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Show MEXICO CITY, June 19. The efforts to bring about changes in the cabinot of President de la Barra, it was learned tonight, is backed by a faction of tho revolutionists' party desiring tho resignations of Rafaelo Hornan-dez Hornan-dez as minister of Justico, Dmillo Vas-quez Vas-quez Gomez a& minister of guberna-clcu. guberna-clcu. and Francisco Vasquez Gomez as minister of public instruction. Revolutionists behind tho movement conferred with Francisco 1 Madoro tonight to-night in an effort to have him use his influenco with President do la Barra to bring about tho cabinet shake-up. President do la Barra Is said to be unwilling un-willing to make the changes at this time Demand Hernandez' Removal. The removal of Hernandez as minister minis-ter of justico is requested by the faction fac-tion of the new reg'.me because cer tain Justices, including Judge Perez Leon, who is alleged to have unlawfully unlaw-fully imprisoned many revolutionists early In tho Insurrection, hnve not yet been ousted. It Is charged that Hernandez, who acted as gc-betweon In the peace negotiations nego-tiations nt Juarez, is not a revolution iBt at heart, and that' the portfolio should be hold by some one "in hearty sympathy with tho principles of the revolution " Hernandez 1b Madero's cousin, and his removal as minister as well as that of the Gomez brothers, would sweep aside the charges of nopotism that have been hurled at Madero by his opponents op-ponents since his arrival. Ernesto Madero, undo of the former chief, alone would remain, but as he has been conspicuous in financial affairs af-fairs before, and politically has not been affiliated with the revolution. It is thought no opposition to him would be made. Oppoc the Gomer Brothers. The claim of those who seek to ef-foct ef-foct the resignations of the Gomez brothers is that if Emillo Vasquez Gomez Go-mez remains as minister of gubema-clon gubema-clon and Dr. Francisco Vasquezz Go-mezz Go-mezz as the candidate for vice-president in the next general elections, the revolutionist party will be open to the charge that the government controlled tho elections, since the calling of elections elec-tions and formal jurisdiction is within the scope of the department of guber-naclon. guber-naclon. Dr Gomez, they said, should not be in the cabinet if ho Is to be the vlco-prosldential vlco-prosldential candidate. Dr. Gomez de clared It his intention to relinquish his official duties If his candidacy is launched. It Is said that Madero will have to define his position in respect to Gomez if he wishes to prevent Insurgency In-surgency in his ranks Gustavo A Madero, a brother of the former rebel chief, is one of tho3e who Is opposing Dr Gomez for the vice-presidency, vice-presidency, as he thinks Governor Pino Faurez of Yucatan will be a more suitable person. |