File No. 838.00/1250.
Chargé Davis to the Secretary of State.
Port au Prince, August 12, 1914.
Your instruction of August 10, noon, complied with yesterday afternoon, Captain Beach and I communicating contents to Senators and Deputies assembled in informal meeting and through them communicated to the candidates. Today at about midday Sudre Dartiguenave elected President, receiving 94 out of 116 votes. Election held under protection Bobo adherents had threatened violence and entire city patrolled. No outbreak.
The President has expressed gratitude for protection afforded which alone made an election with any degree of freedom possible. He seems, for the moment at least, deeply appreciative of what has been done toward the establishment of peace and order in Haiti.