New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-04
Peace Expected from
Choice of New Mexican
Provisional President.
CONVENTION FEARS
TO GO TO CAPITAL
Carranza Says in Message to I'll
Paso That He Will Not
Accept Action.
From The Tribune Bureau

Washington, Nov. 3.-The admins
tration appears to be pleased with the
selection Of General Eulalio Gutierrez,
who is military Governor Of the State or
San Luis Potosi, as provisional Presi-
dent of Mexico, and there IL feeling
in official quarters that he viii be able
TO cement the fractional elements and
that peace will eventually develop az
result of the Aguascaientes conven-
ton.
General Gutierrez is said 20 have
been consistently liberal in politics, IN
sympathy with the Madero regime and
also to have been non-partlsan as be-
tween General CarranZa and General
Villa" says a statement given out by
the Department o. State to-day. he
is looked upon generally by the TO-
lowers of Villa as representing a wise
and satisfactory selection for the pro-
yisional Presidency.
General GutierreZ's term is a tenn
pOrary one for period OF twenty days,
at the end of which time the conven-
ton, with a full attendance Of thirty
duly authorized Zapata delegates. will
ratify his election as provisional Presi-
dent until his duly elected successor
can assume the Office or other person
be named TO fill out the provisions,
term. General Gutierrez is said 70
command the respect and confidence OF
all the revolutionary element"
The State Departments memorandum
adds the following details:
General Gutierrez is a native Of
Conception del Orc, in the State Of Ia
catecas He was connected with the
Madero revolution before joining in
the present disturbance. He joined
the revolt against Daz, and after cap
turing his home town. pursued his
campaign in the adjacent territory.
Under Madero he was attached 10 the
staff of Governor Rafael Cepeda Of
San Luis Potosi for short time. He
voluntarily resigned this position TO
return to his private mining business
in Conception.
after the overthrow of Madero
Gutierrez revolted against Huerta and
again took control of his home town.
after which he became active in the
general revolutionary campaign; he
was given the rank of general and con-
fined his activities TO the district be-
tween Saltilo and San Luis Potosi.
Suggestions that the convention re-
assemble Immediately IN Mexico City
and inform Carranza of its decision
were met with expressions of apprehen-
sion by many of the delegates. who
feared that the convention would be
arrested in a body. Only # General
Carranza should accept the decision
of the convention, the delegates plan
20 assemble there and administer the
oath OF Office 70 Gutierrez.
Mexico City, Nov. 3.-General Villa,
whose troops yesterday occupied the
city of Aguascallentes, where the Con
stitutonalist Peace Convention was in
session, said to-day that he had no I'M
tention of moving his forces further
south at the present time.
The convention voted 10 adjourn 20
/ Mexico City, but the delegates, 10 was
said. would not be permitted 20 leave
/ Aguascalientes until General Carranza
/ had acted with regard 20 his reslgna-
ton.
General Carrauza Is az the city Of
+ Pupbla. where he was received with
much enthusiasm by the populace. He
is expected 20 return 90 the Federal
capital to-day or tomorrow. when Cen
erals Obregon and Cabrai viii meet
him as a committee coming from the
peace convention.
Fl Paso. Nov. 3. General Carranza,
in message received here this after
noon. declared that he would not abide
by the action of the Aguascalientes
convention in naming provisional
President.
Douglas. Ariz.. Nov. g. General Car
rama never sent his resignation to the
Aguascalientes convention, the mes
sage 20 that effect received az Aguas-
calientes being a Geographic error,
according to a telegram from General
Carranza 20 General Benjamin Hill,
his commander in Sonora.
In this telegram Carranza asserts
that he is still the head of the Consti-
tutionalist army. and notified Hill that
he would expect him to execute his
orders.
General Carranza declared that what
he did say 20 the convention was that
he was willing TO become an exile
from Mexico, providing the same treat