Nicaraguan Brewings

With Honduras and Mexico setting the example, the Nicaraguan Presidential primaries made a bold bid for the front page of U. S. newspapers. Aspirants for the Presidential nomination of the Conservative Party, which has governed Nicaragua since 1910, include General Emiliano Chamorro, former Minister to the U. S., and Dr. Carlos Cuadra Pasos, Minister for Foreign Affairs. The Government sent a force to Granada, Conservative stronghold, and seized primary ballots, consisting of 12,000 rifles, 6 machine guns, 50 Lewis machine guns, 240 cases of ammunition from the arsenal. This raid was followed by a riot among partisans of the two candidates. Several deaths resulted. A rising is feared by the authorities at Managua, capital city.