Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-22
GOMEZ UNWILLING
TO ENTER CONTEST
SAYS No Fair Election Can Be
Held in Mexico Under
Present Regime.
REBEL LEADERS DECLARE
ALLEGIANCE TO CARRANZA
Injection of Church Question Into
Politics May Bring Situa-
ton to Head.

DR. Vasquez Gomez provisional vice
president of Mexico during the Madero
revolution. today sent word TO leaders
of what was formerly known the
'anti-re-election' party, accepting their
tender of nomination for the presi-
dency, hut declaring that he would not
run in an election held under present con-
ditions in Mexico.
I,r Gomez. who is in Washington at
present, and who Is opposed to the
Huerta regime. sent word to his
friends in Mexico that no fair election
could be held while fighting is going
on or while Huerta is in control of
the government machinery in Mexico
City. DR.. Gomez was nominated for
the presidency some time ago and is
Understood to have strong following
in Mexico. particularly among the mid
die classes.
DIR. Gomez believes that it is absolutely
necessary to bring about agrarian
forms in Mexico for the benefit of the
poorer people His party was founded.
with the late President Madero at its
head, with agrarian and anti-re-election
planks in its platform. Since then the
anti-re-election plank las been made
part of the constitution.
May Force Him Into Race.
The decision OF Dr. Gomez to run for
the presidency if peace can be brought
about was expected here to have an i'm
portant bearing on the Mexican situation.
Up to the present time Gen. Carranza.
the leader OF the constituencies in the
field, has not been looked upon as can
didate, but it is thought that if an open
election is held his many supporters Will
insist upon him being q candidate.
In this connection it became known to-
day that practically all of the revolution
AIRY leaders in different parts of Mexico
have sent direct word to the American
government here, declaring their allegi-
ance to Gen. CarranZa as supreme mill
tary commander of the present reVoIu-
ton. This action was taken to dlSprove
assertions that all the leaders were not
working in harmony.
The leaders who were said to have
taken this decisive action were Gen
Gertrudis Sanchez who is in command in
the southwest. including 'Jalisco. Guer-
zero and other states. Castillo Brito. who
is the leader in Tabasco, Iucatan and
Campeche; Gen. Agufiar, who IS com
mander in San Luis Potosi; Gen. Urbina,
who is in command in Durango and
Zacatas: Gen. Villa. who is in command
in Chihuahua; Gov. RiveroS, who is IN
command in Sinaloa, Gov. Maytorena
who is in command in Sonora: Gen. Lucio
Blanco, who is in command in Nuevo
Leon and other states, and other leaders.
Doubt Fair Election.
All of the constitutional leaders in
Washington agree in saying that there
can be no fair election in Mexico until
gets out They took Gen. Huertas state
ment given out in Mexico City yester
day to mean that he will not be a candi-
date, but expected that he would support
Minister OF Foreign Affairs Gamhoa or
some other supporter
Gen Huertas statement that the
elections would be fair were not taken
seriously by the conStitutionallStS
They said il is impossible to accept
the word Of a man who acted as
Huerta did toward his friend Nadero.
Henry Lane Wilson. the titular am
bassador TO Mexico from the United
States, has arrived in Washington after
an absence of several weeks. He called
at the State Department today, but
did not see Secretary Bryan. he says
he is in Washington on private bust
ness He refused to comment on the
Mexican situation.
May Precipitate Crisis.
The United States government is taking
more than passive interest in the de-
velopments I'm Mexico City during the
last few days, chief among which has
been the defiant opposition by a major
ity Of the Mexican congress to the ap-
pointment of Eduardo Tamariz. one Of
the leaders Of the Catholic party, to the
ministry of public instruction.
The opening OF a fight by the liberals
in congress to repress the influence OF
the Catholic party in governmental affairs
Is looked upon here as likely TO force a
crisis. as il reawakens an issue bitterly
fought from time to time in the lie OF
the southern republic.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES here declare the Mex
lean people would never brook return
of the church to share in the govern
meut. and they view the proposal of
Huerta 10 place Tamariz in the depart
ment of public instruction as virtually
turning over the educational system 10
the clergy
El,,,,i N n RI an of Huarta.