Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-11-07
GEN. A. 0BREG0N
REPORTED HELD
BY GONZALES
He and Other Members of Commission
Sent from Aguas Calientes TO See Car
rama With Regard to His Withdrawal
Are Not Permitted TO Pass 0uereiarO
zAPATA DELEGATES HOLD STRONG
SWAY AMONG CONVENTi0kERS
Officials Representing Leaders Listen
10 Their Being Called Traitors 10 The
Flag. All the Time Their Hands on Their
RevOlvers

Rev0lvers.
General Alvar0 Ohrceon, commander ot
the Western division 81 ihc Constitutional
~ army. j. reported o. have been detained
~ Qucrctaro bv General Pablo Gun1aly-
Obrcgon. ut the time ~ WIT detention, was
IN the company of several member 90
committee which was cu route from Aqua
Calicnte~ to Mexico City 4" inform Gru-
cral CarrauDa of lhe naming III EuiaIIu
Gutierrez To- bc provisional president ot
Mexico tor rrriud NJ twenty days.
This situation EXISTED uu Thursday ard
whether the men have been released aud
allowed 10 continue their trip o. puchla.
where Carrnnza i- supposed n" hr. WAS H"f
known ~ u. Ditimaun. ihc motion piriur.
photographer 81 brownsville. who return
eel To- rhi~ city hast night after having
spent two week w Mexico Ci, ari Auua-
taicutc~.
From what hc had seen oi ,hc nciiou-
of the convention Mr. nttmanu ua- ul
The npiuiun that i would ail iu it- efforts
a. bring peace ~ thc republic lle stated
that the convention i~ NOW await
ng the arrival ~ accredited drir.at,-
from hc Lupai-tu-. thc officer present
representing thc army u"t having been
qualified to vote uu the maitcr- that came
before n.
The convention w beng attended hv
probably l40 officer, including rcprc~rn-
tativc~ of Carrauza. Villa aue Zapaia.
Mr. Ditimauu stated that at Tune thc ,.uu-
vcntiun became turmoil Iud MANY were
the moments when 10 ~cen.cd that nothing
could prevent The conventions urume iutu
4 general ~auniiug aumE At critical
timr- ever, officer w thr convention hull
would move lii~ revolver or autoIaaiic pi~.
tol belt from hi- side io hi~ lup. and with
hi hand closed around thc butt eud WI
the death dealing weapon await thc pass
ing ot the moment.
Those situations were brought on II
number M times I'm thc Zaruta delegate
"a the convention who made utlucrou- Jd-
drc~-c- m which they dId not hesitate go
term the other member ut thr convention
a. traitors. and declared that thcy were
u-ug the Mcxicuu tae a- rag behind
which to hide. Rarely would Zapaia
delegate clu-, hl- remarks hut that twenty
five ~ THIRTY delegate W ,uruu- parts oI
The hall would arise d. answer. chairna
or me- chairman. and there resulted such
confusion that SOM, tmr was necessary
before thc chairman could hrm- order uui
of the chaos
Mr.. Dttmam stated lhut u- Il result ut
III STAY NJ Auuu- IIHrrtr- ma several
chats with Zapaia dvi,eut,- hi- urnir
concerning those surpassed "hrIeaud~" oI
the south ha- uudcrrou, H mu-t radical
change. llr ~.id. that m hI- urHlnu. th.
Iapati-ta~ have exhibited a- mu,h
patriotism than amy other ui thp factions
~ McSiro w. sand that Iup.ia hl- hy,n
fighting for four ycHr- under thr A,HE
plan. from which hc ha~ newer drtiar.d
IN the least. neither under thr Daz lr.lme.
The Madcrn regime. uur when llu,ru uu-
president.
The convention hold secret and public
sessions during Mr. niumumu'- -ta, m
Agua- Cahrntc~ llr -ati thut with th.
exception WI ihc fact that thcrr ~ usually
n crowd before the convention ham. =
stranger would have uo ukim- ihat Hr
cunnir, wu- m war. ur WAS rurr,u. uu
drhhcratiuu- which mI-h, mean lica., WY
war. This condition be- -aid exists aI-a
~ Mexico Cay. whore conditions ur. tram.
pull. llr sand that General iHru Blaine.
\ commander III thc troops m ;h, rsuita..
where he ha- ihe situation we'll m hand
According tn Mr. Duimauu. Genera
turranza changed WHY capital from NrNtru
City to Puchla ou accouu, 81 ihc CLOSE
proximity 2. ihe Iapaii~ta-. who were
working north toward ihr capital. aud W.
times we're Within tyu miles W.T. thr rit,
Also. on the north he ea- mcuaeed b., ih,
Nilla troop. ard uni desiring I'M hy caught
between tw" ilr~ m th, even. another
revolution resulted from thc present r,,o.
luton. he withdrew from tine r.niia.
hi~ capital. and removed II tu puuhia
Edwin :. BrrdiN vhn went into Nrxir.
with Mr.. pHtmanu. returned III thc border
and + nov m san Auiouln. NJ. T. >attcr,
who also wv> one pt the paris. when la-i
heard ~ IN Mr. nitimunn. vas uith tl.
committee headed p, uhrt.pu. uhl,h M.
detained. Mr. Nialcu was permitted laf.i
a. proceed tu n Nirn titt. vncrr L. inin..
collector ~ ,u~tum~ Frank Rabbi bnrh III
naming there.
Mr.. nllmann secured a number .