▁parliament arian ▁campaign ▁of ▁the ▁Rest oration , ▁the ▁Car list ▁king ▁ordered ▁ab st ention ▁and ▁no ▁official ▁candidates ▁were ▁field ed . ▁ ▁Though ▁most ▁Car lists ▁wel com ed ▁the ▁Pr imo ▁de ▁River a ▁coup , ▁considering ▁it ▁a ▁ste pping ▁stone ▁towards ▁a ▁traditional ist , ▁anti - dem ocr atic ▁mon archy , ▁their ▁sympathy ▁soon ▁ev apor ated ▁and ▁Don ▁Ja ime ▁obliged ▁his ▁follow ers ▁not ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁prim oder iver ista ▁institutions . ▁Bil ba o ▁ignored ▁the ▁ban ▁and ▁remained ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁vocal ▁advoc ates ▁of ▁the ▁dict ator ship . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁new ▁state ▁party , ▁Un ión ▁Patri ót ica ; ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁he ▁was ▁nominated ▁president ▁of ▁Di put ación ▁de ▁B iz ka ia ▁and ▁holding ▁the ▁job ▁for ▁ 4 ▁years ▁he ▁worked ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁the ▁provincial ▁con cier to ▁econ óm ico ; ▁finally , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁newly ▁appointed ▁quasi - par liament , ▁As am ble a ▁Nacional ▁Cons ult iva ▁as ▁a ▁representative ▁of ▁di put aciones ▁provincial es . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁clear ▁which ▁of ▁these ▁acts ▁was ▁the ▁st raw ▁which ▁broke ▁the ▁cam el ' s ▁back ; ▁Don ▁Ja ime ▁and ▁his ▁political ▁representative ▁in ▁Spain ▁marqu és ▁de ▁Vill ores ▁remained ▁firm ▁and ▁exp uls ed ▁Bil ba o ▁from ▁the ▁party ▁ranks . ▁Ret aining ▁his ▁Car