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Show MEXICAN ARMY LEADER MAY BE NEXT PRESIDENT OF REPUBLIC 1 CEKZSAL PAELO GCNZALES. ' "' ' ' . " .(''"''.', 'x : . ' . s.t ; si !''''':.':. ' v--i M-:M-.. . K 'p,.', -: , ."I e. '-i- ' , : :;: I . ; .: : -s;i::;: 5 .. General Pablo Gonzales, chief of the southern department, including Mexico City, of the Mexican army, ia the lcad-iiiK lcad-iiiK cnndida'.e for the presidency of the Mexican republic in tho elections which take placo in June, 1920. Senator Hitchcock, speaking on the Mexican crisis recently, declared that the pro-Entente pro-Entente attitude of General Gonzales during tho world war led him to believe be-lieve that the United States might expect ex-pect a friendly attitude on the part of General Gonzales should tho latter be elected. General Gonzales' declaration decla-ration in favor of the allies in 11)17 resulted re-sulted in quite a sensation in Mexico. The general is ivell versed in English ami American literature, lie was born in the state of Xuevo Leon, near the American border, and much of his carl3' education was had in American schools. It ivas largely Ihrough the urgent investigation in-vestigation made by General Gonzales that American Consular Agent Jenkins Jen-kins was released. |