Friday, August 16, 2013

Huerta May Quit To Seek Election.

New York Times 100 years ago today, August 16, 1913:
Foreign Minister Gamboa Is Expected to Succeed Him as Provisional President.
WILSON'S NOTE DELIVERED
Mexico's Delay in Answering It Encourages Belief That Peace Plan Will Be Accepted.
BITTER ATTACK IN SENATE
Penrose and Lodge Assail Administration — Senator Slurs Hale and Demands Reports.
Special Cable to The New York Times.
    MEXICO CITY, Aug. 15.— Provisional President Victoriano Huerta gave to-night what was considered to be an intimation that he would be a candidate for election to the Presidency in the Autumn, and it was rumored strongly that as a preliminary to his campaign he would be succeeded in the Provisional Presidency by Federico Gamboa, whom he recently recalled to this country from a foreign mission to take the post of Minister of Foreign Relations.
    The report ran that Minister Gam-boa would assume the Provisional Presidency as soon as it should be resigned by Gen. Huerta. A denial of the rumor was issued by the Foreign Minister as soon as it was called to his attention.

Huerta's Roundabout Hint.
    President Huerta's intimation of his intention to run for the Presidency on a Constitutional basis came in a roundabout way. He was asked if it was his purpose to become a candidate for election as President.
    The present head of the Mexican Federal Government would not give a definite answer. He said it was undesirable for him to make at this time a statement as to the possibility of his candidacy, but that he might announce his intention in a fortnight. That guarded reply by Gen. Huerta was regarded generally as meaning that he at least was considering the advisability of making such a move toward the solution of the present situation in Mexico.
    President Huerta is regarded as the favorite Presidential possibility among prominent men in the capital. Even the anti-military Liberals are talking of him as the only man available to be chosen as the head of the national Government.
    John Lind, President Wilson's personal representative in Mexico City, who was sent here as special adviser to the United States Embassy, admitted in the embassy this evening that he had seen Senor Gamboa, the Mexican Minister of Foreign Relations, several times since his arrival in the capital.

Private Talks With Gamboa.
    Ex-Gov. Lind stated that he had talked with the Foreign Minister privately and unofficially.
    The Presidential emissary's admission in regard to his interviews with Senor Gamboa came after several denials on his part that he had met the Minister in any way.
    All Mr. Lind's movements in connection with the talks with Minister Gamboa were guarded carefully. Most of his visits were made at night. Senior Gamboa also denied prior to to-night that he had held conferences with President Wilson's representative.
    The American ex-Governor as well as high officials of the Huerta Administration are looking for the leak through which information of the meetings between Mr. Lind and SeƱor Gamboa became known.
    It was said this evening that if they should ascertain how the facts escaped suppression serious complications probably would follow.
    President Huerta's attitude toward the efforts of President Wilson to solve Mexico's internal difficulties and in regard to his own possible candidacy for election as Constitutional President was not outlined definitely by Minister Gamboa in his talks with Mr. Lind.
    It is believed that the conferences between the representatives of the two Presidents were forerunners of a meeting to be held in the national palace between Mr. Lind and President Huerta.

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