The border vidette., 1929-02-09
WELCOMED. HERE
Will Announce Candidacy for Presi-
dent of Mexico Next Month
Wednesdays Herald)

dent of Mexico Next Month
Wednesdays Herald)
Gilberto Valenzuela, champion
OF the state of Sonora aud pre-.
sent leader of the former strong
Obregonista party, who will soon
announce his candidacy for the
presidency OF, Mexico, received q
glorious welcome lass evening
| when he arrived in the. Mexican
city by automobile from Cana.
nea. A great throng filed Ave.
nida Obregon In frontof the So.
corro hospital when the popular
champion arrived at 6 80 o clock.
He was greeted by music from
numerous bands aud by the
shouts OF the people, slI locAl
political parties having sgreed
TO, forget their bitter municipal
struggles and cheer together for
the common leader Of Sonora. ~
Following The first ovation
Valenzuela lead the multitude on
foot, proceeding north On Ave
nida Obregon and then TO the
plaza where be WAS given an
oficial welcome by Lic. Adolfo
Ibarra Seldner,, we'll known ora
tor Of this city. 80
ANNOUNCEMENT. MARCH. 2,
Valenzuela today stated TO .
representative of the Herald that
it would be necessary for him to
postpone any formal announce.
/ ments regsrding his platform OF
future policies until approxima.
ttely the first Of March when be
would be prepared to mxke the
statement TO the Republic o1
Mexico that he was in the run.
ming for the sidential chair.
He said that st the present time
be was merely On tour of study
Eand that hes wished to feel on,
the attitude Of the people re
garding himself as . candidate.
The present plans are that he
will proceed to Magdalena and
Hermosillo Friday. HesWill re-
! mein,st the Sonorsn capital four
or fives days, and then visit his
home at Sahuaripa, Sonora,
where be will be with his family
for weeks. Following this
visit home he will again, visit
lHermosillo and proclaim his in,
tentions as presidential candi
date, 1 .sssspss
,s-ss,s,. IS PoPULARsa as.. I.
The popular man is at ,presen,
held. as. the leader who, will. fill
the position occupied bYsthe late
General Obregon. Vslensuela il
la lawYer .,by professions md has
Isofeupied many importaatitru
for Mexico, having been baecre'
tary of the interior .under Presi
sEdsnt Cslles and recently 1 min
lister 10 Great Britain. He.is 1
large .man, with Eenialssnile.G
Isgreesble i countensnce.7 II ID re
;Eported that ahis popularity il
|spreHding rapidly throughout the
i:west coast region and 3it il stated
I.that Ricardo Topete, now in No
gales and brother OF Tho Sopors
Egovernor, said that last night Z
telegram Was received from the
leader OF 5000 Yaqui and 2 Mayo
Indians which stated that they
were backing, Valenzuela In the
same manner they backed. Gen
eral, Obregon. ...s.
In. the oficial address Of vel.
come last. evening Lic, Ibarrs
declared that the prophesy oi
the city of Nogales was that just
% the future candidate WAS en-.
tering Nogales on the 5th oi
February in 1929, . popular and
accepted leader, 30 be- would
enter the City of Mexico, exact.
Ely : year from the day, on Feb
ruary 5th, 1880, which is the
IsAllotted date for thernext elected
president to be inaugurated into
fofice. The day also ;is eelebrat
ed throughout Mexico So 3 ma
tional holiday since the federal
constitutions of 1857 and 1917
were both adopted on February
5th.- Lie. Ibarra pointed out. !,
Others to address the thronR
tin the Nogales, Sonora. plaza
last evening we're Ricardo To
pete, deputy from Mexico. City
Esnd brother OF Fausto Topete;
Alfonso Velez. . strong Obrego.
nista <ssympathizer; Represent
alive Ernesto Verdugo, who is
accompanying -Valenzuela. on bis
tour and Modesto Fuentes. for.
merly of NoRales and, now Of
! HermOslll0. z.zs-ls ,<s :. 3,
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