. The Cuba review. THE CUBA REVIEW HAVANA PROVINCE .43,108 39,441 MATANZAS PROVINCE Conservatives. . 26,747 27,363 ORIENTE PROVINCE 38,194 37,298 There were 628,356 officially registered voters and about 50 per cent voted, or 329,805. The elections were for president, vice- president, thirteen senators, fifty members of Congress, six provincial governors, twelve members of the provincial coimcils, one hundred and eight mayors and six hundred and forty-five aldermen, for a pe- riod of four years from 1913 to 1917, ex- cept the s
. The Cuba review. THE CUBA REVIEW HAVANA PROVINCE .43,108 39,441 MATANZAS PROVINCE Conservatives. . 26,747 27,363 ORIENTE PROVINCE 38,194 37,298 There were 628,356 officially registered voters and about 50 per cent voted, or 329,805. The elections were for president, vice- president, thirteen senators, fifty members of Congress, six provincial governors, twelve members of the provincial coimcils, one hundred and eight mayors and six hundred and forty-five aldermen, for a pe- riod of four years from 1913 to 1917, ex- cept the senators, whose term of office goes to 1921. The electors of the six provinces are apportioned as follows : Havana, 27 ; Pinar del Rio, 14; Matanzas, 15; Santa Clara, 25; Camaguey, 10; and Oriente, 24. For mayor of Havana the vot^ showed the election of the Conservative Candidate. The poll was: General Freyre Andrade (Cons.)... 21,067 Sr. Eugenio L. Aspiazo (Liberal) . 19,459 The City Council is equally divided, each party securing seven representatives. Queer Election Frauds Some election frauds were committed in the form of "refuerzos," and a c c o m- plished in this way, says Havana Post. A candidate who finds when the polls are closed that he lacks a few votes of being elected bribes the other officials of the voting place to allow him to vote for himself the votes which had not been cast. When General Menocal and Governor Asbert made their alliance it was agreed that any use of the "refuerzo" system on either side would be punished. Several Asber- tistas have complained that Conservatives by resorting to the fraud have caused them to be defeated. General Menocal acted promptly when in- formed of this and announced that such elected candidates must resign and he threatens them with denunciation before the courts if they fail to do so. A commission has been appointed to investigate all such frauds. Dr. Rafael Montoro is president while the other members wi
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