All night long a steady stream of cars, buses and trucks inched its way toward San Juan. Puerto Rico's jibaros (farmers) were coming down from the hills for the Popular Democratic Party's convention. One morning last week, more than 100,000 of them jammed into Sixto Escobar Athletic Park. By the time the last "Viva!" died away, they had nominated 50-year-old Luis Munoz Marin, president of the Insular Senate, as their candidate in the island's first gubernatorial election.
Sad-eyed Munoz, founder and president of the Popular Democratic Party, speaks the jibaro's language. His...
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