Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-03
General Gutierrez, Friend of
Villa, Named by AguaS
CaIienteS Conference to Act
for Twenty Days,
CARRANzA DEMANDS
FULL EXPLANATION
Movement Of Troops Through
out Republic Is Said to Be
Forerunner of Conflict Be-
tween Factions.

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III Paso. Tex, Nov. 2.-Mexico
stands today as a country with two
presidents.
one of them, Eulalio Gutierrez,
named late yesterday at the Aguas
Calientes conference. was elected to
serve only twenty days. the shortest
term of office of any republic.
The other. venustiano carranza.
now in power al the national capital,
has not recognized Gutierrez as sup
planting him as choice of the conyen-
tion OF chiefs which previously had
retired Carranza and villa, his pollti-
cal and military opponent.
Troops Are Moving.
Evidences tonight pointed to a re-
newal of actual conflict between the
Carranza and Villa factions. Both
sides were said to have begun move
ments of troops.
The remarkably short term of Of
flee accorded to Gutierrez was out of
consideration of the delegates of Gen
eral Zapata, who had no vote in the
convention for lack OF authorization
from their chief. Within the twenty
days allotted it was expected that
Zapata could arrange to allow his
agents to vote for him.
A message from the central bureau
of information at Mexico City was
given out by the consulate generals
office here today as follows:
Carranza's Position.
''As soon as the first chief was in-
formed of the action of the Aguas
Calientes convention he stated to the
convention delegates that he was dis
posed to do as he had promised and
give up his command and executive
power as soon as the convention had
fixed the form of provisional govern
ment and had arranged for Zapata
and villa to give up command of their
forces.
Also, he asks that an explanation
he made to him of the motives which
had impelled the convention TO de-
eide to accept his resignation and the
motives for which it had considered
expedlent his resignation from pow
er."
Record of Gutierrez.
General Gutierrez is known
throughout the constitutionalist army
as the Tiger of Conception del ORC
from the little town between Saltillo
and San Luis Potosi, where he made
his home.
When Gutierrez allied himself with
the movement started by Carranza
against the lHuerta administration, he
succeeded in raising several hundred
men from among his neighbors in the
northern part Of the state of San Luis
Potosi but was unable to arm them.
But a handful of his men had rifles
or ammunition, but in spite of this
fact he is credited with inflicting Sc
we're losses and damage to the federal
troops sent to defend Monterey and
Saltillo.
Succeed In Getting Dynamite.
Gutierrez and his men succeeded
in seizing quantity of dynamite from
mining companies operating south Of
Satillo. With this as his only weap-
on he held up or destroyed dozens of
troop and supply trains carrying re-
Inducements and ammunition to the
federal commanders. From these
trains he armed and equipped the
force with which he inflicted a deci-
sive defeat on the federal command at
Vanegas last June.
When the division Of the northeast
under Gen. Pablo Gonzales concen-
trated. so strong a force about San
Luis Potosi last July that IT was ap-
parent that the federal garrison could
not Withstand them. the citizens Of
San Luis Potosi sent a delegation TO
General Carranza asking that Cen
eral Gutierrez be given a command Of
the constitutional force which was to
occupy the city, saying the towns
people had complete confidence in
his ability to protect them and pre-
serve order.
Carranza complied with their re-
quest and later named Gutierrez pro-
visional governor of the state.