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Show CHILEANS SEEK QUICK ELECTIONS SANTIAGO. Nov. 20. (Correspond-1 lence.) A shortening of the process of electing s prisldsnt of Chile which ba been in use. since 1S33 i urged by many public men here. It now takes almost three months to elect s 1 blel executive. Ihe actual 1ckI stages In the election Just concluded, in which Arturo Alessandrl triumphed having! consumed 13 weeks Some of tho load-i ers oi' 'hllean opinion want to reduce the period in which the country Is kept In political turmoil. A special commission of the chamber cham-ber of deputies has submitted a meas-, meas-, ure providing for the election of the , president by a special jussembly com-I com-I posed of members of both branches of I parliament and presidential electors. I All quesllonM arising from the election would be decided by B Irlbunul Which would Include seven Justices of tb-- li IK f i I" oil l l Debate on the measure. Is expected to begin soon and If the bill Is adopt-1 ofl It will have to be approved l the new congress whleh Is. elected larch t next. B Mercurio advocating electoral i reform considers the bin would be an jlmprovement owr the present system, bul suggc-st.H an office of vlco presl-idenl presl-idenl should be created. La Naclon favors direct election by .the people as being short and simple. ! it opposes perpetuation of s systom of electing thp president by u restricted body "t ii" n I Under the present electoral system, after the electors are chosen the) must meet five weeks later and volt for their respective candidates Thi n ' congress must assembta in Joint session a monih inier, decide any claims or ) contested electors and proclaim the i successful candidates This system w is devlsod to satisfy conditions of communication com-munication In the early days of Chile's independence. rn |