Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-07-06
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CALLESCLAIM
VICTORY Won


MENICO CITY. July Qualification
~ General rlutarco Elias Gales vir-
tory on the battlefield against his most
dangerous opponent. ~ IN IIucrta. whose
appeal 10 arms last December resulted
nhcfrat after months w bloody revolm-
tionary fighting. is elaimed by his fol-
lowers ~ ~ fnregonc conclusion ia the
presidential election tomorrow
The whrlwind campaign ~ Gen Angel
Flores. begun May !. has failed. accord
inE ~ Gales managers. IN cause any
defcctionS in the ranks w the candidate
from Sonora. which have been forming
since last September and were selidifeid
~ the fiery test Of the recent revolt
Congressional candidates have con
ductcd their campaigns on a pro-or
anti-Calles Issue and victory FIR their
leader viii bring an overwhelming ma
ioriiy Of Gales supporters into the
House and Senate Elr tiOn returns.
especially from scanfily settled states
and out NJ the wax districts VI The more
advanced states. will be much delayed
and the official count will not ~ known
for several months
During the L. months preceding to-
morrOw'S election. the list W presidential
candidates has ben cut from eight 10 six.
mostly ~ force vi arms.
When General Gales resigned as min
lister NJ government from the DbreEon
cabinet last September 70 inaugarate ac-
lively hiS campaign. hiS most dangerous
opponent potent was AdoIfo d. III
IIueria. secretary of the treasury. De IN
IIucrta. however. had Not announced
himself openly n that time and only
after ke I'M dSplit with Ohrcgon over
his conduct Of the treasury did he enter
the race
Other candidates were General Raul
. NIadrr0. brother NJ the martyrrd preSi-
dent. who overthrow General Diaz IN
1910: General Angel Flores. Governor
Sinloa. Attorney Rogue Estrada brother
cf General Estrada. Military commander
W. JaIiSro: General Salvador Alyarado
former governor Of Nucatan and cabinet
member In the provisional administration
Of dc In IIuerta ia 1870. General An
tonic Niilareal. rx-Srrrrtnry Nh agri-
culture ana pronounced Agrarian re-
formiSt and Carlos Zetinn. manufactures.
Of these eight. only Zetiua and Madero
N ANbh LIZ d'NANt ffthtA Ah AnF AFfRit NHAfAi
under the Irarrdship III Nv IN IIucrta. oIIi
in Vera Cruz on December ,. DE IA
ITurrta. backed by General Guadalupe
military commander in Vera Cruz. and
heading loosely organized movement
III several dates. went down u military
and political defeat. With him went
Estrada. AIyarado and NilIarcaI
The sonora trinmgirafe.~ composed
w nbregon. Gales and ~ IN EInerta
combined to bring about the downfall oi
I President NcnnStianD Carranza in May
1920. II waS generally expected that Do
IN IInrrta. Who was named provisional
president. would ~ succeeded Nv Obre-
gon. who III turn would be followed by
Gales.
The election VI Dbrcgon to the presi-
dcnry was virtually un0pposcd. bnt ths
revoli If de IN Iinerta. heading the co-
operatisfa party. threatened to disrupt
the presidential succession. The rallying
cry of the revolutioniStS nn imposition
was aimed ~ what was termed the O3rc-
\ Eon administration determination t0
force Gales on The nation Dbregon =
!, ~ucrc~Sor. This charge has been re-
peatcdly denied ~ the president