Show 1 OBREGON PESTERED WITH CLAIMS Of SUPPORTERS Arduous Days Put in by President-Elect President Listening Listening Listen Listen- in ing to Petitions s MEXICO CITY Dec 3 3 Jn In a tin tiny rudely-furnished rudely office on the second floor of a building building- undergoing repairs repair General Alvaro Obregon as president president- elect received daily hundreds of merand men mer and women who came here to plead their cause with him before his Most 1 of them were office office- seekers and claimants for political fa favor favor favor fa- fa vor and they spent pent long hours waiting to tell ell General Obregon in what particular particular particular par par- way they helped him in hi his and why they should b be rewarded Heir heir numbers were s so great reat that the president elect was a at athis athis his office seven hours a day seven seve days a week and most of that time wa was consumed in a patient hearing bearing o of claims WHERE HE WORKED Following an campaign which culminated in his overwhelming election election elec- elec tion last September General Obregon came to Mexico City and established headquarters in the office on Avenida 1 where his candidacy was wa conducted The office small at best was divided bya cloth partition inta into int a private sanctum for the general an and compact working quarters for his rev tev eral secretaries Outside there were several antechambers antechambers antechambers ante ante- chambers which from 9 30 o'clock 1 in inthe inthe the morning when the president elect arrived for work until 7 o'clock a at night with a couple of hours allowed allowe for lunch were crowded with people There were numerous doors to pass pas before the inner chamber is entered and at each stood two guards wn who questioned closely all aU comers Those Thos with apparent legitimate reasons fo for their presence were allowed to proceed proceed proceed pro pro- the others are turned back t to join the present ever-present throngs in th the corridors I I I PERNICIOUS SYSTEM General Obregon has been quoted a as assaying assaying saying that one of the contributing elements to Mexico's unrest has been beer the popular belief that a successful political candidate mu mm mure l rey rev rrt rd 11 everyone very every one ono of his supporters I e c I h Ii s de described described described de- de scribed the Che e system as pernicious be because because because be- be cause in the event that such uh rewards reward are not forthcoming the erstwhile supporter becomes an enemy and sows sow the seeds of dissension and trouble I It 1 IF IF- his wish it is said to abolish th the practice to allow the republics republic's president dent absolute freedom in the tho choice o ohis of his servants at least to the extent that tha I failure does not mean possible tion But the hundreds who gatt gathered red outside outside outside out out- side his office daily apparently knew nothing of this policy or if they did thE they held on in the hoi c that exceptions exceptions exceptions would be be made malle because their numbers never diminished hed despite the seven hours of conferences which the president-elect president held every day Some of them apparently have no other oc oc- oc oc- oc By way of diversion General General General Gen Gen- eral Obregon provided a band which 1 gave daily concerts in the courtyard |