This policy, called the "directing influence," was resisted by a sector of the Colorado Party led by José Batlle y Ordóñez, son of the former president, Lorenzo Batlle y Grau.
This policy, termed the "guiding force," faced opposition from a part of the Colorado Party led by José Batlle y Ordóñez, who is the child of the former head of state, Lorenzo Batlle y Grau.