The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-21
BY RALPH II. TURNER.
United Press Staff Correspondent

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{ United Press Staff Correspondent
City of Mexico, Feb. 2-(By mail
Personality rules politics in Mex
leo. With the new years witnessing
a definite alignment OF candidates
for the presidential election in July
this fact becomes more apparen
than ever before Just as politics is
personal, so are policies personal and
the American who seeks for divi
sion here on partisan lines, over
such an issue as the tariff, or the
peace treaty, seeks in vain.
Mexican voters, when they go to
the polls to select President Car
ranza's successor win make their
choice from among the following men
according to the situation today:
General Alvaro Obregon, General
Pablo Gonzales and lgnazio Bonilas
two outstanding military figures and
civilian. the latter graduate of an
American college.
BonilIas, Mexicos present ambas-
sador 10 Washington, is expected to
return home any day to formally
launch his campaign The other two
candidates have had their boom un.
der way. in heated fashion for sew
eral weeks They have opened cam
paign headquarters in Mexico City,
have started newspaper organs con
Quoted speaking tours, staged cele-
brations and entertainments even
carried their propaganda to the
American institution Of the lapel but
ton on the Jones for President" or
der
Mexico is in the midst of a presi
dental year and Mexico, you may be
sure, is aware of the fact. For fer
vency Of campaigning, the United
States has little to show the Repub-
lie Of the south
But there's a radical difference in
the Anglo-Saxon and Latin methods
of conducting political campaigns-
herein lies the distinction between
party politics aud personal politics.
Scarcely any analogy can be drawn
between the platforms which are
low being aired in the States" and !
he claims of the men who would be ]
'irst Chief Ct Mexico. There are. it {
true formal organizations which ,
which are backing the Mexican can \
idates, but it is the individual, not t
he party, who VIII be elected or de. i
eated
At first glance the neutral OBJ
erVer is apt TO come to the concIu
ion that the Mexican bases his right
election on an attitude which =
I'm the best man; therefore
light be summarized in the words, X
lould be elected" Closer study d
owever reveals a declaration Of
'inciples, generally put forward in
e form of manifesto.
Bonillas has yet to give the people
s full declaration Ii is generally
lderstood however, that he will lay
nphasis on his civilian character
the assertion of his sym ~ ~
thi2ers that Mexico is tired of Dc Dc
litary men that the revolution is Il
st and that the man on horse Ioi
ak7 should give way to a civilian
rhe supporters of Bonillas declare,
o. that his knowledge of the Amer VA
n people and the fact that he is "'
drato Of TIE Massachusetts, Insti- fai
Of Technology. should augur well .I'
a solution Of Mexico's difficulties hss
h the United States, mi mi
+ m0ro interest however. is the -.
test betwoon the two army men. e.
egon and Gonzales. A keen Mill RI
{ rivalry exists between the two :"
didat-s and they both have good SS SS
tary records. BY
bregon, operating in the north, is