Mexican Election

The approximate defeat of Huerta marks the end of the first unsuccessful organized attempt at revolution in Mexican history. The normal campaign for the Presidential elections on July 6 was resumed.

On Dec. 6, prior to the rebellion, there were eight formal candidates for Mexican President:

1) PLUTARCO ELIAS CALLES, General in the Army, onetime Secretary of Gubernacion (Interior), onetime Secretary of War, close friend of President Obregon.

2) ADOLFO DE LA HUERTA, onetime provisional President of the Republic, onetime Secretary of the Treasury, one-time Governor of the State of Sonora, until his rebellion a close friend of Calles and Obregon.

3) ANGEL FLORES, Governor of Sinaloa, General of a division.

4) ROQUE ESTRADA, onetime Governor of Jalisco, second state of the Republic.

5) SALVADOR ALVARADO, onetime Governor of Yucatan, multi-millionaire and onetime cabinet officer.

6) RAOUL MADERO, brother of former President Francisco I. Madero, General in the Army.

7) ANTONIO VILLAREAL, "William Jennings Bryan of Mexico," a permanent candidate.

8) CARLOS B. ZETINA, "Henry Ford of Mexico."

Government decrees against militarists engaged in war against the Republic have now narrowed the contest to Calles and Flores.

General Flores, by refusing tempting offers to join de la Huerta, stands as the one candidate who is in a position decently and in good order to challenge the candidacy of Calles. President Obregon, great and good friend of Calles, wants Flores to run, in order to "put up a show of election" against the favorite.

Calles will almost certainly be elected. In re-entering the Presidential race, Calles sent a message to the U. S., whose friendship is important to any candidate.

The policy outlined in this message called for a distribution of land among the Mexican peasants, universal education, redemption of foreign bonds with interest, encouragement of foreign capital to invest in industrial and economic enterprises, safety for foreign residents, abolition of the trade in pulque (national curse of Mexico) and narcotics.