San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-13
ANGELES CASE
HAS POLITICAL
SIGNIFICANCE
Death o famous Artillery
man Brought Up in Pres
idential Race.
OREGON is OUT OF 1T
Promises Fair Election and
"May the Best
Man VIM"

Mexico City. March 18Th, deter
mined stand of Gen. IgnaciO G.. En-
riquez not to withdraw his resigna
ton as constitutional governor Of
chihuahua, has brought out a state
ment from his political enemies that
EnriQuez desired to resign now. so Dis
not TO have any political compromises
with the Obregon government in his
candidacy for the presidency.
Enriquez took very active part in
the purchase of the TerrazaS lands by
the Mexican government. and has been
the subject of some criticism on the
part of Antonio /. Villareal. .
EnriqueZ was always Carrancista
from the time he was appointed con-
sui general ut New York by Venus
tianO Carranza. at the request of his
private secretary. Gustavo Espinoza
Mireles. while the Carrancistas were
sojourning at Vera Cruz. At this
time the Nillistas were on the up
grade in Mexican politics, after the
whipping Of PanchO Villa, by Gen.
Cesarea Castro with his cavalry, who
outflanked Villa. and drove the Vii
lista cavalry under Rodolfo Fierros
out of Queretaro.
To Enriquez fell the task of form
ing the defenses- throughout the re-
public. or civil guards. and after
Villa started his bushwhacking and
guerilla campaign in Chihuahua, il
was General Enriqucz who Cauanza
selected as his confidential man TO
succeed Chinto Trevino in the cam
paign for the preservation of Chihua-
hua from the Nillista banditry.
EnriqueZ whipped Villa at every
stand and finally captured Feline
Angeles, the former Viliista general
lssimo. who Enriquez had summarily
executed.
MAY the Best Man Win"
After the overthrow of Carranz,
for some reason the Obregonistas did
not believe it prudent to dispossess
General Enriquez of his vested rights
as governor of chihuahua, and En-
rlquez has remained there unmolested.
but, since Pancho Villa has become
again an active figure in Mexican
politics. and thess is a movement 10
'mmortalize the martyrdom of Felipe
Angeles, there has been some friction
between Enriquez and some of the
politicians in Mexico City. but lust
to what extent is not known. The
Nlllareal statement over the Terrazas
purchase is claimed BY many 10 be
only a subterfuge for the more serious
political charge that the Villistas are
TO hurl against Enriquez over the ex-
ecution of Felipe Angeles. the Vii
lista.
There are many who believe tn IT
lgnaciO Enriquez is the most formil-
able candidate for the presidency 10
oppose the SOnOrian candidate. as
there are many who believe that OBJ
RECON will select either Elias Gales
or DE la Huerta as the government
nominee.
Obregon has stated unequiyocally
that he will not be a candidate and
when interviewed last week by Mex
lco Clty newspaper correspondents
stated TO them: 81 am the least one
interested in who is to be my sue
cessor: l have promised my family.
mat L am going to break the Mex.
lean precedent, that its presidents are
carried from the national palace Ia
the cemetery, so taking counsel from
the fate of my predecessor. I am dc.
termined not TO take any stand what
soever in favor of any candidate for
the presidency. I have no fayorito.
l VIII not be q candidate myself. and
the elections will be fair and i'm.
partial and may the best man win"
Look for Opposition.
However the political wiseacre~ say
that ObregOn, Elias Gales and DE Ia
huerta form the Sonora triumvirate.
and that they have compact by
which they will alternate the presi-
deney. that either De la Huerta or
Gales will be the next president and
that Obregon will be minister Of war
and have charge of the army, his ia.
vorite position. :
The outs in Mexican politics are
dividing up into many factions. espe.
clally the Nillistas and Carraucistas.
VINO are the two strongest factions TO-
day outside Of the Obregonistas. II
me Nlliistas and Carrancistas could
unite against Obregon and the Glen.
tificos. it Is believed that formidable
opposition would be concentrated
against the Sonorians. However. Pau
Madero. the Villista candidate. is no,
acceptable TO the other faction. Meth
or is Antonio Villareal, while the Vii
listas bitterly oppose Ignacio Enri
quez, Jacinto Trevino. Pablo Con
zalcS or Felix Palavicini. who are thu
leading lights in the new Carrancist,
alignment.
The revolutionary elements are Dc
cided to oppose every element tina
belonged to the Nictoriano Huerta re
glme or Reyista party or of the o;,
Felix Diaz parties. so that there is
strong undercurrent of discussion tina
the candidate of the opposition shout,
be q man aligned with the old Ma
derista revolution which overthrow th
Diaz dictatorship as the most plausibl
candidate to reunite Nillistas, Car
rancistas and Convencionistas an
Iapotistns in their attempt TO plac
Il partisan in Chopultepec and get nj
of the jobs.
The old Maderistas and Caramel.
tas and Nillistas believed in house
cleaning and that TO the victors b,
longed the spoils. and when they wer
! in uOWpr fhe iohs xpera for tbair o,r