Nogales international., 1929-09-06
By GEsFoRD F. FINE

MEXICO, now SOVerIlcu ny OAVA-
ian president, Emilio Portes Gil,
who was elected Professionally last
December by congress, will have
another civilian as chief executive
in 1890 unless in the meantime
there is an unexpected overturn in
the political lineup. To succeed to
the term of six years to which the
late General Alvaro Obregon was
elected, there are two candidates.
Pascual Ortiz Rubio and Jose Vas
conceloS.
When General Obregon was as
sassinated in July, 1928, Portes Gil,
then secretary of the interior, was
chosen for provisional term OF IA
months. Meanwhile elections for the
regular term are scheduled for No
vember II of this year. Ortiz Rubio
or Vasconcelos, depending on who
is chosen, will take office in Feb
ruary.
Ortiz Rubio is the nominee of the
National Revolutionary Party,
founded by Gales in an effort to
weld together the strongest mem
bers both of his own group and
the Obregonista bloc Behind Vas
conceloS is the Anti-Reele
party, a faction which traces its
origin to Francisco I. Madero who
under that banner overthrew Por-
forio Diaz in 1911 after 80 years
dictatorship.
Ortiz RubiO Favored
With the power of the more
strongly organized group at his
back, Ortiz Rubio is the favored
candidate. If he is supported by
a majority of office-holders in the
states and federal government, it
seems inevitable that his election
will result. So
What of the personalities. and
policies of the two candidates?
Both describe themselves as re-
volutionists' that is, followers of the
revolutionary reforms begun in 1911.
But there the comparison ends.
Vasconcelos Is of the soil and
self f-made, a member Of the lower
middle class. Ortiz Rubio is an aris-
tocrat who turned from his own
class to the revolution. His relatives
were lawyers, members Of the SUI
preme court of his natal state, Mi
choacan. churchmen and high Of
ficers of state.
The home city of Vasconcelos is
Oaxaca, state of Oaxaca. There
and in Mexico City, he worked his
way through school finally gradu-
ating in the capital from the Ma
tional School of Jurisprudence.
Both Ortiz Rubio and Vasconcel-
os were on the side of Madero in
1911 in the original revolution. AS
q member of a congressional bloc
known as the 'renovadores', Ortiz
Rubio was arrested by President
Victoriano Huerta and imprisoned
When released Ortiz Rubio joined
with Venustiano Carranza in oppos-
ing Huerta. On the advent of Ca
rranza to power, Ortiz Rubio be-
came one of his aides, going on
foreign missions for him and serv-
ing as governor of Michoacan In
1917.
Enemy of v. Huerta
Similarly, Vasconcelos was ar
enemy of Victoriano Huerta, anc
helped Carranza in his fight a.
gainst him. Vasconcelos, however
broke with his chief and went ovel
to Pancho Villa. When Villa ant
his movement went to pieces, Vas
concelos fled to San Antonio, Tex
where he opened tailor shop. 1
was not until Obregon had oustet
.Carranza that he was able to re
turn to Mexico and resume his po
Etical career.
Ortiz Rubio and Vasconcelo
have each held cabinetships. Orti
Rubio was secretary of con1muni
cations under both Adolfo de i
Huerta and Obregon. While serv
-. ing in this latter post, Ortiz Rubi
Sresigned to become minister to Ger
Vmany and a little later, ambassa
dor to Brazil. It was not until 81
months ago that he returned t
Mexico, having meanwhile been /
Rio de Janeiro four years.
Ortiz Rubio was nominated b
the National Revolutionary Part
at it's convention in Queretaro
March of this year. Almost up
the day of the ballotting, Aaro
Saenz, governor of Nuevo Leon, ha
been considered assured of the non
nation. When the vote showed ths
Ortiz Rubio had been nominate
the Sanecistas left the conventic
in disgust, asserting that the ele'
ton had been unfair.
Before the country had a chan'
to find out what mad actually hal
pened, the Escobar- -Manzo -Carav'
revolution was under way. F.
nine weeks, until the governme1
succeeded in putting down the r.
bellion, politics was forgotten.
Known AS Educator
Vasconcelos to the time of b
entering the presidential race W
perhaps best known as an educ
tor. He was rector of the Nation