, 1870-09-08
army. which havs been roo fatally demon

army, which have been too fatally demon
etrated in the present campaign.
Other rnembera ct the Provisional Govern.
nent but without portfolios ase ~ follows:l
GARNER PAGES.
Louis Antoine GARNER Pages wss hoso il.
MaEseiI1es, on the lTih Of July, 1903 Tbs
doubla name that he BEARS is OWNS 10 the far.
that his mother had bean twice ua,.iei
When the revolution OF 1850 broke out GAY.
portznt one. ID and around the Lssrcadas ca 9r' T.,
tho streets Of Paris. When quiet Va. ~.
stored, and the machinery OF government ~.
again in running order In the French can:.a,
GatnieE IAgea Was retuIntd Id 4 DEPUTY AZ
seat in tho Chamber on the Liberai .ide
From the tenor Of his speeches and thu cur-,r
which he pursued, 1t Was evident that be- hsd
given the subjects OF finance AMI com,u,.:cs
no email deg1es Of attention. This Nas se-
&noNledgfd on 10Th rides Of the house, acl
his remarks on theaa important questions ~.
tracted considerable attention He ber.m.
one Of the leaders Of the o,vaniz.t;o-
which waa engaged in the getting up OF tha
hanquets known as the reform banausts
whteh preceded the rerolutson OF 18is III,
ability was At that time so recognized thar H.,
vas chosen Mayor Of the city Of Paris. AMI
discharged the duties OF the offict. With anc,,
marked ability that he Was aftcrwat,I ar7ua;nT.
ed Minister OF Finanre under the prt,v;.n1.,
government; In thus moro delicate posi-. ION
ne proved hstnseh equal to the taak. He IN
troduced many important reforms, and had
alno to deal With financial cr1sis The abiI;.
t. With which he handled this lstter tluty .c,in
won for him an euviabls confidence. srs.
tenn OF dock warrants ard bonded waselo,- -su
were among some Of the reforms be INTRO
Mlu!ster. In 1864 he WAS elected member
OF the Executive Commission and also OF Ma
Legislative Assembly. Though his career A.
I ApoAticlan has be en- All aetiye one, extending
It times through periods Of wild excitement,
i:t re has found time to devote some attention to
Revolution Of 1sis," a work OF considerable
merit.
HESRI 1ocHETonT-
Pefhaps there is no nAn to-day 1iviu. iu
Franco whose name Il better known than that
Of Henri Rochefozt- Certainly mono ia Paris
lan Republican circles His we'll known, out
spoken and determined hostility to Napoleon
II. involved him in many troubles. An in
tense Republican, ha was ready 1t all times 10
express with hia tongue and;with his pan senti-
uents much less courageous man would he5i-
tate TO pronounce This rroelivity on his part
with the government, and as a consequence
he was arrested and convicted, and tho l,ubli-
cation Of his journal, the Laater7.e. was sup
pressed by tho government. Rechefort. how
ever: sueceeded IN making bis escape to
the publication Of his notorious jour
nal. Though prescribed iu France, it
found ready sale, the vary han Of
exclusion, which Was placed upon it by the
imperial government, doing more to increase
After short exils, the Emperor extended =
fuli pardon to the noisy journslist, and he re-
turned to Patis- For I time he was tho lion
Of the hour: but he gradually subsidea into
like comparative quistuess. Yet
OCCASIONALLY he tell into his old habits. A
Nnry(1 rnf h. -. 13.r
ard IS Rocbetort could not do without = jour
nal to venta1ate hia opinions, he commenced
tho publication Of til Marst9lta;se. In this
CaPer be again attacked the government, aul
80 bitter we're his structures on the executive,
in. personal siurs rather than tlia-
cnsaing the publiu management OF affairs,
lhat his paper Was not cnly suspended, but
hn himself Nse imprisoned. Last year Roche
fort wAe elected u member OF the Corps Leg
elatif, but Lis career in that body il not re-
for anything which can distinguish
him from any me nber Of that body possessed
IT ordinary ability.
LOUIS 1osEpH ERSsr PICARD.
III. Picard washo1n in Paris on tha 2itb OF
OeeembcE, 1921. lie il strong republican
politician, and like many others Of the Pa{istaa
politicians Of the French capital. is 4 lawyer
oy profession, being called to the bag in ls44-
slatif for the Fifth Circouscription Of the De-
PAItment OF Seine in 19;'s. SINCE which time
be has been more CT less act,vci5 epgsselin
politics.
AIEIASDEE GLAIS-BIzofN,
This statesman WIS born At Quintou, Cote5
lu Nord, OF Marrlr9 1900. He was admitted
% the bar in 1872, and. at once entering into
political life, associated himself with ths Lib
srals against the restoration. A{tee the revu-
udon Of 1880 lie was appointed Councillor
l5ene rnl Of his department. and was aubsegueut-
y elected Deputy OF tho ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF
Lohdeac, serving in this capacity until 15i3 He
Eoted always with the extreme left. siguej the
CGmpte Reutlue Of .835 and Was conspiruons
for his demand for the complete ap. }icatiou
or the principles OF lis9. lie took an activa
part in the reform bauquets, and aided in
overthroNing the ministry Of 81. Guizo.~ At
ter the revolution Of 1913 he was elected to
The Assembly, and adhered to the extrenlo
Left. On Louis Saroleon'e election to the
Presidency be at once went into opposition.
IND, being beaten for reelection, retired 10
private life. In 1868 he was returned to the
Corps Legis1atif aa An opposition member.
md vas reelected in 1869. ~ Glais- Nzoira
9 re0alded As one Of the most radical OF
'sench Republicans.
EC6EsE PELLETAN.
u. pe1letan. whs is distinguished French
Erlter and politician, was boru at Rsvau.
sharente IufeE5e'lse. on the 18th Of October,
s13* He studied law in Pair, and was elected
member OF the Corps LeS1alatif in 1864 Ha
the 4utAor Of several works, some OF which
AVE attained good place in French itera-
ure.