Office of the Historian

839.00/3377: Telegram

The Minister in the Dominican Republic (Curtis) to the Acting Secretary of State

Santo Domingo, April 22, 1930—9 a.m.
[Received 6:45 p.m.]

55. Estrella Ureña as candidate for the Vice Presidency today begins a leave of absence, Jacinto Peynado assuming the duties of the Presidency.12 Aristy, Secretary of Public Works, takes charge also of the Department of Agriculture, Arias as senatorial candidate having taken leave of absence. Teófilo Hernández has resigned as Secretary of Sanitation to run for the Senate and is succeeded by Dr. Wenceslao Medrano leader of the Independent Labor Party which has rejoined the Confederation.

Curtis
  1. In telegram No. 66, May 22, 10 a.m., the Minister reported that Estrella Ureña resumed the Presidency on May 21 (839.00 Elections/12).↩