DECLASSTIEU Authority State Letter Mhz ay me NARS Cate 2498 has been the No. 1ssue in the present campaign.
The President and his supporters have takon the view that the act was perfectly justifiable and laid great stress on the Archbishop ruling referred to above.
Ploado in his campaign addresses has endeavored to reassure the country by insisting that he personally is a moderate despite the fact that he is rocoiving support from the Vanguardia Popular.
Thus, siner September 1943, it can be said the two campaign has developed into a bitter right on the part of the Calderón Guardias to elect their candidate, Teodoro Pleado, over León Cortos who, at least in the early part of the campain, was admitted to have had a majority of public sapport. President Calderón Guardia hatred for Loán Cortés is said to be so intense that he has repeatedly insisted he would allow Loon Cortis to Frigidont only over Dr. Calderón Guardia deac bou. In addition to this personal equation, however, which has probably boon sonowhat dramatized, is the necessity which tho Calderón Guardias soo for preventing a Cortés. victory since this would probably bring with it an exposure of the large scaló rart which is said to have gone on in this administration, The campaig has proceeded during rocant months with both candidatos making olaborato canpaint holding large public nestihcs. On October mooting of the Cortés party in loredia, wd oyroad Ke. turbandos rosulted bringing as a consequonge a bit public meetings which remained in ortost util Decond 13.
Skle. that time a number of rootinge have been hold Ithout TOPTON: With the blootions now only a few weeks one tha progpoot is for a Pleado victory oven thout it is still 12 repeatedly affirmed that Cortés has a majority of pubillo support with hia, Bleotions in Costa Rica haro nove boon entirely free. thoro are many trisks whick can be roxorted to la ordor to influence the results and those.
tuloks have been utilized in practioally ovey Toon SODAIPleado enjoys the support of the GoTorino power, which is usually essential in winning an olx her, and he is also plontirally supplied with cam. funds (which his onenios charge are coming from the pull.
Mhoao aro powerful supporting to hate traditionally played an important rolo in und poslona horo, The Roguliiona party olaths that 10 20 punished ever 80, 000 mamos of supporters, whereas Corto has only published about 45, 000. For all those Teason. ardias aro confident their candidate will majority bo olostod.
The Cortés party maintains that moh of its strength: is still hidden and that it will surprise the public la tko oloations. It makes much of official intervention on the side of Pleado and complains bitterly of persecution; intimidation, ot cotora. There is fairly gonoral fout that disorders may occur on election day and immediately thereafter