Evening star., 1928-03-31
argentina TO CAST
! VOTES TOMORROW
President, Vice President and
Other Officials to Be
Chosen at Polls.

~ the Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES. March Sl--Some
1872 o00 Argentine citizens arc entitled
% so to the polls tomorrow and elect
president and vice president to govern
from October Il until the same date
in 1884 At the same time the voters
will select one Senator and 81 Deputies
partially renovsting the Senate, which
has so members, and the Chamber,
which has i5S
Five presidential tickets are in the
field including the one headed by for
mer President Hipolito Yrigoyen. who
II elected will have attained the presi-
GenCy twice without ever having made
a campaign speech.
AlthouSh five parties are conteSting
the concenSus today was that the battle
was between two partieS-the radical
PerSonaliSta and the radical Anti-Per-
SonaliSta The PerSonaliStaS are lib
eral and the party is regarded as radi-
cal in name only.
Yrigayen Chances Held Good.
Prospects favored the PerSonalista,
observers said, baSing their forecast on
the outcome of recent governmental
elections in four provinces. where this
party scored overwhelming trlumphS.
Seror Yrigoven is the candidate of
this party and his running mate is
Francisco Beiro,
The Anti -PerSonaliStaS. however. ap-
peared IN be confident of the final re-
suit relying on the support OF ConServ-
atives Democrats and other political
forces, who have decided 10 vote that
ticket in an effort TO prevent another
Yrigoyen administration Their candi-
A1#a 7
and Vicente Gallo for vice president.
AL four leading candidates are old ad-
herentS OF the radical party.
The other parties in the field with
presidential tickets are the Socialists
and TWO factions of the Communist
party.
The latest Official records show that
Senor Yrigoyen was born in Buenos
Aires In 1857, although by repute he is
AZ wears old. His only public utterances
have been an official letter accepting
the nomination of his party and letter
acknowledging the congratulations of
Brazilian statesman, which he allowed
70 become public.
Served as President in 1916.
He went into Office as President in
1915 as a friend OF the masses and OF
labor. He was the first President ever
70 be elected by free. universal and
secret suffrage. principle for which he
fought and riSked death as the leader
OF the Radical party. In 1905 he start
ed a revolution which Was unsuccessful
at the time and only vote OF amnesty
by Congress saved him from execution.
TIE revolution, however. bore fruit in
1912 when the secret ballot was estab-
lished by Law Incidentally. it was
Senior Yrigoyen's third revolution, the
first having occurred in 1890. when he
became chief OF police Of Buenos Aires.
and the second, three years later, when
he was imprisoned on torpedo boat
and again saved by compromise with
the rulers then In power Revolutions In
Argentina ended with that Of 1905.
He refused to break diplomatic rela-
tinns with Germany during the World
war and ordered the withdrawal OF
Argentina from the first meeting of the
League Of Nations, because Germany
YRS not elected
Senor Beiro was born in 1875 and Is
. lawyer. He was a deputy and minister
~ interior during the Yr!goyen admins
sration.
College Names Officials.
Senior Afeio was born in 1869 and IS
also a lawyer. He was a university
professor. a national deputy and Speaker
Of the House He served as govern
mental advisor on several important
International matters.
Senor Gallo. another lawyer. was born
In 1873. He was minister OF interior
during a part Of the present admins
trati0n He was a professor and became
successiyely national deputy and senator.
The presidential election Is indirect.
The voters elect 376 members OF an
electoral college which then chooses the
President and vice president These are
required 10 have an absolute majority
e. 139 votes II no candidate succeeds
IN getting this. the matter then goes 10
Congress. and the National Assembly
then chooses the heads Of the nation.