The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-01
FEAR new REVOLT
IN SANTO DOMINGO
Election. Set for To-day. ID
Postponed and New Date
Is Not Announced.
L. :. EFFORTS NULLITIED
Deputies Chosen at "Observed"
Polling Are Voted Out
of Congress.

WAsuiNGroN. March 3l.---The political
situation In Santo Domingo. which Ia
causing the State Department much con.
Germ, took on new aspect to-day with
the receipt OF advires that the presi-
dental election. which was to have be-
gun tomorrow has been postponed. No
new date for the voting has been set
but II is intimated that the delay will be
brief.
The ostensble reason for the delay 10
the failure of Congress TO pass the Cleo
toral bill. but information ut hand here
leads officials to believe that the real
reason Is that the officials Of the Bordas
Admin stration do not wish to proceed un-
I'll they are sure of success. Bordas 10 n
candidate to succeed himself
The results achieved by tho action Of
James NJ. Sullivan. United states Min
setr to Santo Domingo. last summer. be
yond stopping the lighting and the "ob-
servance" 90 Assembly elections In Feb
ruary by American officials have been
nullified The dominican Congress has
declared the constitutional convention dis
solved by invalidating the election ~
many OF the members chosen at the 'Oo-
served alotting. and II has also re-
fused 10 pass the electoral bill. which was
a main feature Of the programme ar
ranged between the Government and the
opposition
There is now grave fear that the pos,
opposition to President Bordas still fur.
ther. and that resort 20 arms may come
even before the voting begins. Reports
from Santo Domingo city Indicate that
th. action Of President Wilson In recog
nizing the Zamur revolutionary govern
ment IN Hayti has encouraged Dominican
leaders 10 believe that IL they can achieve
military success they will he able TO reap
the fruits thereof
Secretary Rryar declined to-day 60
make any comment on the rebuIfs given
20 Minister sullivan by Gen. Desiderio
Aries. one Of the leaders, Of tn. opposi-
ton. Messages sent 10 Gen. Aras by
Mr. sullivan were treated with the utmost
contempt hV the former who not onl.
told the Minister. I'm effect. to mind his
own business hut questioned whether he
had the support OF Washington. 1t if
understood that the state Department
will take no notice Of the incident
The attacks upon Mr.. sullivan. both In
the United states and :;anto Domingo
have been calling to Mr.. Bryan, and drew
from him last fall q statement In defence
of the Minister. III" American repre-
sentative has been under fire since he
took the position last summer and had
been accused OF impropricties with regard
TO the corrections OF his friends ana rela-
tives with the Dominican Govern
ment and Dominican contr acts Many Of
ficials In Washington are satisfied that
there will be unrest In Santo Domingo
until the United States declares for peace
and order in no mistaken terms and backs
up ms words with force
All factions IN the present struggle.
which = growing worse daily. ara re
garded as ot about the sam. stripe. and
IL Is pred c'cd that tho revenues and re
sources o. Sanip Domingo Will never he
properly conserved Tor the Dominican
people until the United states under
takes a larger degree Of responsibility
for the conduct o. government in that
country