New Britain herald., 1930-09-20
Spain 0iling Its Rusty Election
 Machinery for Initial Balloting ' Since Dictatorship Was Created
Registration of Voters Is Under Way-Support of Monarchy Forecast as AlfonsO's Backers Or ganize Thoroughly.

Madrid, Sept. 20 P - Spain is oiling up its rusty election machin- cry.
 Registration of voters is underway throughout the nation in readiness for the parliamentary elections which Premier Berenguer has said may be called the latter part of this year.
 A new cortes, or parliament, the first in eight years will be assem- bled, if this plan is carried out.
 Political organizations are lining up their local forces in every dis trict, town and city, and prospec- tive candidates for the congress of deputies, or lower house, are get ting ready for the race.
 Groups supporting the monarchy are organizing with especial thor oughness.
 Republican forces, while less cohesive and handicapped by less facilities for organization because they oppose the established govern ment, are trying to get their sup porters into politically efficient groups
 Impartial observers think at pres ent that the prospects indicate mon archists will control the new cortes, with republicans having minority, perhaps small, in the chamber and little or no strength at all in the senate.
 There are now between 35 and 40 so-called political parties, with more groups in formation.
 Fifteen are seriously considered as parties. Most of the others have a handful of members and a few dollars to pay for printing a procla- nation.
 The old cleavages of liberal and conservative parties, existing be- fore the Primo de Rivera dictator ship, are spread into several left and right wing divisions of each of those two main groups. Socialist, labor, republican, syndicalist, con-
 
 formed new parties.
 The principal political parties supporting the monarchy are:
 Liberal conservative, headed by Count Bugallal, which supports the Berenguer government.
 National Monarchial Union, head ed by the Count of Guadalorce. former minister in Primo's cabinet, and containing many of the old friends of the former dictator.
 Liberal-just now divided into three groups: followers of Count Romanones; liberel Democrats, headed by Garcia Prieta; left liber- als. headed by Santiago Alba. who aligned himself with the king this summer.
 The Constitutional, maurista, re- gionalst and labor parties are also generally listed as on the side of the monarchy.
 The labor" party is not con- posed as much as its name might indicate ofworkmen. It has 8 va ried membership and was formed by Eduardo Aunos, minister of la bor, with an announced program of social reform.
 There are other smaller parties listed as supporters of the mon- archy.
 The republican forces are consid- erably divided. Among the princi- pal groups are: /
 Conservative republicans, headed by Alcala Zamora.
 Radical republicans, headed by A1ejandro LerrouX.
 Socialist republicans, headed by Marcelino Domingo.
 Federal republicans, headed by Manuel Hilario Ayuso
 The extreme left parties, also re- publican in intent, are:
 Socialist (sometimes called so- cialist labor), containing, estimat- edly, some 300,0O0 organized work CTS of the General Union of Work CTS in all parts of the country.
 Syndicalists, organized in Barcc- Iona, claiming a membership of sev- eral hundred thounsand workers supporting social revolution.
 Communist. Small in numbers, but credited with unusually skillful leadership and organization.
 Some think the left groups. in union with republicans, would car ry various of the large cities, but that this would be a minority in the chamber.
 The last chamber contained AT members. The number is in pro- portion to population and may be increased in the new parliament.
 Every qualified male qitizen over the age of 25 is. required to vote; but, although compulsory, many voters have not responded 9 in the past. Women cannot vote. Men must possess full civil rights and have two years residence in their district.
 The chamber is elected by direct vote; the senate is not.