. The Cuba review. THE CUBA R E V I E W President Gomez has come A out with a strong letter in Sufficient which he again states posi- Denial tively that he will not again be a candidate for the presidency of the republic. He insists that his 'friends desist in their attempts to re-elect him. The letter is addressed to the president of the Provincial Assembly of the Liberal Party and is as follows: "Erteenied Friend and Colleague: I bad not intended to repeat again my determination not to run for re-election thinking that I had raid enough to dispell all doubts on that subject. My conduct
. The Cuba review. THE CUBA R E V I E W President Gomez has come A out with a strong letter in Sufficient which he again states posi- Denial tively that he will not again be a candidate for the presidency of the republic. He insists that his 'friends desist in their attempts to re-elect him. The letter is addressed to the president of the Provincial Assembly of the Liberal Party and is as follows: "Erteenied Friend and Colleague: I bad not intended to repeat again my determination not to run for re-election thinking that I had raid enough to dispell all doubts on that subject. My conduct in life has been to live up to my words and until now it has been that case that my words have been accepted and respected. "But as numerous friends continue re-election- ists, and as this gives cause for thinking that I say one thing in public and another ni private. I herewith address you, that in your political capacity you mav notify everyone through the various" assemblies of your province, that while I appreciate the lovalty and firmness my friends show in maintaining my candidacy in the approach- ing presidential campaign, thev must not for a moment think I have desisted from my resolution to retire from the presidency at the expiration of my present term of office, leaving the place to be occupied by the Cuban who receives the majority vote of the body politic. "I think it will be sufficient for you to send a copy of this letter to all the municipal assemblies of your province that this re-election campaign may cease and tranquility be restored to all inter- ested parties among which I figure the first. \ our esteemed friend and colleague. JOSE M. ; There is no reason to believe that Vice- President Zayas has the least idea of re- nouncing his claims to the nomination accorded him in the last campaign as the price of the support of his faction. Still another probable candidate for the presi- dency, and one whose popularity in the liberal ranks
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