THE CUBA REVIEW 



The Conservati\ t.s are still 

 Discussiiiy asking General Alenocal to 

 tlic signify his acceptance to 



Candidates their request that he be- 

 comes a nominee of their 

 liarty, for president of Cuba, and La Liiclui 

 probably reflects general opinion when it 

 says, "That the Conservatives will follow 

 (ieneral Alenocal to a man, if he will ac- 

 cept the nomination, is not to be doubted 

 by anyone, for such is in the conscience 

 of all." 



As for the Liberal Party, the name of 

 (Governor Asbert is popular with the 

 majority and it is believed preferred by 

 the politicians. He probably controls 

 Havana and Pinar del Rio Provinces, and 

 as his strength in other parts of the island 

 is growing, he being favored by President 

 (iomez as his successor, a sufficient number 

 of national delegates to ensure his nomi- 

 nation is indicated. It is said that he will 

 even secure pronounced support from these 

 who formerly favored Alfredo Zayas. 



"The only thing that Governor Asbert 

 talks of," says La Lucha, "to all those who 

 care to hear him is that the Liberal Party 

 will win ;' that he will not be the candidate 

 imtil he is nominated, and that there will 

 be no re-election for Gomez." 



La Lucha. an influential 



Opposes Havana daily, does not 



the like Dr. Alfredo Zayas, 



I ' ice-President nov>' vice-president of Cuba. 



as a candidate for the 



office of oresident at the next election, and 



it gives its reasons as follows : 



"We were one of the first to say it, when 

 it was most timely, that Dr. Zayas had taken 

 more care of his personal interests and 

 conveniences than the interests and con- 

 veniences of the party ; that far from de- 

 fending the interests of the community he 

 had taken sides with those who were do- 

 ing the pillaging, and that instead of 

 making his protest against the acts com- 

 mitted or abetted by the government, he 

 had taken a torch and joined the proces- 

 sion, marching happily and satisfied with 

 those who were reaping the benefits." 



The paper was formerly one of his most 

 ardent supporters. 



According to the Havana Telegraph. 

 President Gomez in lending his support 

 to the candidacy of Sr. Asbert, Havana's 

 provincial governor, for the presidency 

 only exhibits his own shrewdness for 

 Paragraph 2, Article 65, of the Cuban con- 

 stitution, says that: "To be president of 

 the Republic of Cuba it is requisite to have 

 completed forty years of age." 



"Now it so happens," says the Telegraph, 

 "that Governor Asbert will not have com- 

 pleted his forty years of life at the time 

 of the inauguration, and this way force 

 the renominat'on of President Gomez." 



Havana will have a daily 



Better (except Sunday) mail serv- 



.)iail ice after January 3, 1912. 



Service All the arrangements for 



the service have been made. 



The cost will be divided equally between 



the United States and Cuba. 



Steamers will leave Knight's Key daily 

 at S a. rn. and arrive in Havana at 5 p. m. 

 They will leave Havana at 9.30 a. m. and 

 arrive in Knight's Key at 6.30 p. m. 



After the Key West service is started 

 the mail steamers will leave Key West at 

 U) a. m. and returning will leave Havana 

 at 9.30 a. m. 



MENOCAL PESCANDO 



\Amigo. dejelo que pique 6 suelte la cana para 



qnc otro pesque! 

 I.a Lucha' s cartoonist persists in picturing General 

 Menocal as fishing for the presidential nomination. 

 The star is the emblem of the Conservative Party. 



Secretary Joaquin Chalons, 

 More of the Department of Piib- 



Cabinet lie Works, presented his re- 

 Changes signation to President Go- 

 mez, who accepted it. 

 The opposition of the Veterans' Associa- 

 tion to the continuance in oi^ice of former 

 Spaniards and others hostile to the Cuban 

 cause in the country's war for its inde- 

 pendence, proved too strong for Secretary 

 Chalons. He was a colonel in the Spanish 

 army and his appointment to a Cabinet po- 

 sition created much opposition. Two can- 

 didates for the vacancy are Orencio No- 

 darse, formerly postmaster-general and 

 later director of the lottery, and Sei'ior 

 Portuondo, former director of public works. 

 Secretary Chalons is reputed to be one 

 of the best engineers in Cuba and several 

 months ago was named as one of the en- 

 gineers for the Port Improvement Company. 



