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Show CHILEAN ELECTION TANGLE RESTS UNTIL NEXT AUGUST SANTIAGO. Chile. July C. Since I the first stage of the presidential election, elec-tion, in which Arturo Alessandrl obtained ob-tained a majorltv of electors has passed. pass-ed. Chile has settled down to await j the final result?, which will be known - late In August Alessandri obtained 179 electors out of 354. Congress has the power to declare vitiated and null any number of electors elec-tors ami mav reduce the number obtained ob-tained by either, or leavo both without I the required majority. In such case ! congress must proceed to elect a president, presi-dent, voting only for the two conts-i conts-i tants In the race, , Alessandri was nominated by a contention con-tention of Radical and Democratic j parties Barros Borgono. his opponent, oppon-ent, was nominated hj the Liberal Na-jtlonnl Na-jtlonnl Democratic parties, three of the ; moderate groups, and later received I tho support of conserv atives. The programs of the candidates were much alike |