delivered TO the
Mexican Congress on Tuesday has brought
no change in the policy OF the admins
tration in Washington, which continues
to do what It has been doing for several
weeks, simply await Developments
Advices have been received at the State
Department from Mr.. O'Shaughnessy. the
American Charge d'Affaires. that the pre-
liminary work for the elections Is now
being done, and from these reports the
department infers that the election Will
be held on october %. as scheduled. IL
had been believed. prior TO the receipt OF
Mr.. 'Shaughnessy's reports, that t
would be virtually impossible to hold cleo
tons on October % because OF the time
required by the electoral law promulgated
by Huerta on May 81 for the preliminary
work, such as establishment OF electoral
districts. registration OF voters. review OF
the registration lists, etc. II appears,
however. that the government Of Mexico
city is concentrating this work and what
should have taken some four months or
more will be accomplished in less than
two. Inasmuch as the legality OF the cleo
ton will be scrutinized by the American
government before recognition is grant
ed. this matter may become one OF I'M
portance after the elections are held.
Optimism Now Over Message. -
The administration is now constituting
Huerta's reference in his message TO turn
ing over -he government TO his successor
as indicating that he will not be can
d:dato himself, and on that construction
IS basinG renewed optimism. II was SAID
on the highest authority to-day that there
IS nothing concerning Huerta's retirement
I'm the message which is at variance with
what was said IN the second note OF
Senior Gamboa. Secretary OF Foreign Al
fairs, that a Provisional President could
not become permanent President. or win
the assurances which the administration
received that Huerta would not succeed
himself I'm any circumstances. DeniaiS
have been made In Mexico city that any
such assurances have been given, but
high officials here Insist they have
The administration has not yet given
consideration 10 the intimation In Huerta
message that the presence or American
warships in Mexican waters would be I'M
welcome after the expiration. on Octo-
Der %. OF the six-month period granted
by the Mexican Congress. II is still GER
tain. however. ehat If the presence Of
American warships is Of value to Amerl-
can citizens they will remain. President
Wilson told visitors to-day that he mad
Fever heard Of the action Of the Mexican
Congress In granting permission LOT
American warships to remain In Mexican
waters for period OF six months.
TIE State Department has received con-
nrmatlon Of the death Of William q.
Robertson, an American, early this month.
Robertson WAS killed by soldiers under
General Jesus Madrigal while travelling
from Durango TO Mazatlan with four
other Americans, none OF whom as tar
as the department knows, was injured
REPRESENTATIONS have been made oy the
consular authorities looking to the pun
ishment Of the murderers.
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