The Sentinel=record., 1913-09-26
IS ENTIRELY SATISFACTORY, AC. CoRDlNG TO A STATEMENT OF
 PRESIDENT WILSON.
POLICY HAS SUCCEEDED
In lnsuring Constitutional Election and That Huerta Would Not Be a Candidate for the Office of Presi- dent Of the Republic.

Washington. Sept. 25.-President Wilson took the position today that the policy of moral suasion adopted by fine United States toward Mexico had accomplished it's two cardinal pur- poses to obtain assurances that there would be a constitutional election and that Provisional President Huerta would not be candidate to succeed himself
 Advices received here describing in detail the preparations being made for tde election of October 26, and stating also that General Huerta would not be a candidate, but would support Fedirico Gamboa, Mexican minister of foreign affairs the nomi- nee of the Catholic party, encouraged President Wilson and Secretary Bryan to believe that the Huerta govern ment was carrying out what the Unit ed Statets had emphasized in the Lind negotiations as the essential features of satisfactory settlement of the revolutionary troubles.
 The president realizes that it will not be immediately possible to judge whether the processes of the election are actually constitutional ana witl withhold decision for some time as to whether the choice of that election will be recognized by the United States.
 Likelihood that foreign governments will await the judgment of the Unlrec States before extending recognition is being impressed upon the Mexican |. "a .r t.sfa aft insuring free clocc. However doubt as to the value of the comnig cleo ton as expressing the will of the Mexican people was cast by constitu- tionalist headquarters here today III the issuance of a statement saying It's supporters, extending over many Mexican states, would not go to the polls.
 Many persons familiar with the pur- poses of the administration here pre- dicted that the next step in the policy of the United States would be an ef- fort to showindirectlytotaec fort to show indirectly to the consti- tutionalists the necessity of partici pating in the election.
 In this connection it was pointed out by officials today that Mexican law would hold the approaching cleo tions valid and constitutional if ma iority of the polling precincts of the republic were shown to have been m legal operation The claim of the Mexican government that II controls the territory i'll which the bulk of the population of Mexico resides will be taken into account by the Washington administration in judging the coming election. Consuls throughout the re- public will report to the state depart. ment their opinion of the fairness ot the election and if the government resulting from the election is recog- nized. the policy of neutrality between the factions would be declared ended and the United States by eXportation of arms would lend it's moral support to the government set up in the MeXl- can capital.
 President Wilson in discussing the situation with callers spoke of the practical difficulties of constitu- tional election in Mexico at present but regarded with satisfaction the de- termined effort of the authorities m Mexico City to comply with the prin- cipal suggestions made in the nego- tiations conducted by John Lind.
 Administration officials let it be known that the United States was not concerned with the personnel of the candidates beyond it's opposition to General Huerta's continuation III power-a position justified in their minds because of his irregular as sumption of authority and overthrow of Medero This attitude was declar- ed necessary to further the cause oi stable government in Latin-Amerlca Gamboas candidacy, nevertheless, caused much discussion in official cir cles and doubt was frequently eX- pressed that he could De elected. It was pointed out by administration of | ficials that the Catholic party always | had been minority party in Mexico ! because most Mexicans. although of | the Catholic religion, traditionally had | opposed the idea of a Catholic politl- cal party as leading possibly 10 re- union of church and state.
 With keen interest, official W ash | ington is waiting to see whom the lib-
 erals in Mexico City will name. Man
 ue Calero, former ambassador to the
 United States under the Madero
 regime, is regarded here as likely
 choice. Whether his candidacy would
 mean participation by the cohs'itu- tionalists in the election. or whether some other man acceptable to the
 cause would be selected, were ques- tions on which the next steps in the
 situation seem to revoive.
 A feeling of relief that the situation
 was adjusting itself was apparent here today. From high administra-