Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 April 1902 — Elections In Latin Countries. [ARTICLE]

Elections In Latin Countries.

“The elections in Havana and among the Spanish-American people of cities of Central and South America differ in a marked degree from those of the Anglo-Saxon nations, England and the United States.” This statement was made recently by Colonel Hickey, formerly of the staff of Major General Wood. “In Havana, for instance,” continued the colonel, “in a municipal election a half dozen candidates are placed before the people. Each is supported by a personal, not a political, following. The citizens do not split into two opposing factions, as is.the case in this country. It is not a question of parties so much as individuals with the Latin race. “This is one of the chief reasons that the republics of the Romance language are so unstable. For example, after a president has been inaugurated another man may rise and draw to himself, because of his strong personality, such a formidable following that an insurrection follows, with the result that the government is overthrown.”—New York Tribune.