The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-30
FRANCE.

The Paris EleciiOn-HOw Hugo Was Beaten
Vote for Vautrain or Lose Your Employ
ment- Metternich's Farewell Dinner -
Another French Consul in Trouble.
PARIS Jan, 0, 1872.
The electoral campaign which M. Theirs ventured
upon with his two chiefs OF the stan, NJ. Bartheemy
ST. Hilaire and NJ. Calmon, has been crowned
with which neither he nor any one else in
France or abroad could have anticipaled, M. Vau-
tram, the Chairman OF the Municipal Council, has
beaten Victor Hugo by majority OF 12l, 1853 votes
against 90, 49, As matter OF ultimate success this
result has no meaning whatever for NJ. Theirs, for
M. Vautrain Is as radical q republican as can be
found among decent sort OF people, and q man who
viii never be elsewhere but Oh the opposition side.
But for the moment 1t is great success in that
sense that, having made up his mind to accept the
least evil of the two, NJ Theirs managed to avoid
the greater being imposed upon him. He preferred
Vautraln to Hugo and he got HIM, and this is the
way in which he did get him.
HOW IT WAS MANAGED.
In the first place NM. st. Hlaire and Ualmon
we're ordered TO call upon all the district mayors
and similar authorities and to direct them to use
their utmost efforts to send to the poll all the moder-
ate people Of their districts who would be likely alb
stain being equally averse to both candidates And
while these TWO gentlemen were busy at Paris the
President himself undertook to work at Versailles.
lie asked several OF the leading tradesmen like NM.
Coin, Barbedienne and Dreyfus to come over to MIN
and 10 have talk, during which he exposed to them
all the dangers Of Hugo's election from business
point Of view. In the QUARTER du Senter nearly all
the big merchants received one way Or the other
the same inslmaton. To all OF them 1t was care
fully explained that all hope Of return OF the
Assembly TO Paris, and consequently, OF revival
OF the trade, must be given up II Hugo was
aiQ nil nf
to work 80 theoretically that Hugo, who
had on FRIDAY morning tlree.quarJers or
tue large factories upon his side, had hardly one.
quarter on sunday morning, some or the employers
having declared to the worklngmen that should
Hugo he elected on sunday they iced not return to
work on Monday, as the workshops would be
closed. At the gigantic establishment OF Gail a
Co.. where the workingmen are known to he par
llcaary stanch IN ,ner radlcalism, Intimidation
0l this sort woild not have answered, and, cOnse-
quently, u different policy was pursued. The men
were tod by their patrons as well as by s'red"
emlssarles That Hugo "nad deserted the field In a
moment of danger'' and that he was a Nialse
brotner," and successful proved To have been the
propaganda that out OF 1900 workingmen about
1, 100 aUsGalned from voting: and this was ali the
more important rs the district wnere the factory
situated was already more disposed in favor OF
Vautraln. The only place where NJ. rnlersi EFFORTS
have completely failed was the iaubourg ST. Antoine
which voted, with a remarkable unity, for Hugo
yesterday several OF the republican municipal coun-
cillors offered their congra. ualons to NJ. Vautran
and reminded INN That tue Paris tradesmcn ana
manufacturers, after the vote OF sunday, recKoned
upon the speedy return VI the Assembly 10 Paris.
They stated that the people OF Paris considered That
the government was morally bound IN this respect.
Keeping Ia view that negotiations on this sub
ject OF the tradesrnen and manufacturers with NJ.
Timers were so recent there was apparently need
TO remind M. Vaurain Of them once more, and since
the cOngratulaung municipal councillors ventured
TO do IL must be supposed that they were afraid
that NJ. Vaurain was not aware OF the bargain by
winch MS election was secured.
FORCING TUE TICKET.
But through having succeeded IN getting M. Vau
train into the Assembly NJ. 1hiers has by no means
the centre oil Paris was perfectly quiet behind the
Pantheon, in Rue st. Jacques, Rue des Ursu-
lines and kindred places groups Of individuals were
waking ABOUT stopping the passers by and forcing
upon them Hugo's tickets In certain quarters peO-
pie who declared themselves IN favor or Vaufrai
ran the risk OF being beaten TO death. In the Rue
de Paris, at Beileve, an Old man OF the name OF
Jaquin0t aud MS son were greatly Ill used Tor a de-
claratlon OF this sort. In the Rue de Ia R0quette
| at Monmartre In the Rue LEIPZIG and Rue VerOn the
| police were compelled TO interfere TO project M.
| Nautrains supporters 10 be brief. must say that
| the present elections In Paris assume q good deal
OF the English or Irish chaTacter-a character they
Old not possess formerly. But the government or
maneuvres and those OF the gentlemen Of
the government" and you must nave had some Reu
ters teleerams declaring that everything going
on as quietly and legally as could be wished for.
| EVEN tne huinoer or those who a0stained from
| Young Is concealed by tue government hut II must
be considered amounting TO nc less than 300 0O0
| 1870, ABOUT THE PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS
| no.mpk positive can be said today, the result ls
nos ye, suMcienty known. The only thing certain
| Is tnat Gambetta's candidate ar TnuIon A. FREY.
cinnet. has been defeated by M Cotte Th,s viii he
OF course, attributed To the TACT that NJ Collie mas
the reputation OF being more red than A. Frey-
emmett but The truth Is that N. Cote was project
AZ I0uon under " Gsmbeta. and managed TO Eesp