. The Cuba review. 12 THE CUBA R E V 1 E W President on Sep- Gomez tember 2d sent General and Monteagudo, now com- Mcnocal manding the armed forces of Cuba, to General Men- ocal, the general manager of the great estate at Chaparra. and at the last election the candidate of the Conservative Party for President of Cuba, with a letter beg- ging him to accept the nomination for president in 1912. In the letter he was told that he would have the president's support in his campaign. The latter further writes: "If you accept the nomination of the Conserva- tive party, that party can go to
. The Cuba review. 12 THE CUBA R E V 1 E W President on Sep- Gomez tember 2d sent General and Monteagudo, now com- Mcnocal manding the armed forces of Cuba, to General Men- ocal, the general manager of the great estate at Chaparra. and at the last election the candidate of the Conservative Party for President of Cuba, with a letter beg- ging him to accept the nomination for president in 1912. In the letter he was told that he would have the president's support in his campaign. The latter further writes: "If you accept the nomination of the Conserva- tive party, that party can go to the polls united and filled with that enthusiasm which is inspired by leaders such as you. who have the characteristics required as a patriot and as a man ready to sus- tain the Republic as one of your most sacred ideals. "If you refuse, the Conservative party will suffer an inevitable division, and the disintegra- tion of the Liberal party will be greater. The President that will then be elected will not be the candidate of a party; he will not have the sup- port of the Liberal party, if he is a Liberal, and he will not have either that of the Conservative party if he is a Conservative. He will be a President elected by a minority and will not have the necessary element behind him to govern the country in accordance with democratic practices and our constitutional ; General Gomez ended his letter reiterat- ing his intentions of not accepting a re- nomination and also that he would be strictly impartial at the coming elections. General Menocal's reply was in part as follows : "The reading of your letter has made a deep impression on me, despite my usual optimisni. because of the dangers which you foresee for our country. "It is to be lamented that the industrial de- velopment of our country cannot run parallel with the political normality, due as you say. to oppos- ing personal interests which undoubtedly con- tributes also by the lamentable lack of
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