The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-05-07

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think villa nrpircs 60 the mae.
wisrtl,cr lsc l. an asowrd CANDIDATE.
By NEA Scryicc
Eli rASO. Texas. May G-The
announcement that Francisco villa
Intends to run for the governorship
Of the state OF durango comes on
the eleventh anniversary of his
capture OF Juarcz. vixen he was a
Maerista general
In "a mile more than n years
villa has been a hunted outlaw.
general OF a revolutionary army
dictator OF Mexico. border raider
and rancher This govcrnora..ip is
the first political Office he ever ,,s-
sought although ho could have
been president o. Mexico had hc su
chosen.
Farm nfe. even II on a tract oil
sVV.vvv aettH IA uksonAe 90 sllla
amer having aprnt "a year, in lne
Htadie, WA tnc ,rOupa hiuat OF the
Time
although ne entered Into solemn
cotupact villa irr-lu.nt bbrtgou
10 asay put. ln return Tor wnicn
ala NaH EtEcn "a small h4uEduul
rIcnea aud peace. u REMAINS to toe
seen wncth.r IIe FORMER dictator
wal regard the contract a. "a mere
scrap 81 paper. for among n
s~tipuiatious VIVA agrred 20 was one
binding nimsell to keep cut of
both stste ana national politics.
Won't ~ ltound
villa d0eaut like to be bound In
anything his breaking away from
restrain. has violation OF ms COM
pact. his defiance 81 the ObrcEun
administration. coming al the very
tine when the United states wa
about TO extend recognition Co
Mexico. L. fraught win grate posi-.
biiitlcf.
villa may be Induced to withdraw
his canuauary5 nv many stay ln co.,
race and be defeated. But Mencau
officials are nervous Tor wheJhtr
elected or defeated for Office. they
fear u viii start villa on another
rampage.
~ delcated. ne will not take ID
kindly. lie could do many thing
la recruitment
II erected he may wunt "a super
Sede federal powers. For Villa r.
not content with being IN -u-
derling
a., So there you are-ihe same old
villa, same old
Reports from Durango are to the
effect that Villas announcement
has caused a Juror. There ~
strong support for Villa and strong
opposition. 100. aud Mexico IL not
accustomed to rettlinn IN ble issue
by ballot. The state OF Coahulla.
a noighbor % Durango, T. also dir-
turbed and the FIRE, n not qucnch-
ed. may spread Tor Mexico hash {
had time yet 10 drer the insurrccto
habit.
Has Bodyeuard 81 500
Villa has a bodyguard q 600
men. all former soldiers faithful
and good shots lie has many
other employees on his biz ranch.
Raising crops and stock and mar
keiinR them may be profitable bus
they are not IN villas line. Hc
H. not a farmer or ranuhmnn and
s~ubordinnfes supervise All tho
work The ranch, ~ many trnc-
tors and other farm machinery
were toys for a while, but tho FOR
mer dictator has grown ured %
playing with them and lonfs for a
new gams-and u may b. the old
game. "a game which kept NcalrU
emhroiied and which al nut tool
In tho United States
What ObreKon viii do D. MT
known. Probably he Decent know
what to do. ~ he orders Villa to
stick ia his treaty this might
make an avowcd enemy of him n
he sends y federal army 10 compel
him 10 abide by the pledges. this
means war.
A preteNt would b. am that villa
would need Tempuriziug with tha
Durango ranchsr also H. dangerous
n all depends upon the ambition
Z OF tho former general
villa be- TRY. young enough Go
stiil be- ambitious.