San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-16
MEXICO DRAWS |
SHARP LINES
IN POLITICS.
Gales and De Ia Huerta
Adherents Prepare for
Campaign.
STIR OVER FLORES
Gales Called Upon to Pay
Expenses Of Many,
Followers.

Ths split in the Co-Operatista
party, the strong government party,
into two factions, one favoring the
candidacy of Adolfo de la Huerta,
and the other faction supporting
General Plutarco Elias Gales, seems
to have been but the natural division
or alignment throughout Mexico, and
all the state governors, and govern
ment officials seem to be casting
their fortunes this early in the game
with either one or the other.
The strong sentiment crystalizing
around the candidacy Of Adolfo de
Ia Huerta leads many to the conclu-
sion that De Ia Huerta will at the
proper time make known his decis-
ion on the matter of allowing his
name to 60 before the Co-Operatista
convention.
General Gales in accepting the
nominations from the Socialist par
ties throughout Mexico has probably
offended the Co-Operatista party as
well as the National Democratic
party, both of the revolutionary
parties, friendly to the Obregonista
government. The National Demo-
cratic party, however, early in the
game made known their desire that
Adolfo de la Huerta should be their
standard bearer.
Not Excited Over Gales.
The division or split in the Co.
Operatista party, while many prophes-
led it would occur, many did not be-
Ieve that within a week after Cen
eral Gales has announced his candid
acy, that the split would come.
The candidacy Of Elias Gales, al
though heralded and expected for the
Last year, has evidently fallen flat.
It did not even cause the stir that
was produced throughout the Re-
public when the big Mexico City
dailies announced the candidacy of
General Angel Flores. Now It is
reported that General Flores is ready
b withdraw u Adolfo de Ia Huerta
casts his hat in the ring.
Evidently, the official and unoffi-
eial watchword in Mexico il "any-
thing b beat Gales"
De ID HueAa, smooth politician
that be is. does not want to begin
this early and experience all of the
excitement and vicissitudes of
political campaign for the presidency
81 Mexico, when the elections are a
year off. he is viewing the terrible
onslaught from friend and foe on
the Gales campaign fund and every
delegation Of Socialists that have
NiEted Gales at the ranch house, on
his hacienda off of the railroad in
the state Of Nuevo Leon, all Of them
have hotel bills, printing bills, rail-
road fares and propaganda accounts
that they al present to the candidate
and some Of the delegations even
want Gales to give them funds to
Establish newspapers, and give them
p Job on the paper.
They Want Their Share.
And then all the government en-
1ieyes who resigned from the service
. follow Gales and his candidacy,
FOR better or for worse, all have
1amilies that must BE- taken care Of,
house rent TO pay. and they want
their per diem out of the campaign
fund for their Hservicios.n
Gales himself, Is now wondering
solicitation, for, II Obregon should
the movement "anything to beat
Gales" Don Plutarco knows that 1t
will b useless to remain In the race
and spend coolies of his money.
BE also knows the Mexican game
II politics, and II Obregon appoints
. Gales partisan to have control of
the election machinery, through
Sobernacion, then Gales is the off.
eial selection, but II Obregon should
select some man antagonistic to
Gales, then Elias Gales might as
wen retire to private life.
Gales Is unpopular in Mexico in
every quarter and the only prestige
that his candidacy has to appeal to
Mexicans Is the fact that he is an
understudy Of Obregon, and the light
from the Obregon lantern shines in
:. his face, but, whenever Obregon
moves the lantern and the light shines
on some other face. then Callez h.