Diaz Accepts Nomination.

New York Times 100 years ago today, March 6, 1913:
Asserts He Seeks Peace and Is Not Politically Ambitious.
Special Cable to The New York Times.
    MEXICO CITY, March Gen. Felix Diaz received a visit this afternoon from a committee of the political organization which had decided to nominate him for the Presidency of Mexico. The committee informed the General that it was their wish to have him as a candidate in the next election.
    When addresses had been made by several members, Gen. Diaz replied in a brief speech in which he formally accepted the nomination. He took advantage of the opportunity to outline his attitude in regard to the national situation and made plain the motives that had impelled him to take part in the revolution against President Madero.
    "What I desire." said Gen. Diaz, "is peace for my country. I am not ambitious to gain political honors. I accept the honor of this nomination at the request of my followers. If I am elected, I will work to restore peace to the Republic of Mexico, so that prosperity may come to our country. All who wish to work will be permitted to do so and to gain a just return for their labor."
    President Huerta received private reports to-day from Sonora, indicating that the border State was in open rebellion. Although no specific information was received showing what response had been made by the people to the action taken by the Acting Governor and the Legislature of that State, it was learned preparations were under way for beginning active hostilities.
    Col. José Cordova, secretary to Gen. Pascual Orozco, Jr., who came to the Capital recently as the General's representative is negotiating with Huerta looking to Orozco's co-operation with the Provisional Government, called on Gen. Mondragon to-day and arranged with him for a movement of Gen. Orozcos forces toward Sonora. It was reported that Col. Cordova would probably remain in the Capital and that he would be attached to the Department of War with a position, making it possible for him to represent the Orozco troops, to the satisfaction of his general.

Move to Reconcile Zapata.
    Through "Tuerto" Morales, first of the Southern revolutionists to recognize the Huerta Government, negotiations were begun to-day toward reconciling Gen. Emiliano Zapata and his brother to the National Administration. Morales asked a safe-conduct for Señor Montano, Gen. Zapata's Secretary, who was formerly a school teacher and whose educational advantages have made him prominent in the councils of the Zapatistas. Gen. Mondragon issued the pass and it was forwarded to the Zapata headquarters by Morales.
    Señor Montano is expected to arrive here in a few days. There is said to be no reason to think there will be much difficulty in effecting a working arrangement with the Zapata brothers.
    Gen. Tellez is to be in command in the campaign to be begun by the Government against the insurgent officials and other citizens of the State of Sonora.
    Government advices indicate there no longer is doubt that Dr. Emilio Vasquez Gomez is conspiring with Venutiano Carranza, rebel Governor of the State of Coahuila. Dr. Gomez's hostility to the Huerta Administration is alleged to be due to its failure to give him a position in the Cabinet. Trouble is expected in that quarter.
    Henry Lane Wilson, United States Ambassador, said this afternoon that information which had come to him indicated conditions in the Republic were improving rapidly. He admitted there was trouble in the border States, but he asserted as his belief that those complications soon will be settled by the volunteers who had entered the Federal service in the form of revolutionary commands under Gens. Argumedo, Cedillo and Campos and other leaders. The Ambassador added that no trouble with Maderistas had been reported from the South. He said the isthmian States — Yucatan, Campeche, Chiapas and Tabasco—were quiet.

Troublemakers Are Busy.
    Certain foreigners in this city, including Americans, have been active for days in efforts to excite their compatriots to the point of flight from the capital. That agitation is said to be due to the fact that many of the persons now involved took such a stand when the Madero Administration was in power, that their presence is unwelcome to the present Government. Those persons are spreading a report that President Wilson has expressed an intention to intervene in Mexican affairs.
    So much indignation has been aroused by that course of conduct in the foreign colonies that it is believed some of the agitators will be forced to leave the country, as their business has been boycotted. Social pressure also has been brought to bear to express resentment against the troublemakers, many of them having been ostracized by acquaintances.
    President Huerta and his Ministers have refrained from acting against the agitators, although the laws of Mexico authorize them to expel such persons from the country.