The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-02
GENERAL 0BRECON IS INAUCUR RATED. AT MEXICO CITY.
New President Takes Office After Simple Ceremony
 At Mexican Capital.
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vital policies of social reform put into practice.
 He recognizes education of the masses as the first real need, if his plans are carried out, schools long neglected and school teachers, long underpaid, and in many cases not paid at all, will be given employm ent
 The new president was born Ill 1880 in the state of Sonora From early childhood he was forced to work for living but he has become one of the country's biggest indus trial men. He is said to po3ses: considerable wealth.
 Supported Carran-a
 Revolutions in Mexico within the past few years made him first g mili- tary power in the North, ...aa a staunch adherent of Carraaza whose succession to the presidency is said to have been largely due to the military genius and energy of Obre- gon. General Obregon, who at Gel ava, inflicted what is said to be the only decisive military defeat Fran. cisco Villa, the bandit, ever suffered With Carranza in power, Gen. Obre- gon was entrusted with many diff cult tasks of reconstruction, occu pying numerous official posts inclu1 ing that of Minister of War
 When, in the fall of 1919, Pre5I- dent Carranza announced definitely that he would retire from office a the expiration of his term on Decem Der l. 1920, and that elections would be held in a regular and legal man ner, Gen. Obregon wa5 the first. to announce his candidacy From his hacienda home in Sonora early this year. he issued a.. manifesto whic,i proclaimed him the leader Of the Liberal Constitutionalist party and which he proposed to make his cam paign He immediately began tour of the republic.
 Politics Fermenting
 Meanwhile politics was fermentine in the national capitol Gen. Pablo 1OALdICS, dL HIT ltDuLtu LO iitbli the official favor of President Car ranza as his successor, began an ac- tive campaign and within a few weeks Igpacio Bonillas, at that time Mexican Ambassador to the United Staates, announced his candidacy as a civilian, charging that O5rego1 and Gonzales both represented the military classes. Refuting the latter assertion Obregon requested Congress to withdraw his rank as a general but this was refused.
 Early in April Gen. Obregon re tired to his home in Sonora, follow ing published charges that the Car ranza regime was attempting to en- barrass his candidacy. Almost co incident with this retirement came the Reflection of Adolfo de la Huerta who. as Governor of Sonora refuse l to recognize the sovereignty of Pres ident Carranza in certain state af- fairs This disagreement culminated early in May in open revolution with which Gen. Obregon and numerous of his political aides and large num- bers of followers became affiliated
 Following then in quick succession was the march of the army of the North on Mexico City and it's subse- quent bloodless capture. the flight of President Carranza and his cabinet and the edatb of the executive il lonely mountain hut.
 Polls Big Majority
 Adolfo de la Huerta was elected by Congress as the Provisional Presi. dent to act until December l. Gen. Obregon immediately returned to an energetic campaign and in Septem- Der was overwhelmingly elected Pres ident An official canvass of the votes cast showed that Gen. Obregon received 1,131,751 and his nearest op- ponent. Alfredo Robles Dominguez, received HAP.
 Since the election, Gen. Obregon