San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-28
SEE MOVE To
UNITE AGAINST
ELIAS GALES
Antonio Villareal Quoted
as Willing to Go Be-
fore Convention.
LEAVE ONE OPPONENT
Mexico City Papers Also
Speak Of Legislating De
Ia Huerta From Race.

The Mexico City papers just arriv-
ing here's dated August 23 and "a. con-
tain long interviews from both Cen
erals Antonio VillaIeal and Salvador
.Alvarado on their campaigns for the
presidency. General Villareal seems
TO indicate that he would be willing
to enter n national convention in OPP
position to the Elias Gales candidacy.
so that the opposition could concen-
trate on one man. and man out a plat
form and have him make the race.
with the combined opposition 10 Elias
Gales. On the other hand. General
Salvador Alvarado maps out his ideas
of what his political platform will be.
patterned very much like the platform
that President Obregon launched from
Nogales when he announced against
Pablo Gonzales and Ignacio Bonillas.
General Alvarado. in his lengthy in
terviews in the Mexico City papers.
defiens and sets out a somewhat rad
ical platform. and especially criticises
the army's participation in politics. al
though he holds commission as
major general ir the army and stands
for the initiative. referendum and re-
call in all state elections and takes
Il bold stand doing away with the
department Of interior relations. which
he charges is the factory for making
state governors and national congress-
men. He would have the inherent
right of electing state officers. in the
state voters. and these same state
voters could be the only ones that
could recall and remove state off
cials.
Rogue Estrada and Gen. Raoul Ma
dero are frequently mentioned rs can
didiates Estrada having procla lined
his candidacy in the state of Jalisco.
while Roaul Madero has been silent
so far. and the propaganda in his be-
helf is being nursed by certain ele-
ments of the old Maderistas and Vii
listas element.
DE La Huerta Favorite Now.
However. among political observers.
the next president will be either Adolfo
do Ia Huer.a or Plutarco Gales. and
If the election were Leld tomorrow.
Adolfo de Ia Huerta would have a
great majority of the ponular. untram-
melted and unchallenged voters.
However. there is report current
that one of the reasons or demands
by Plutarco Gales to President Ohre-
gon is that be should have law
passed by congress declaring that any
person who has occupied the presiden-
tial chair shall be ineligible ever again
to be candidate for tho presidency.
This law if passed would render in
Eligible. both Provisional President
Leon dc In Bara and AdolfO de Ia
Huerta. who have occupied the presi-
Dental chair in Transform periods and
might even be construed to apply to
Ulalio Gutierrez. who as the selec-
ton of the Aguascalientes rumr con-
vention. had executive power for a
few days. until Blanco left Mexico
CITY on the approach of Pancho Villa.
This same stunt was attempted dur
ing the celebrated campaign between
Bernardo Reyes and Ramon Corral.
for the vice presidency under PorfiriO
Diaz. At that time Felix Diaz. a
nephew of Don Porfirio. was the po-
lice commissioner of the city and had
done good work. cleaning the federal
district of the lawless and thieving
clements. and some Of the politicians
thought of nominating him as can
didate against Reyes and Corral. with
the ultimate hope that his uncle. Don
POrfirio would have no hesitancy in
resigning and turning over the job TO
him il his health should fail him dur
ing that term of office. However, the
Cientifico element. unfriednly to Fe-
lix. Immediately discussed the advis-
ability of legislating that no blood rel
ative Of president in office could be
a candidate for any national office.
svOn't Show His Hand.
The MaderO revolution upset all the
nlans Of the Cientificos. and although
Corral was the running made of Don
Porfirio. they both resigned when the
Apostol Maderos skirmishes overthrow
the government.
1t is believed that IL this attempt
to legislate Adolfo de Ia Huerta from
mean that his friends in and out of
the legislative halls will bitterly OPP
pose such law. The stand of Presi-
dent Oregon is awaited with anxiety
for. il he should submit such a legis-
lative bill in his Opening address to
the congress which convenes next
month. it is believed that it would
indicate that he favored Elias Gales
and would be taken by the opposition
as meaning that Obregon has decided
to back Elias Gales. and not De IA
Huerta, to q his successor.
However, there are others who be-
lieve Oregon is too shrewd this early
in the campaign to disclose his hand
and that if such legislation has been
suggested it is from the brain of some
Of Gales friends, who desire right now
to ascertain il Obregoh will back
Gales or De la Huerta.
Elias Gales further states. through
Ruben Morales. close friend. who
Just arrived in Mexico City from Sol
cdad de la Mota, that President OBJ
RECON has ne yet accepted Gales
resignation as minister of the interior.
and that Gales is onl. awaiting his
retirement from office TO at once place
himself personally in charge OF his