817.00/5021: Telegram
The Minister in Nicaragua (Eberhardt) to the Secretary of State
[Received September 9—1:10 a.m.]
230. Department’s September 7, noon.92 Full reports regarding elections are not yet available. Two Senators and two Deputies were elected in the Department of Leon, two Deputies in the Department of Chinandega and one Senator and one Deputy in the Department of Esteli. In each of the above cases the Liberals won, as practically no Conservatives voted. There were no real complaints in these departments although the Conservatives pretended in some instances that they were not voting because they feared mistreatment. The [voting] was somewhat delayed in several places by the failure of Conservative members of the electoral boards to report for duty. The marines maintained order.
In Rama, in the Department of Bluefields, one Deputy was elected. The Conservatives claim to have won. The American consul at Bluefields reports that the Liberals accuse the Conservatives of unfair tactics in designating polling places and distributing ballots and the marines report that the Liberals protested in two precincts. No details have been received here by the Central Electoral Board.
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