The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-05
MEXICO PICKS
A CHIEF TODAY
Choose Tenth President
of Republic in
Four Years.
0BREG0N ARMY IDOL
Greater Hope Of Establish
ment Of Stable Government
Than Any Time.

wAFHlNGTON. Sept Mexico
has had plenty Of presidents In tho
laft ten years, hu' frw elections
The presidential election 20 hc held
tomorrow. September @. therefore Is
~ widespread Importance not only
because MrNoo will choose Dhlpf
executive but because the manurr N
his choosing is expected to boar dl.
tCctly ON recognition or the Mexican
IuN'rumtut Ny other nations
This election is the second 20 be
hold since 1870 CO. choose 70 president
for ilc FUN term provided by hr
constitution. An "Ko,utiNo viii bo
elected l't four years. h.EluuiuE joe.
ocwhcr o. 1920.
General Alyrip Ouroruu. FORMER
minister Of war, who brpk, br
power of NIIIl ut tC.usH aud who iH
The Idol of tho Mexican army. is tho
only announced candidate at this.
election. However IN. Mexican bat.
lots do not boar tho names OF can
didntCE These must bc written In
by each voter Voters are therefore
able 10 express their preference for
any citizen qualified to become prose
idont.
Ia tho last ton years Mcxico has
had nino prcsidcn's Their terms
ranged In lcngth from a. minutcn 20
three years and three months. but
sooner or later. the Job slid from un-
der each like birch bark canoe
from n summer boardcr. Two woro
assnHsinatcd Five flua the country
10 escape arrest. ono wont into hid
ing within tho country, and ono H.
In office. only five arc now alive.
The period OF unrest for Mexican
rulers began with General Porfrlo
Diaz. After riding tho cushions OF
the presidential chair for many years
he nuddenly found his scat unten-
able. iIo had been elected for n
six year term ending In 1915. but
scarcely had no taken tho oath OF
office when the Madoro revolution
broke out and Diay was forced tol
fleo 90 Vera Cruz and Spain on May
2b,i9ti.
Az minister Of foreign relations
and ranking member Of tho Diaz
cabinet, Francisco do Ia Barrn be-
came provisional president until cleo
tions could he called, lIo held the
reins OF office until october 2, 1911,
when Francisco l. Madtro was elect
ed for six years. MadCro took office
December l. After few brief
months, brought TO n climax by tho
revolt started by Felix Diaz, nephew
OF the former president, trchchcry|
thrust Madoro from the EhalSy chair
and ha with Vice president Pine Su-
RreE were arrested and asHaAsinated
February 90, 1919.
General Nictorano Huerta who was
Madero's military commander seized
the executive power. 40 give his
claim the semblanco of legality hc
had Padro Lasorain, member OF
Madero's cabinet. succeed to the
presidency Lascurain then turned
over the office To Ilucrtn, whom he
had appointed minister of war. las
Gurain warmed the presidential seat
less than forty-five minutes in all.
on Iuorta's accession, Nonustiano
Carranza raised the standard of re-
volt In the north, aud as dosult OF
long campaign obtained control OF all
the northern and western sections OF
Mexico. Huerta held form OF cleo
ton on July S, 1914, but Il waa 80
evident that no had loAt control that
ten days later no fled from Mexico
City to Puerto Moxico, whore no
boarded the German cruiser Brennan.
Hc left Francisco CRyabajal, a
member OF his cabinet. 10 become
provisional president, and turn over
the capital 20 the Carranza forces,
Carabajal remained In office twenty
eight days when he also fled, making
his way To tho United States.
Carranza assumed the executive
prerogatives, hut did SO under tho