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Juan Andreu Almazán, 49, had no visible organized support. But beneath the works of the Cárdenas machine he had a submerged popular following which, if the elections had been properly democratic, could have easily elected...
...Almazán's father was a wealthy landowner in the mountains south of Mexico City. Juan deserted medical school for revolution at 19, and at 29 was already a divisional general. Since 1921, when he was put in charge of the Seventh Military Zone, around Monterrey, he has built a spectacular model military city for his troops. It has long been a Mexican Government practice to buy off influential generals of doubtful loyalty; and General Almazán has gallantly availed himself of this tradition. From Cárdenas he got lucrative concessions to build railroads, hotels, villages...
...promise was shattered. The PRM flying squadrons took over polls, even flagrantly established some in their own headquarters. At ancient Convento Vizacaines, Camachistas seized the polls, Almazanistas drove them off, Government soldiers drove them off and restored the booth to the favorite son. Camachistas foisted Camacho ballots on illiterate Almazán followers and made them mark them...
Once during the bloody Sunday afternoon 2,000 students paraded with a giant banner: Almazán IS PRESIDENT-and sang the stirring Mexican national anthem (less favored under the NEW Revolution than the Communist Internationale). Sadly Juan Andreu Almazán said: "I am moved to see the action of the people. How I would like to help them." Maybe he will one day. Sunday's shootings may have louder echoes when the Government publishes its election returns...
...make a little hay for the Cárdenas Party. Proposing that Mexico immediately negotiate a comprehensive political-economic-military defense pact with the U. S., he also suggested that the Government candidate for President, General Manuel Avila Camacho, and his chief opponent, General Juan Andreu Almazán, join him in withdrawing their candidacies, thus leaving President Cárdenas in office for the duration of the "world danger." Unable to keep pace with Mexican politics, bewildered students in Mexico City put on a pointless series of riots. And at Hermosilla pre-flip-floppists took another shot at Candidate...