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Gen. Jose ^Miguel Gomez is considered the best candidate which the Liberal party 

 has for the Presidency. Undoubtedly his activities during what is known as the 

 "February Revolution" have embittered many against him, but he is still deemed 

 very strong and has a very large following. 



General Emilio Nufiez, the present Vice-President, it is rumored, is being urged 

 to run for the Presidency on an independent ticket, and it is likely that if Gen. Nunez 

 accepts he will figure prominently in the coming Presidential elections, as he has hosts 

 of friends and is undoubtedly a very strong man. 



The Liberal party held a convention on June 13th in Havana and nominated 

 candidates for Governors of the different provinces, provincial councilman and sena- 

 torial candidates. Dr. Yarona Suarez, the present Mayor of Havana, was nominated 

 to succeed himself in office and his name on the Liberal ticket seems to mean defeat 

 for the son of Gen. Jose Miguel Gomez, who is very active in Havana City politics. 



It is deemed certain that Col. Mendieta will be the Liberal candidate for Vice- 

 President of the Republic. 



On the night of May 26th a political party calling themselves the Republican 

 Party of Cuba nominated Dr. Teodoro Cardenal y Gomez as their candidate for the 

 mayorship of the City of Havana. 



POLITICAL SITUATION IN THE UNITED STATES: Although Senator Harding 

 is considered friendly towards Cuba and his nomination on the Republican ticket 

 is generally approved, considerable disappointment was evinced due to the fact that 

 General Leonard Wood was not nominated for this distinguished office, since his 

 sterling worth was so well known to the people of this Republic. While General 

 Wood was Military Governor of Cuba he instituted manj' reforms, enforced laws, 

 built roads, encouraged agriculture and won a place in the hearts of Cuban people 

 equal to that which is enjoyed by Theodore Roosevelt. 



GUANTANAMO & WESTERN RAILROAD CHANGES: The Guantanamo & West- 

 ern Railroad, which operates between San Luis and Guantanamo in the Province 

 of Oriente has been purchased by Jose Marimon, President of the Banco Espanol 

 de la Isla de Cuba. This railroad has a branch running from Guantanamo to 

 Caimanera, where the American Reservation and Coaling Station is located. The 

 Guantanamo & Western Railroad traverses a very rich district in this end of the 

 Island and serves several large sugar centrals. A good passenger traffic is also 

 enjoyed by this railroad. The Guantanamo & Western Railroad was formerly owned 

 by a New York banking house. 



ALCOHOL PRODUCTION IN CUBA: An interesting light is thrown on a rap- 

 idly growing industry in Cuba by facts published in "Comercio,"' stating that 

 the yearly production of alcohol in Cuba has now reached 300,000,000 gallons. This 

 alcohol is distilled from molasses which is obtained from the sugar centrals very cheap 

 and conducted to the refineries in tank cars. The shortage of this class of equipment 

 on the Island is the one great drawback to this industry. 



DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN SANTIAGO DE CUBA: A large conflagration took place 

 in Santiago de Cuba, Oriente Province, a few days ago when the electric light 

 plant and car barn of that city were totally destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated 

 at $2,000,000 and will take months to replace, as the machinery which was used in 

 generating electricity for the entire city and surrounding suburbs was a total loss. 

 All of the street cars which were housed in the car barn were destroyed and this will 

 be a serious loss to the city, as the outlying suburbs were entirely dependent upon 

 the street car service for connection with the city proper. 



