Published in Diario de Colima
Sunday October 14, 2007 Miguel Chavez
MICHEL *
points out a saying that no date can not be reached, or deadline is not met. Thus, despite the powerful quake on Jan. 30 of 1973 whose effects altered the daily lives of residents the coast of Colima, the state electoral political calendar continued his regular progress. Thus, to the surprise of many and tranquility of the few, the first Thursday in March of 1973, James Zabludovsky in its evening news, better known as "24 Hours" briefly revealed: "PRI sectors have agreed to nominate a candidate for state governor Prof. Antonio Barbosa Colima Helt, current senior official of the secretariat of public education. " And he added: "I'll be back with more information." (Appointment concludes what I perceived on the small screen.)
immediately, according to political ritual of the time, sectors and organizations local publicly expressed its commitment to the candidacy of Prof. Antonio Barbosa Helt. The following Sunday, the delegate of the National Executive Committee Mr. José de las Fuentes Rodríguez disclose the respective call and on Monday five, at the invitation of Prof. Leobardo Alcantar Juarez, president of the municipal committee of the PRI, a large youth group we join Armory the many troops that the entire state, we see the airstrip from the city of Colima to receive the tricolor flag.
After his arrival, we moved to the offices of the state steering committee were at the garden of concord (current archive) and there, Professor José Ernesto Díaz López, Ramón Serrano and Ernesto García Terriquez Zaman, leaders of the agriculture, labor and popular, the president asked Enríquez Jaime Casillas licensed to register the candidacy of Professor Antonio Barbosa Helt. Starting Tuesday ensuing state assembly were developed and finalized sectoral conventions this weekend in the theater Hidalgo, where the candidate gave his statutory protest the presence of Don Jesus Reyes Heroles, national leader of the Institutional Revolutionary Party.
context in this game no excuse for missing more than one overflow their political concerns in favor of uncontested candidates for various elected offices. Under the circumstances, a youth group Manzanillo Armory and we spoke in favor of Mr. Jorge Armando Gaitan Gudiño was postulated that local congressional candidate for the seventh district. We did not get more because our friend Rogelio Rueda Preciado, who was one of his loyal followers, we said we did not make waves, because there was a clear possibility that reached the federal deputy candidate.
And so, in the second fortnight of March this year cleared the unknowns. Daniel A. Moreno Diaz was the anointed to compete for the first federal electoral district and Jorge Armando Gaitán Gudiño per second. A few days later we learned that a good friend of my father's name would Armín Nuñez Meza local congressional candidate for the seventh district comprising the municipalities of Armory and Manzanillo. Armin, as we told everyone was a compliment and discreet ejidatario the town of Manzanillo municipality Campos and served as regional chairman of the farmer, therefore, was particularly accepted by most groups Armory Agrarians.
At the top of the political campaign, I remember a Sunday morning, as usual, several young men of the time we met at the portals the house of Don Ignacio Hoyos Velasquez to read the daily press and there, by comments from Gustavo Mora Sotomayor, we learned that due to strictly personal nature Leobardo Professor Alcantar Juarez had changed residence in Mexico City and therefore had submitted his irrevocable resignation as President of the municipal committee of the PRI
To elucidate this unexpected event, immediately, we met at the public library "Year of Juarez" and after analysis of the local political situation agreed to move the day after the port city of Manzanillo to expose the lawyer Jorge Armando Gaitan Gudiño the possibility that we give young people the opportunity to lead the party's activities in the municipality, ie a member of the "Armory Student Cultural Association (Acea), occupy the headless president of the municipal committee of the PRI to avoid internal divisions while facilitating access by a young local leadership, we agreed to propose that the party of young people decide who would be the new leader.
According to the agreement and the discretion that the case merited the next day morning, we arrived at the office of the licensed Gaitán Gudino, who after listening, said, "have, have, let me understand. "What you want is the president of the PRI in Armory? Am I right? ". And everyone answered affirmatively in unison. And one of his eyebrows moving up continued: "Well, well, my friends, know that in politics you never leave loose ends. If you want me to support them in this moment I will say: Who among you is brave who wants to be President? ". Puzzled, we turned to see our President Ignacio Hoyos Garcia, who immediately claimed: "I can not, my priority is to complete the studies in the city of Guadalajara." Without further explanations, Diego Ignacio González (a) "the devil said:" I propose to Miguel Chavez Michel. " Horacio López Haro instantly turned to see J. Félix Manzo and said "You who think Felix and Llorente Manzo replied," I agree. "
"Well, well, we already have the cock now we lack the strategy," said Jorge Armando, picked up the phone and contacted the chairman of the steering committee of the PRI state licensed Enríquez Jaime Casillas. They lasted a long time talking about this purpose and throughout the talk, praised the activities that young people had been developing in Armory, praised the foundation of the public library, the cultural week we organized annually and the creation of the local branch of the Mexican Red Cross and vehemently insisted that the young people we had earned a chance. Enríquez Jaime Casillas Wary asked "and the mayor think?, Without clarification spacious, Jorge Armando said," Felix Delgado Velázquez I'll see. "
After the telephone call said, "and we did!, Do not know why Jaime was upset, but told me to do what I wanted. Next Friday we will be Armory to give possession. " Without delay, asked Rogelio Rueda Preciado, who would guide us to organize the respective assembly. More soon came back to our homes, the news spread like wildfire lead to an insurmountable generational controversy rocked the people more than the earthquake of January 30.
