▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁As ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁har ang ues ▁border ed ▁leg ality ▁he ▁was ▁three ▁times ▁tri aled , ▁though ▁the ▁outcome ▁is ▁unknown . ▁ ▁Within ▁the ▁Trad itional ist ▁ranks ▁Bil ba o ▁together ▁with ▁other ▁De usto ▁students ▁Victor ▁Pr ad era ▁and ▁Jul io ▁Ur qu ijo ▁formed ▁a ▁new ▁generation ▁of ▁activ ists , ▁promoted ▁by ▁the ▁claim ant ▁Carlos ▁VII ▁and ▁the ▁party ▁leader ▁marqu és ▁de ▁Cer ral bo ▁in ▁their ▁bid ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁modern ▁Car list ▁network . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁he ▁was ▁field ed ▁as ▁the ▁official ▁party ▁candidate ▁to ▁the ▁Cort es ▁from ▁the ▁Á lav ese ▁district ▁of ▁V itor ia . ▁His ▁debut ▁turned ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁frat ric idal ▁war , ▁since ▁another ▁Car list , ▁En rique ▁Ort iz ▁de ▁Zar ate , ▁competed ▁back ed ▁by ▁the ▁youth ▁and ▁more ▁milit ant ▁elect or ate ; ▁as ▁a ▁result , ▁both ▁Car lists ▁lost . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁Bil ba o ▁was ▁rum ored ▁to ▁replace ▁V az quez ▁de ▁M ella ▁as ▁a ▁Ja im ist ▁candidate ▁in ▁the ▁Navar res e ▁Pam pl ona , ▁but ▁eventually ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁latter ▁who ▁stood ▁and ▁won . ▁In ▁the ▁success ive ▁campaign ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁Bil ba o ▁ran ▁in ▁his ▁native ▁B isc ay , ▁in ▁Dur ango , ▁but ▁lost ▁again , ▁this ▁time ▁to ▁a ▁conserv ative ▁candidate ,