The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-18
Our Paris Correspondence

PARIS, May 3, 1910.
Preparations for ElectionsSate Of PartiesErraordi.
nary Disclosure concerning the Socialists-Fyench In
terrention in Rome
The excitement produced by the elections continues
and is augmented. The sttroupemenis which had
been formed when last wrote, the Boulevards near
the Porte st. Martin and the Porte st. Denis con-
nucd to increase in number the evenings of Thurs
day. Friday and Saturday; and the last evening be-
tween 400 and 500 persons were arrested the police
among whom were three members of the Assembly be-
longing to the party of the Mountain. This course
produced violent debate at the meeting of the Assem-
bly, on Monday, in which the ultra democratic party
attacked the government with great asperity,
charging them not only with violating the liberties o.
the people and the freedom of election but insulting
the Assembly, and also, with having themselves adopt.
cd which the very of the atroupe-
ments. All this was, of course, Indignantly denied by
the President Of the Counc and letter Of explana-
ton addressed by the Minister Of the Interior to tho
President Of the Assembly, the subject Of the
of the representatives, read well as the answer
Of the President to that letter. the matter ended
For the last two evenings the atouements have In
great measure ceased the frmness and determine.
ton Of the to dispense Them to naict
those who formed them the penalties of the law,
being made manifest
On Saturday ordinance Of tho Prefect of Police
together with the law against aoupeens was placard
ed through the town. after which the penalty
by those who perscvered in these disorders, became
more certain and more severe
On the whole you will perceive that the spirit of re-
action, which have 30 often declared to you to be
dominant here, is now dominant than ever The
ultra democratic rparty the mountain the socialists
the communists and the red republicansare In abso
Lutte despair. They, on Monday put forth another
manifesto which you will see in the journals addressed
to the people, the gis Of which shis that the party
declares that the elections they about tbe held
will be Illegal the ground that the people are not
allowed to meet and freely discusshe question Of the
candidates.
to assemble for electoral purposes aa legal times and
casons but the law it at present exists
that agent of police should be present these
ings at all other public meetings whatever in order
that the authority Of the law should be respected and
its violation If any such occur may bel witnessed and
brought to punishment. The democratic committee,
however, lay it down principle, that the presence
Of the police which the law authorizes and requires ut
electoral meetings, is equivalent to an imposition of
silence the people, end that an Assembly elected
der such conditions will be vtated in It's very prin-
ciplc The party therefore, has announced, that 1t
will close it's clubs and suspend its meetings.
II has been fairly enough observed this declara
ton that to be consistent the ultra democratic party
should 60 step further and refuse to vote for any
candidate for Assembly wherein they have already
declared their vote to be illegal
The truth is the party of communism and social
ism have become sensible, that universal suffrage
their death. warrant AHrghted at the crushing pro-
tcstaton that they know Is about to come from all
quarters Of the country upon them the result Of the
their party and abstain from all Interference.
The different committees have meanwhile put forth
their respective LIFTS of candidates. The central
mittce Of the moderate party has caused previous,
sort Of preparatory election to BE- made. in order to
eide upon their card you would call in America
their list of candidates for Paris In the first bal
lot which has already taken place. IL agreed
choose 80 nance These have been already published
and, besides the actual ministry and all the leading
members Of the esitinst party and the moderate re-
representatives. 10 contains the names Of Gen Cayagnac,
NM Garnior Pages, Marie. and other members the
cid provisional government with however few cx-
ceptions among which VI. Armand Marrat and the
OF the mountain, such NM Ledru Rollin
Flocon &c Another ballot will take place, to select gu,
II those fifty the twenty eight which will be de-
Gnitivey presented to the electors by the committee
IT is babe that may be enabled to give you the
suit If this second ballot before despatch this letter
II will be the interesting. inasmuch rs it will
probably include all most Of tho members that will
be returned to the new Assembly for Paris
IL " now generally agreed that NJ. Armand Marras
the President Of the ssembly the former Mayer Pa
ris, and member of the provisional government-who
has bgurtd so conspcuously in the history OF the last
twelve montbs-wil not be returned This singular CIR
IL ascribcd to the produced by the pup
LEGATION Of the accounts of the provisional government
from Feb to May by which appears that an enormous
sum OF money was received by NJ Armand Marrtt VINO
received at the time the salaries OF tniec or Io"r
offices. besides funds from the secret 1unds OF
the Ministry Of Foreign Aialrs ana .nc on se
no doeuments or account forthcoming NJ. Ar
mand Marrast afrps that during the emeue OF the 18th
Nav being in the Hotel de Vile, he was frightened
ins direction should be successfu aud that in
bis alarm he then and there burned the documents
and showing the manner In which these large
amounts were appropriated He afrms moreover, that
they we're hiefy paying body ofsecret po
ice to surround his In order to protect him from
any violence the part OF his colleagues Ledru Rol-
lin an the other members Of the party Of the Mountain