The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-22
THE FRENCH ELECTIONS.
4 Republican Majority In the New Chamb
NJ. Buffers Defeat.

PARIS, Feb. 2l.-M. Buffet. the Vice
President Of the Council, 10 defeated In the De-
partment OF Cher 1t Ia not vet known whether
he IA elected for Castcl Sarrasin In Tarn et-Ga-
rome. where he was also a candidate. NJ Emile
olivier Is defeated In Var by his Republican
competitor. NJ. Kouher IA elected & I'm Cler-
mont. According to present adviccs VI. Naquot
fails to secure a seat. Ladder NOntgan Ia elected
from tho Department of Drome. Marseilles and
LYONS have elected several extreme Republi-
cans Toulouse has returned two Donapartists:
At Nismcs NJ. Dnrdgnon, tine Under Secretary OF
State In the Duke de lirOglie's Ministry. IA de-
feated. NJ. Washington Is elected His con-
siuensy !. not gSen, ia ihe nepathehs ,h Ul
qiis of ifati iincourt, tncl te Presiiens OF the
Conseil General, Montreuil returns NJ Ham
lie, q Bouapartist, uuopgosed. 81. Omer re-
turns N. Devaux. "A Republican, unopposed. NJ.
Devaux was sous-prefet under NJ. Leon Gam
betta's Government and former editor OF the
Piugrcs du Nord. At Calais, N. POssey, Repub-
licun, polled 5.27i votes NJ Dussanoy, the Bo-
napartist outgoing deputy, ts5 ". Dehayum.
Conservative Republican, 2sl9. Boulogne elects
NJ. Achille Adam, BonaparIst, the outgoing
deputy.
Returns rom ;24 ACCOMPLISHMENTS show the
following result:
Repuhlie?ns :;;;;ici Radicals, ,............. 4 4
cans ''...,,,...'.. 4s Constitutionaists ..... ii
Ponspartists.......... 81 No choice. el
Legiumists. 10
Among the Donapartists elected are the Due
Defeltre and Messr~. Anrat, Levert. Chovreau,
and Machem. Among the Catholics are Messrs
Keller and Pichon. Among the Republicans are
Messrs. Bethmont. Barni. and Bert. 81 Leon
Gambetta was beaten at Avignon. h. houner
was successful at Bastia, In Corsica. NJ. Bunet
has not been elected anywhere 80 Tar as heard
from. .
NJ. Buffet, the viee-Presldent OF the Council,
has placed his resignation In the hands or Presi-
dent MacMahon. II Is believed the President
will request him To retain bis once until the
convocation Of the Chambers.
Evening. Returns have been received from
t@ electoral districts; The candldates known
Der 3ai, and are classified as follows Repubi-
cans. 1877 Conservative Republicans, Il Bona
pArtists, 80: Legtimists. %; Conservatives, ~ ;
CONSTITUTE onalsts, Il; Radicals, II. Second bal
lots will be necessary In lO4 q sticts.
Many Republicans were elected even In Brit
tany and the Pas-de- Calais-tne former hitherto
a Legitlmist aud tho latter u Bonapartist strong
hold.
Minister Dufaure was elected by large ma
jOrity In Marennes.
IL Is now ascertaincd that Republican candi-
date dcfea ed the Due Decazes In Aveyron.
Tue former Ministers, MM. de Fourton and
Mathieu-Bode are elected, but the names Of
their constituencies are not yet reported.
MN. Granier de Cassagpac and Paul de Cas-
sagnac are both elected IN the Department OF
NJ Rlcard OF the Left Centre Is defeated.
All the Deputies elected by Versailles are
IL is now positively known that NJ. Buffet,
| Minister of the Interior. mas been defeated iu
all tho tour circumscriptions which he con-
| tes ed.
baron Haussmann has written letter deelar-
ing II useless to prolOng the struggle in the Firs'
| ACCOMPLISHMENT OF Paris, toe success OF the
| Bonapartists being impossible.
| The Republican journals are Jubllant. The
| DonapIilst organs profess to think that the
Radical victory VIII eventually further the cause
| OF the Empire ana express pleasure at The
result. Ihey endeayOr TO prove that even Con
| servatiyes favorinG Republican principles have
| everywhere been defeated, and radicusm !,
| triumphant. The tone OF the Roman Catholic
| journals Is particularly despondent.