Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-09-05 | Page 1 | New Mexican President Begins Duties by Searching for Personnel

New Mexican President Begins Duties Duties' By Searching for Cabinet Personnel Br my A d Press MEXICO CITY Sept 5 General 5 Abelardo L. L Rodriguez year old compatriot of General Plutarco Elias Calles Mexico's man of ot iron began bean be be- gan an his first day dar as the country's pres pres- ident by casting about for tor a cabinet In the meantime former President Ortiz Drtiz Rubio was on his way to Hot Springs Sprin s Ark to seek renewed health The former president said he would probably stay at Hot Springs several mont months hr His train tram was routed by way of ot El EI ElPaso ElPaso Paso Paso Tex rex because of ot flood lood condi condi- ions General Rodriguez also known as asa asa asa a a man n of iron comes from the northern border state of Sonora known cnown as the mother of ot Mexican presidents It is also the home state of General Generl Calles who resigned from th he the post of secretary o of at war in the Ortiz Rubio cabinet cabine recently and aud was 3 Y YI I Jo succeeded by General Rodriguez Former Presidents Adolf Adolfo o D Dc j La Huerta and Alvaro Obregon also hailed from rom Sonora General Rodriguez elected by a 1 joint session of congress to succeed Ortiz Rubio was inaugurated yesterday yesterday yester yester- day shortly after fter ter his election A commission com corn mission was dispatched immediately by the congress to bring him to the thC chamber for the inauguration exer He entered accompanied by bY most orthe of or I the retiring cabinet ministers and was ws wf-s wf sworn in while a squadron of at airplanes air all airplanes planes circled over the building He pledged himself immediately to continue the existing friendly relations relations rela rela- with the United States and said he ho would form a al 11 serious national government which will be characterized character character- by unity and action and which will carry confidence and tranquillity to the I a republIc Sc