Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-04
CUBAN PRESIDENT
IS A CANDIDATE
FOR REELECTION
Both Conservative and Liberal
Parties Have Made Nomin-
ationSi ZayaS Opposes the
Present Chief Executive,
(Associaied Press Correspondence)

Havana. March 3l.--With the hold
ing of both the conservative and lib
eral party conventions the naming Of
the principal candidates for the pres
idantial election in cuba is complete
as follows.
Conservatives. President Mario G
Menocal for reelection; General Emu
lilo Nunez, secretary of agriculture
for vice president
Liberals. DR.. Alfredo Zayas, former
Twice president under the Gomez add
ADMINISTRATION of 19O9-13. for president
and DR.. carlos Mendieta, member
Of the house Of representatives., for
vice president
The nomination Of Zayas and Men
dieta is hailed by practically all fac
tons of the liberal party as ending
the long continued feud between the
supporters of Zayas and the Miguel
istas who are followers of the former
President Jose Miguel Gomez This
feud grew out Of the apparently i'm
placable hostility Of President Gomez
TO the presidential aspirations Of his
former colleague in the administra-
ton.
From the beginning of the feud In
the early days Of his administration
General Gomez has declared that
that nothing could reconcile him to
support of Zayas until, finding him
self outgeneraled Ivy the political dex-
terity of the latter and all hope of ais
own nomination vanished, he gave his
adhesion to the verdict Of the con-
vention. That he gave II grudgingly,
and that there is some doubt whether
he will give his enthusiastic personal
support to the ticket is evidenced by
the fact that he refused to attend the
convention and after the adjournment
when the triumphant Zayistas gath
cred in front of his palace on the
Prado demanding that he address
them. he declined TO do so and dele
gated the vice presidential candidate
to speak in his behalf. That his fol-
lowers, however, led by his own for
mer right hand, Speaker Ferrara, and
other influential leaders, will loyalty
support Zayas there is said to be no
doubt,
other Elements Unimportant
The only elements of the liberal
party now outside the breastworks are
the factions led by former Governor
Asbert and Eusebio Hernandez, who
are declared to be unlikely to prove
OF much Importance. The Asbertistas
are now somewhat numerous in Ha-
vana province with a smaller follow
ing in Matanzas and the llernandistas
are regarded as a negligible quantity.
There is also a possibility that both
may become reconciled TO the regular
MI, lrn in a flH
event, declare the prospects of the
success, of their ticket are bright
With President Menocal in control
of all the machinery of the govern
ment. having the support of the
army and himself popular with a
good record Of administration he will
not be easily defeated. There is, how
ever in the conservative party an.
element which is opposed on prinoi-
pie to recollection, and what the
of this element may be can
only be developed during the course
of the campaign. On the other hand
the voting strength of the liberals Is
great and will be in
creased by the support of many Gu
bans who without any distinct politi-
cal affiliations, or hostility to the adj
are disposed to welcome
a change.
What the liberals profess to fear is
that they will be denied fair count
and that the party in power will adopt
the tactics of ballot box stuffing. They
also say that, since the incorporation
of the old rural guard in the regular
agmy there is grave danger of MILF
tary terrorism at the polls. Hence
there is renewed discussion of the ad-
Instability of asking the United States
to appoint commission
to supervise the registration and Vot-
ing as the only means of assuring
perfectly fair election and obvlatlng
the peril of revolution that might re-
suit from any suspicion of unfairness
1t is unlikely, however, that TINS step
will be resorted to for some time, al
least until party passions should be-
come dangerously aroused The po-
litical campaign will probably not
reach an acute stage until the period
between the close of the sugar grind
ing season in July and the election,
which takes place on November l. or
serious political issues there are none
H. etrtoolo hnipo SiODlN for Office.