The Republic of Cuba 



The members of the Senate are elected by the 

 members of the provincial councils and the 

 Senatorial Electors named at the election next 

 prior to the expiration of the Senatorial terms. 

 These electors, in each province are i6 in number 

 — one half of whom must be elected from a list 

 of the largest tax payers, and the other half being 

 men of prominence and position. 



Thus the body is made up of twenty-four. 



The House of Representatives has a member- 

 ship of 99; the basis being: i Representative for 

 each 25,000 inhabitants. The members of the 

 House are elected, by the direct vote of the 

 people, for terms of 4 years — one half of the body 

 being elected each two years. 



Each of the six provinces has a Governor who 

 resides in the capital of the province and is 

 elected for a term of four years. The Governors 

 are assisted by a Council of eight members who 

 serve terms of four years — four being elected each 

 two years. 



There are 103 municipal districts in the 

 Republic. 



TABLOID HISTORY OF EXECUTIVES 



The following short histories are calculated to 

 illustrate the high character of those men in 

 charge of Cuban governmental affairs. Cuba has 

 profitted materially by the experience of the 

 United States in the selection of men at the head 

 of its government and a perusal of the short 

 historical or biographical sketches will demon- 

 strate that only men of high executive ability have 

 been chosen to perform the tasks and to solve the 

 problems which are now making the Island Re- 

 public a power in world diplomacy and commerce. 



