File No. 839.00/1900
Minister Russell to the Secretary of State
Santo Domingo, July 25, 1916, 5 p.m.
Congress today elected Dr. Francisco Henríquez Provisional President for five months. President-elect is a brother of Federico Henríquez,3 who was chosen by Congress on preliminary readings some time ago and whom we refused to recognize. He has been out of the country for some time and was lately named Dominican representative to the International High Commission, Buenos Aires. In 1912 he was Dominican Minister to Haiti and candidate of Arias for president. He has been living for some time past in Cuba and has been summoned here by telegraph.