Salt Lake Telegram | 1908-07-11 | Page 12 | Arias out of Panama Fight

ARIAS OUT O or PANAMA fIGHT HT PANAMA July Jl Y ll Tho H-Tho Tho electoral situation has been much cleared by the tho withdrawal of Ricardo Arias the constitutional constitutional constitutional con con- candidate for the tho presidency but in in spite of this the tho adherents of ot Domingo do ia tho the independent candidate havo have relaxed their efforts but very cry little and anel it is planned to elect Senor benor as conclusively clr as aa ble l Since Sinco the withdrawal of Arias tho the possibility of American intervention is much more moro remote but even n so so tho the change chan e of affairs is critical The followers follow follow- ers of Arias will bo be o at tho the polls DOUS and trouble and anel disorder are aro not by any means out of tho the question The Tho governor gov gov- O of tho the canal zone has sent to every to town n of the Tepu republic lic commissioners commissioners commis commis- to watch the elections and tako take note noto of everything e that occurs Among Amons those men are thirteen American army officers an and as many moro employees of tho canal commission The sentiment of the tho country is undoubtedly with Obal dia din who is is supported by the tho liberal party par par- tt ty which counts at al 1 least d. fiO GO rr tier r r ton nf nf or tho population of r rn Panama n and a d half h i of f the constitutionals is a wealthy weal weal- elthy thy cattle owner of CI son of an president ex-president of Colombia and has in tho past past been governor of tho the state of I Panama and antI acting president of tho the republic If f tho the people BOO ace that their right to vote oto as I they hey is not respected there is is bound to bo be serious disorders because o t there are aro I O many a. a who bo w would Ird 1 i user Hii US occupation ino Jno Lu American authorities aro are fully prepared to see seo that thy the elections aro are fair and to put down don disturbance aneo with energy Two hundred d an and eel six seventy presidential presidential elc electors tors aro are to bo be chosen an and out of this thin total it i in iii predicted no less than two hundred will bo be o out for Obal Obal- dia Ilia Tho The electors lc will meet August 1 to elect a president