South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-24
POLITICAL OFFICIALS
TO CHOOSE CARRANZA'S
SUCCESSOR AT MEETING
Huerta and Gonzales of SON
ora Group Outstanding
Candidates.
AMERICANS CONCERNED
Must Explain Killing of Pres
ident to Obtain Foreign
Recognition.
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. May e3.-Pros
pective political developments in
Mexico this week began SUNDAY to
overshadow the killing oI Clrranut.
The Mexican congress meets ln
special session Monday to choose
president ad interim Au.fC dc D.
Huerta chosen by the sonora group
a month ago as The provisional prcs.-
dent, and Gen. Pablo Gonzalel ap-
pear as the outstanding candidates.
but the chief concern OF the Amcrl-
can officials and business men hav-
ing Mexican interests IS not SEQ u'C
in the identity OF the suCceSslhI clh-
didate as in the strength or t1e
cooperative spirit 20 be manifested
Government strengthened.
While doubt OF the abiiitt OF ANS
one chosen 10 restore the coHnttN 10
a state OF tranquility enough to wac
rant the holding Of the reguiar cltt-
tions was expressed b> both hrsi-
ness men and officials. 10 was agreed
the removal of Carran1a Ought q"
make his task far more simple A.
though the killing of ine fugitive
president must bc satisfactorily OK
plained. II was said before foreign
governments. viii give serious
thought TO anv except "a dc factor
recognition OF the new government
the government has been materialit
strengthened fron. military anu
political point Of view.
Carranza alive would have re-
mained a potential center of serioGs
opposition, but already the Tito"
force that followed him IN h's night
from the capital is reported TO ~
breaking up and the minor leaders
such as DomongO Arriet1 ON the
state OF Durango. Is was suggested
must ind themselves with bn-
plausible reason for COniinuln- re-
sistance Officials who have been
studying the Mexican situation, Sug-
gested. however, that there remains
the possibility although improbable.
that Carranza might hare mas
aveneer as did Madero when Carrla-
"a arose in the north and thaf ln
the martyrs role the deposed pre~l-
dent might yet prove posthumots
force
Official Reports.
OrHcial reports sunday added little
TO the information received ln news
disDatcles SATURDAY telling oI .He
AGED rulers failure ro set up ms
government in The mountains "i l'u-
ebla- hut there was an evident i,nd-
version of his death that eNon"ra.'.'i
the de factO leaders of cOmpIlclll.
Omcial as well as uuofn.Ial report
continued 10 SHOW appref tnSipn h.
de facto government leaders ila.
the death OF garranza might Do" a--
trlbuted 10 them II was argued
that in the absence Of proof ot thcr
complicitv American officials would
not regard the case as parallel 10
that presented by the killing of Ma
dero which II not done bF order ~
those who deposed him. occurred
while he was their prisoner.
Give Caution.
The caution given bv repre- SEN a.
tives Of various industrial groups ~
AIex:co 10 Secretary colby against
too hastv recognition of anr govern
ment In Mexico Fa~ been supple
mented bv other bHsiuesS concerns
and there is reason 90 believe tnr
situation viii be studied carefH.l'
sometime after the selection OF
president al interim before 1i'
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