Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-05-22

Venustiano Carranza. elected presi-
dent oil Mexico. March IL, 1917, by the
largest vote ever cast in preSldentlal
election in his country. stepped from
political obScurity to national and IN
ternatiOnal prominence on the graves
OF the hopes OF General Victoriano
Huerta, the uSurper. and his followers.
simultaneously with Gene al Huer-
ta's coup d-etat and the ASSASSINATION
OF President Eiadero, the news went
out to the world that General venus
tiano Carranza, elected governor OF the
state of Cohuila in 1911, refused to
recognize the usurper and would resist
him by, force OF arms.
"MaderO'S revolution was political.
Carranza is quoted as having said.
'NIIIie Is a social one
Born of parents in comfortable cIr-
cumstances in Cuatro Cienagas, State
OF CoahuIIa, December %. 1899, Ven
sutiano CaTranza was educated in the
public schools of his native state and
later stuoied Jaw at the mexican capl-
tai. When he was admitted to the bar
however. affection OF the eyes prevent
ed him from practicing and he return
ed to his native state 10 become
ranCher. His experiences as ranchel
first. then judge. senator and finally
governor of Coahuila. made Car
familiar with the agrarian problem,
Iue root oi political unrest in Mexico
Having defeated Huerta, Carranza
rallied small band of 500 followers
which grew into u s!Zeable army when
he won the support of Francisco Villa.
CarTanZaS influence spread rapidly. the
villa rallyinG the various faction of
Northern Mexico around his banner.
For a time, however, real progress was
Then came Villas victory at Tor
reon. the mrst reaI success of the war:
CarTarza was pressing Huerta hard
when the A B c conference to discuss
the differences between United States
and Huerta was called in Buffalo. Gen.
Carranza refused to suspend hostilities
and declined to abide by the result of
IL lot Thp
fighting went on with the result that
General Huerta resigned as provision
al president July Is, 1914. and a month
later General Carranza made his trI-
,umphal entry into Mexico City, Huer-
ia in the meantime having fled to
Spain.
Iutionists led by Zapata, General Pas
cual Orozco and others commenced.
DissenSiOn between Villa and Carranza
which began at the Torreou conference
when Villa declared war on Carranza.
General Alvaro Obregon became Cen
Carranza's leading general
The Villa generals met at AguScal-
lentes in November. 1914, and. in alli-
ance with the Zapata faction, formed a
Conventionist government The capital
changed hands several times and was
not finally taken by General Obregon
until the summer of 1915.
The beginning of the end of the Vii
&. .la-Zapata party as a militay power fol-
lowed swiftly the heavy defeats of Viii
la by General Alvaro Obregon. Villa
was forced to give up Torreon and con-
ceptrate his dwindling forces in Nor
thern Chihuahua and Eastern Sonor a,
making occasional forayS and raids
which eliminated in the attack on
Columbus. II. NJ, that resulted in the
invasion of Mexican territory by Cen
PerShing.
In the diplomatic exchanges that en-
sued between President Wilson and
Carranza. who had been officially rec
ognized as the head of the defacto gov
ernment by the United States in Octo-
ber. 1915. he insisted on the respect 10y
the United States of Mexico's sover-
eighty and the concession to his gov