San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-12
ObREGON HAS
OLD PROBLEM
IN ELECTION
Indicated He Will Follow
Custom and Seek to
Name Successor.
URGE NO INTERFERENCE
People Want De la Huerta,
Oregon Said to Favor
Gales.

The coming presidential elections
in Mexico seem to present the same
problems that have appeared on the
eve of every presidential succession
there.
When Porfirio Diaz gave his cele-
brated interview to Creelman, that
the next elections would be free ana
untramelied the people demanded Gen.
Bernardo Reyes as Diaz's running
mate. Officialdom in Mexico decreed
it should be Ramon Corral and Reyes
was sent to Paris on a military mis-
sion. By accepting this $4,000
junket Reyes killed himself politi-
cally in Mexico.
Madero, the Apostol, overthew the
Dictator Diaz, only to fall in the
same error, and discarding Francisco
Vasquez Comes, his running mate as
vice president imposed Jose Maria
Suarez as the vice president.
CarTanza Followed Same Course.
All the intrigues of the Vasquez
Gomez could never have overthrown
Madero, but the imposition of Pine
Suarez forced the greater part of his
revolutionists to desert the Maderista
ranks and become Vasquistas, Zapa-
tistas, Orozquistas and all at one
time were Maderistas.
Venustiano Carranza fell in the
same error. He wanted Ignacio Bon
illas to succeed him and the Mexican
people wanted Aware Obregon or
Pablo Gonzales and expected a real
genuine election between these two
men. Both seemed to be willing to
submit their names to be voted on,
but Carranza fell out with both and
wanted, demanded and was ready to
sacrifice everything to see Ignacio
Bonillas, a man without political his
tory, as his successor.
The attempt TO impose Bonillas
brought about the Tlacolotongo af.
fair, and the untimely death of
man who though stubborn and
capricious, really in his stubborn way
is said to have had an honesty of
purpose, that meant much for Mexi-
CO.
ObregOn Has Same Problem.
President Obregon seems to be pre-
scented with the same problem. The
Mexican people want Adolfo de la
Huerta for the next president. lie
has been tried, and they feel that he
is safe and sane and has no enemies
to punish or friends to reward, and
is not radical to hurt.
However, it seems that a pact was
formed by the SOnOrian Triumvirate
that Obregon should be succeeded by
Elias Gales and that De la Huerta
should succeed Gales after the end
of his four years term.
Elias Gales is expecting his nomi-
nation and election at the Hacienda
Soledad de la Mota. All of Mex
leo IS demanding that De la Huerta
become a candidate.
In the meantime a strong element
OIL former revOlutiOnists headed by
Antonio Nillareal. Salvador Alvarado
and Alfonzo Madero have formed n
National Revolutionary Union, and
It IS safe 10 predict that one of these
three men will oppose Elias Gales
as the candidate of the imnosition
1t will mean that if Elias Gales
is imposed the candidate of the Revo-
,,qtionlsts will Immediately revolt. 4
bloody or bloOdless revolt or military
coup VIII follow. and Gales will i'm
| ~, i'AhSti ana De nero, or he
VII succumb and go the route of
Madero and Carranza.
Want Open Elections.
President Obregon has it in his
power to avoid such a calamity. His
administration has been reasonably
good and it is argued he ougbt NOT
TO allow officialdom TO have a candi-
date and that if Elias Gales insists
ON running let him run but relieve
him of the ministry that controls the
election machinery and all of the
state governors.
1t Is also urged that Oregon per.
MI all to run who want to. let the
votes be counted. and every defeated
candidate take his medicine. II is
insisted Mexico needs big men in
defeat as well as in victory and the
winning man and his supporters
should not punish the ones that are
| beat.
In 4 fair and open election II !,
safe to presume that Adolfe de Ia
Huerta will be- in the running wber
all the votes are counted.
i 1t is claimed here he stands pre