The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-22
AMBASSADOR BON|LLAS
P RESIDENT T|AL CANDIDATE
GIVEN A VA RIM WEL-
COME IN N EX|CO CITY

COME IN N EX|CO CITY.
Mexico City, Mex, March 22.--Thou.
sands thronged the streets yesterday
TO greet Ygnacio Bonillas, Mexican am.
bassador TO the United States and pres.
idential candidate of the civilian party
in the general elections, July II. The
demonstration was considered as \
first real campaign gathering and as
marking the climax of the prelimin-
ary canvass. a few slight disorders
were quelled by mounted police.
Newspaper comment indicates the
presidential fight has narrowed down
TO Bonillas and Alvaro Obregon. with
part!sans of Pablo Gonzalez waging a
more Or less extensive campaign.
General Obregon, whom opponents
have been attacking. as 4 militaristic
candidate, has been touring the coun-
try and. speaking for more than four
months. Gonzales has contented him
self with the formation Of political
clubs.
In this city two newspapers support
Obregon, two support Bonillas and
the Carran2a administration, and one
favors Gonzales. The two other news
papers are neutral and have been car
rying sections devoted to the actlvit.
les Of each of the three leading can
didatcs.
Platforms announced by the can.
didates all declare for the mainten-
ance Of Mexican national rights, pact
flcation Of the country and other gen.
eralities. platforms, however, are vir.
tually negligible, since the campaign
is being staged on personalities. His
supporters declared the Carranza ad.
ministration IS opposing the generals
candidacy and is using its resources
to secure the election of Bon.llas.
These charges together with intima.
tions that Bonillas is ineligible for
the presidency, and that he is not a
Mexican citizen, have been denied
bv civilian party leaders and govern.
ment officials. The claim is that he is
the candidate of the Protestants has
also been met with vehement denials.
General Federico Monies. former gov.
crnor of Guanajuato, who was the
leading spirit in the recent conference
here of sixteen s.ate governors, has
declared the sole purpose Of that con-
ference was to guarantee free and
orderly elections. He recently resign
cd his post as governor to take an
active part In the campaign Of Bonil
las. Luis Cabrera, secretary Of the
treasury, generally considered spolSes
man for the government. has been
quoted as saying the administration
not only intends to insure orderly cleo
tons, but to deliver to the successful
cardldatc, power to conduct a success
ful administration. General Monies
who is a strong administration SUP
porter, recently declared the governors
conference showed the state govern
mants were strongly aligned with the
Corranza administration and determ'n.
cd to carry out its policies, which,
he said, had been successful.
Summarizing the successes attain
Cd by President Carranza, General
Montes declared:
president Carran2a's promise to
paclfy the republic and turn over n
strong administration to the success.
full candidate is already virtually full
G'e1, During the last year the most
dangerous opponents of the existing
government have been eliminated these
including ZNpata, Banquet. Alvarez,
Garcia. Arenas. Angeles, Cuedo and
Pa'afox, while others such as Peraez
are without resources and anxious to
~urrprder.
During the present administration,
great strides hove been made in re-
covering to the nation its sovereignty
over its natural resources. including
retroeum. Consttutionalst administra.
tions have been erected in all states,
the army, consular and diplomatic SER
vices have been reorgani2ed, the ma
ton was kept neutral during the
world war, no new debts have been
contracted, but plans a:e being made
to pay old foreign debts and the dang
ors inherent in the situation in Yuca-
tan. have been eliminated by the dis
solution of the sisal commission. Com.
mission Of land Is now being divided
among Mexicans, who formerly could
not own it,"
Candidate Agular. sonin-law OF
President Carran2a. who recently re-
signed as governor of the state of
Vera Cruz, is supporting Bouillas.
having declared strongly for civil
ian president and against the policy
of giving the presidency as a prize
TO successful military leaders. He
SAYS such O policy was conducive to
the spread of rebellion All three can
didntes, however, claim to be civilians.
both Obregon and Gonzalez having re-
qucstcd retirement from the military
service.
1t was recently reported that sup
porters of Obregon had uttered
threats that a revolution would result
should their candidate be defeated by
unfair means. Little fear has been
aroused however, in either business
or official circles. since 1t is the gen.
eral belief the country Is tired OF
warfare and anxious to continue the
work of reconstruction.
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Recovering from Serious Illness.