The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-21

of our own presidential election campaign, you might try Panama,
 citizens of that republic have electloneered themselves into such jam over their presidency that no one need be amazed # the Q. 8. government feels itself forced to in tervene there to preserve order within the next few months.
 Tn the process the panamanians at least rlValed the superiority of American politicians in such oele- brated magooElings aS the Hayes. Tilden election frauds of 1876, the Grocer Norris" candidacy in Ne- braskR six years ago, and other quaint wrinkles of our political ex. perlenee.
 Among the political parties In. vOlved were the d0otrlnAry llb. erty party, the democratic d0c- urinary liberal party, and national liberal party, the united liberal party, the reform liberal party the conservative party, the na- tlOnal revolutionary party and the Soclallst.marxlst party.
 Down in Panama, when anyone feels dissatisfied with tho ineum. bent government, he runs around behind the barn and comes out with Q new party with Q fancy name which he feels fits the exist. Ing situation.
 Fancy Mixun In Names
 As if that left the situation in need of more eomplexity, PAn- amanians found that the two chief candidates on the ballot were named Juan Demosthenes Arose- mena and Domingo DiaS Arose. mena. Thousands of them he'd been told to "vote for Arose- mana"
 This merry mixup came about aS follows: Under Latin American custom, # you are Q man and your name is the same As your fathers you add your mothers name to your regular name, 30 other peo- plo won't Do confused, and ooms monly use tho initial.
 Thus, although Juan DemosthO. nes ArosemenA had been known As that In Panama, Arosemena having been hls fathers name, his opponent had been known as Domingo DlAx or AS Domingo DlaE A. and spelled out hls mothers name on tho ballot only, as . device for getting Arose. mena's votes,
 The genuine Arosemena was backed by tho present president Harmodl0 Arlas. Before the cleo. ton June ! the grand electoral Jury, four, Oe whose seven mOm. beFS favored Domingo DlaE, dls- qualified the new national c0all. ton revolutionary party, which was Q sort OR holding company for other parties committed to Arose. mona,
 President Harmodio Arias, how. ever, said that everybody could vote. All saloons were closed from Saturday afternoon until Monday night and Voters' hands were marked with indelible ink as soon as they had ballotod.
 There was considerable shoot- Ing when tho saloons rooponOd, but less disorder than had been expected.
 Some Phenagllng Is Done
 The ballots were locked up with tho grand electoral Jury until July [, Meanwhile, President Arias found q technical reason for oust- Ing ono of tho DiaS supporters, Rogelio NeVarro, from the jury, and naming as his successor Q man who made c pro.Arosemana majority.
 The jury at once revoked the disqualification of tho national coalition revolutionary party and on July ' announced that Arose. mena had won by 42,o00 to 10000 on the official recount.
 All the lawyers aiid politicians In Panama have been arguing heGtedly as Co whether Arose. mena or Domingo DlaE was legal. Iy elected. Further complications arise because the law says Q chns dIdate for office must resign any government position he holds six months before election.
 Arosemena didn't resign as minister of foreign affairs until less thnn six months before elec- ton. There's Q debate aS to whether the law does or doesn't apply to presidential candidates.
 
 Trouble In Ofiing
 Apparently the only way Domingo Dia7 can get the presidency is by force. His chief packer is Fran cisco Arias, an expert at making trouble, who has spent fortunes on Panamanian elections and who ducked of to Costa Rica, where his life seemed much safer.
 Francisco Arias is expected to return and the Harmodio Arias government confidently expects trouble.
 Under Panama's existing treaty with the United States, our troops have the right to enter Panama to preserve public order, A new treaty, sent to Panama in May for ratification, was shelved by the l I.-.,.....~At Aaa,Alka kha Raak that