El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-23
WLLbREAL HAS
QUIT C0NFERECE
With Most of Carranza Del
egates, He Goes to
Mexico City.

Antonio A. VillareaI. president OF the
AEuasCalieutes conference. together
with his stan and a considerable num-
Der Of the other Carranza delegates,
have arrived at Mexico City. according
to Geographic advlces received here
from Guadalalara. Nilla-eaI was prom
inently mentioned as a compromise can
didate TO fiji the provisional presi-
dency in the event the convention
should force the resignation of Car
rama
The report that many OF the Car
rama delegates have quit the conyen-
ton caused no surprise among Carran-
CIstas here, who have maintained for
some tine that any attempt 20 carry
on free and unrestricted debate in
the convention would fail IN view OF the
fact that Villa troops not only control
the city but the surrounding country.
As early as Monday Of this week Car
rancistas here insisted that no further
sessions would be held
Or0zcO Makes Statement.
Acting consul Jorge L. Orozco today
EaVe-o the following statement anent
the attitude Of Carranza toward the
AEuasCalientes convention M Or1ZCO
THE statements Of the press that
Gen. Carranza has haughtily and an
grily refused to recognize the acts Ct
the Aguascalientes convention is com
pletely inexact. Bound by the pan 0e
Guadalupe TO which Gen Carranza I
sWOre fealtv when he assumed com
undertook TO drive from Mexico uSurp-
ers and dictators, he is powerless to |
change To covenants Of that agreement /
or SWerVe from allegiance thereto. The I
plan de Guadalupe provided for a con-
ventiOn in Mexico City and provided ]
clearly what the functions Of that con-
yentiOn were 10 be-
business All Provided For.
THE convention was TO name the |
date of the election and attend to such 1
minor matters as might properly come i
rHalr~rH nd
of reesJablishinE permanent peace /
throughout the nation It provided that Il
the general in chief was TO take over Il
the executive power Of the nation IN
I'll his successor should be elected Zen
Carranza has sworn that he will turn \
over the executive power TO whatever
man is so elected by the people and he 1
cannot so Tar forget MS nOnOr as man I
and a patriot as TO take any steps not
authorized in the plan de Guadalupe
Plan Cannot Be Changed.
The plan de Guadalupe Is written IN y
blood on every Mexican battlefield and 4
II Is impossible for any man to change
Its terms today The convention - (
mentioned was one Of the fundamentals
OF the COnstitutiOnalist plan Every I
man who bore arms in the COn5titu- !
1ionalist cause is bound by il, but 10 I
say that the convention was ever in
tended 10 exercise the sovereign power
is completely ineSact.
1T Is necessary TO rSmind you also 1
that when the convention was first |
D
Villa bound themselves 10 stay away
that they might neither be accused Of
trying 10 dominate the convention.
villa and CHrranzH.
This agreement the first chief Of the I
army has scrupulOusly kept The north
ern leader, however, presented himself /
at the gates Of the city Of Aguascall- I
entes with body guard Of 1000 men, Z
bringing at his heels for a purpose best ]
known TO himself his army OF IS, 900
men The city OF AEuaSca-l eutes Is to
day practically in a state OF siege Far
from being free 10 talk and work many /
Of the delegates TO the convention are !
IN actual fear OF their lives Their own I
troops are scattered far and wide over ]
the Mexican republic, the nearest being D
in SaltiIO-
'.Cientificos Approve OF Villa
Then TOO. one should remember that
the Clenutcos are heartily approving
Of the attitude and acts Of the general !
Of the division Of the north. Today N I
Fl PasO there are 500 trained Cientifico !
veterans who are ready 10 move and
give their assistance on a moments ne
Jce tlllbusters are armlng in this city I
and make known frankly Uhat they in I
tend TO Join Ellla's army In case OF an
other revolution
We fear that villa is dreaming; that
the vertigo OF the heights has turned J
his head and made him for the moment [
forget the good OF his native land. His ]
gOOQ fighting Of his soldiers and under /
generals may easily become dim aad
; Ld4lE4 Win QASAOAOE u ne is not care 3
tul OF his steps.
It is Yet my earnest hope and my best I
wish that Gen. Villa may before il is too I
late perceive the error OF the path IN I
which he travels and turn back
Cannot Represent the People.
IN any case If the Aguascalientes !
convention becomes dominated BY any .
one man, especially II ii is dominated !
By fear and a show OF a force OF arms, :
IL cannot truly represent the viii Of The I ,
Mexican people, and after four years Of |
lighting the people Of Mexico viii never ! {
allow another military dictator TO sit / !
upon the crime stained throne Of r1O-- | I
Trio Dlaz and NlctOrianO Huerta-" I
Fighting IN Federal District. 7
Reports were received here Friday (
that strong Zapata force has again .
started fighting within the federal dis
-rlcL Carranza officials here q Ote ad- /
vices Of agents from AEUascalientes to I +
ne effect that every approach to the
city of Aguascalientes is !
low IN the possession Of strong forces :
" villa al-Aerents.'
Governor Jose 1Iaytorena, Of Sonora, 5
Friday morning released a number Of J
lniclals whom he recently set free at q
termosillO but rearrested at NOgales
according to advices received by acting
.onsul Jorge OrOzcO- The prisoners ]
lad been ordered released by the J