Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-07-10
HUERTA ELECTS SELF
DICTATOR AND PARTY HAVE LIT
TIE TROUBLE IN CONTROL
ING VOTE LAST SUNDAY.
GENERAL BLANQUT VICE PRESIDENT
Elections Not Considered Seriously
Rebels, of Course, Will Fight on
Huerta Forms Alliance with
Zapata, the Revolutionist.

Mexico City.-Elections for presi-
dent, vice president, deputies and SEN
ators were held Sunday in that por-
ton of the republic controlled by the
Huerta government. Indifference was
manifest everywhere.
General Huerta appeared to be the
fayorite candidate for the presidency
and General Banquet for the vice pres
idency. President Huerta, it is report
ed, received virtually unanimous vote
OF confidence. The returns indicate
the reelection of all present members
of the chamber of deputies and the
senate
The lightest vote in many years was
cast, both in the capital and nearby
towns.
Elections Not Taken Seriously.
Vera Cruz.-Mexicans from the in
terror and just beyond the American
lines do not regard seriously the cleo
tons held. 1t is pointed out such cleo
lions could scarcely have any concili-
atory effect on the constitutionalists
and never could be regarded as legal,
since the government is powerless to
comply with the provisions of the law
that the votes be cast freely through
out the territory.
That General Huerta proposes to re-
peat the virtually compulsory choice of
himself and General Banquet for the
presidency and vice presidency re-
spectively, as he did last year, is the
story brought here by a Judge from
Jalapa. He said he had received in
structions to prepare the ballots in the
usual manner, but to see that all votes
cast were for Huerta and Banquet.
Quick returns from the elections are
not likely as many of the places where
the balloting is supposed to take place
are isolated, and after the returns are
all in meeting of the electors must
be held. There naturally would ensue
a considerable interval before the in
auguration of the president
Huerta-Zapata Alliance.
1t is rumored here that an alliance
between Provisional President Huerta
and Emiliano Zapata, the revolution
airy leader, is to be formed soon.
Both here and in the capital the
conviction exists that a crisis is i'm
minent, but only vague reasons are
offered for fear that the next few
days will see a development.
Mexicans prominent in the political,
commercial and social life of the CAPT
tai are Joining in increasing strength,
the army of fugitives.
Late Returns.
Mexico City-Returns from interior
points show an overwhelming majority
in the elections for Huerta for presi-
dent and General Banquet for vice
president. The federal district has
gone solidly for them
Carranza and Villa Love.
Ell Paso, Texas.-The air was clear
ed Wednesday between the Carranza
and Villa factions. The conferences at
Torreon to adjust the differences be-
tween the two constituencies lead
ers' have resulted in at least a tempo
rary adjustment of the trouble which
had threatened to wreck the success
of the revolution.
Leader Is Coming North.
Villa is expected to leave soon for
Chihuahua City and later for Juarez
The principal point of discussion in.
volved a concession by the Villa ele
ment in returning the constitutionalist
national funds confiscated at Juarez
and secured in the United States.