Indeed, local political actors were the first to rebut our youthful audacity to aspire to political spaces that with hard work our ancestors had conquered. In addition to the upcoming tour of the candidate for governor planned for the following day, local political groups were already working to achieve the coveted nomination for mayor. Therefore, our arrival to the presidency of the PRI municipal committee was uncomfortable for more than one of the applicants.
Given these facts, had to be postponed to next Monday's meeting originally planned for the third Friday of June 1973. All that weekend, Jorge Armando Gaitan Gudino, Rogelio Preciado and Armin Rueda Meza Núñez, house by house, met with our parents and local leaders asking for a chance for their children. With solid arguments outlined Jorge Armando cunning, one by one was accepting the new reality that Mrs. Felicitas Carrillo Velázquez summarized in three words: "The children grew up." Saved
the most hectic of no less insidious and temporal libelous, Monday 21 June, in the backyard of what was the girls' school "Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz" which was located opposite the town's parish, with music and marching band, we developed the Municipal Assembly of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, we pay our statutory protest Sergio Perez Ochoa how this senior officer and who writes as president of the municipal committee of the PRI with the representation of the lawyer Jaime Enriquez attended Professor Salvador Casillas Rodriguez Ramos, Secretary General state steering committee.
addition to candidates for deputy federal and local Gaitán Jorge Armando Meza Núñez Gudiño and Armin respectively, attended by deputy Manuel Martínez Alcalá and Mr. Mario Rivera Valdez, the former secretary of state PRI political action and the second director of Youth Action . For more control of the event Jorge Armando Gaitan Gudiño special delegate appointed for the meeting is empowered Rogelio Rueda precious as master of ceremonies.
sufficiency in the corresponding agenda, Don Carlos Salas García in his capacity as general secretary of the PRI municipal committee reported the resignation of Professor Leobardo Alcantar Juarez, then explained the personal reasons for not accepting the leadership that will match and concluded statutorily proposed for interim president to the author of this column. Then, in the name of sectors took the voice of the Commissariat President ejido El Pelillo Zachary Amador Torres to support the proposal that was approved by those present.
addition to a large audience, among other special guests attended the exalcade Rosalío González Espinosa and former leaders of the PRI municipal Juan Sotomayor Morales and Mauricio Rodriguez. Also present were the presidents of all the land commissioners of the time, by the ejido Armory Ochoa Jorge Perez, J. Juarez by Guild Refugio Mendoza Farias and Jose Negrete Sanchez, Irineo Cuyutlán Córdova Rodríguez, Antonio Gómez of Independence, by Periquillo Pedro Velazquez Ramirez, skunks (Los Reyes) Crispin Campos Enciso and the then new population center Anacleto Núñez (Rincón de López) J . Trinidad Galván and Cesareo Muñíz Sosa.
For the union of construction workers participated Don Miguel Flores Tejeda, punches Guild copra and Sebastian Crescencio Palos Sánchez Sánchez, by delegation STIC section fourteen of Melquiades Jiménez Vázquez, by factory workers shredded coconut Farías Alfonso Ruelas and farm workers and general cargo Vázquez Ignacio Cazares. Also present for the popular sector organizations, Miguel Alcantar Juarez truck site leader, general secretary Candelario Arellano site Murguía progress, J. Jesus Farias Cow leader of the tenants of the market leader Eduardo Michel Fontana municipal bureaucrats.
was quite evident the absence of the mayor and my father Miguel Chavez Vega, also an alderman, was the leader of the municipal league organizations Popular (CNOP). Given this much-talked observed fact, Mrs. Felicitas Carrillo Velázquez, respected family friend and enthusiastic promoter of the new generation was to sue my father for an explanation, and this, with special affection and restraint point he said: "Look Felicitas You say that the children are grown and we should treat them as young people. But I would add: when children grow up, adults vanish. After then, to take the party in peace, sooner or later, you have to leave the little shop to be injected renewed energy "(quote ends).
Consistent with his thinking, my father, even though it was passionate about politics, gradually retreated from all public activity. In this way, stressing their desire to leave us convinced, how to say "the way clear for future generations," he asked Ernesto Terriquez Zaman removal how CNOP municipal leader, proposed that at the moment, so close to the election was not accepted, but received permission for the gift of Jesus Vaca Farias was appointed secretary of organization and with that act officially entrusted with the representation of the popular sector. Conclusion
, Miguel Chavez Vega not only retired from public life, but also from the point of Economically, the toy of her son went very expensive, since in this my first formal foray into politics, as one learns from somebody else, at the cost of their heritage, I ended up a car and two vans, but this will be subject of another collaboration. This day nineteen years after his death meaning these lines are a tribute to the father who sacrificed their personal political projects never left me alone, either morally or economically. Rest in peace.
* The author is a member of the State Council of the Chronicle, Colima Association of Journalists and Writers, and Writers' Association of Cities and Towns of the State of Colima.
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