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Show REYES REFUSES TO ' EMTEB THE CONTEST Declares He Will Not Oppose Madero for Presidency; Lat-ter's Lat-ter's Influence Waning. By Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, July 22. Despite the breaking of thc agreement that General Bernardo Reyes should be minister of war In thc cabinet of Francisco I. Madero. Ma-dero. and notwithstanding Madero's assurances as-surances that Reyes was free to enter the presidential race, the general today insisted that he would not be a candidate. candi-date. Supporters of Madero shrug their shoulders shoul-ders and express their disbelief In Reyes's statoment. Reyes said he offered to release re-lease Madero from tho promises relative to making him minister of war solely because of the growing opposition In the ranks of tho Maderlsts and expressed by the antl-Reyesista clubs. Madero was prompt In answering him. He said he would not release the general from the agreement, but that he assured him he was at liberty to become a presidential presi-dential candidate regardless of any promises. prom-ises. In opposing the appointment of the general gen-eral to a cabinet post, antl-Reyesistas offered of-fered thc argument that ho represented the old regime, but were more specific In their warnings that he would use thc army, once he was in power, to seize the presidency. In this light upon the general there was no secrecy. Tonight he Insisted tliat he and Madero were still1 good friends and he did not believe the best Interests of his country could be served by the entry of further candidates. If Reyes does not become a candidate in opposition to Madero it will be solely because of his refusal to enter the contest. con-test. Three months ago there was no one In the republic whose popularity was comparable to that of the leader of tho late revolution, but since then there has been steadily growing a party that would gladly nominate Reyes. Close friends of Reyes give full credence to his statement that he will not oppose Madero. They believe a strong campaign against. Madero would result In more turmoil tur-moil and possibly armed conflict. |