New-York tribune., 1881-09-11

ana were lntlmldated. Then young fellow with
grmy face, which denoted that he had come straight
rom working stoker OF railroad engine,
threw his cap nO the air and sang to the tune of Les
Lampions:
"Ahl All! All!
Gambetta
Ne
Ne A%s G's'sra Ara paiS Al.
Gambelta,
Tlepas trepasl
Trepassera!
Tout tinit pas des
Chansons en- France"
The Mayor when this new version of an old song
was taken up in chorus by fourteen hundred electors
at the very least, stood up behind his desk There
was universal cry of Silence" and necks were
craned. He disa pointed everyone by saying that
he could not at once declare the result of the poll
The votes of two sections had yet to be returned.
But he would not declare the total amount polled by
each candidate in the hall where he was He
would do from rhe balcony over the grand
entrance. This declaration caused some dis
turbance. citizen called to his brethren
who were making for the door, that he
had convict n that the Mavor wanted TO falslfy
the ballot, and that it their duty to stay here
they were. their eyes fixed upon the urns. The
movement toward the door was arrested by
counter movement, and terrible crush and
struggle ensued. In the court the throng was fear
ful. An angry spirit regned. Men were iammed
as closely one against the other as herrings in a
words, "betrayer of his programme" "accompice
of the gas company "chum of Ga!lifet,'
wouid-De DICTATOR" were inauspiciously
audible. Gambettists who We're known to the ser
wants of the Mayor Were allowed to take refuge in
library of the Mayora ty wh"re they awaited
anxiously the total computation of the votes Quite
toward the end they appeared to lose heart
Scrutineers on the Opportunist side forwarded to
them through employees of the Mayoralty (who
al pb IN Gam hat t.l, Il
AT length word was brought that there appeared TO
be a very slender Opportunist majority, which, how
ever, 1T would be necessary TO verify. THAT
hanged Revillonw exclaimed an editor of the
Temps, who was in the library "who could have
ever thought such a lot of mischief lay hidden
behind his round facet" Somebody else observed ::
1t is to great extent the fault of the Gambettsts
If they had suffered Retes to take the chair at the
Charonne meetiIg g. this would not have happenedn
A third laId the blame on Dr. Rabagny His scur-
rlous attack in lie Mont Arentn Ia journal founded
by the hue de Suresne Central Gambettist Com
mttee On poor hali-paralyzed old i}rateret the
circumscrption of Belleville. where the victim OF
borne m thy nSes m ,h who saw
croix section felt sympathy for him, and voted with
nm eim; have on former occasions explained to you
alt-paTalyzed old man. stood to the Democratic
party and to Gambetta, and the immense services
ich he rendered to the latter.
denominations, L thought, augured defeat. II
was instructive to hear them. | regretted that a
telephone did not convey all that passed in the
Belleville Mayoralty to Gambettas ear at the Rue
de @ snresne, where he was staying, surrounded by
culating the partial returns sent in by scrntlnecr
In recrlminating and in explaining why Ganbcttas
popularity had lowered on the Mount Aventlne
OF Parls. At length a servant came III and said
The Mayor Is going 10 the balcony: do you get
into the window embrasures near it"-instructions
which were at once followed.
Nj. Gerard went out the c accompanied by the
Gambettist scrutlneers; This appeared to the
ironical and obstreperous. AT length silence was
restored. In the voice of a Stcntor Gerard an
clrenmscripton by majority of one. tremendous
guffaw met this statement After all" cried the
son of Demangin, Gambetta's faithful and loving
secretary, the Versailles Assembly voted the
Republic by a majority of one. and she is Just as
strong as if there had been hundred voices on her
SIDE" Gradually the multitude flowed out of the
court. The groups who awaited the news of how
the Belleylie elections had gone stopped the car
riages of journalists who were hurrying INTO Paris
to question them. When answers were returned lt
was observed by the groups to whom they were
given that what had happened would be n lesson,
or spur, or st1mulant, to Gambetta. FOUL
mouthed abuse was not INDUCED in, and certainly
IN the streets OF Beneyllle not creature behaved
like demoniac or q rufiian.
In Central Paris, where electoral du ties had been
discharged with perfect order and tranquility ex-
The wide foot-ways in front of the cafes were az
densey crowded the Sale DIES Fetes at the Belle
martre circulation was impossible. Journals were
torn from their vendors and read aloud pro bono
CleneuccaJ N
the two electoral divisions of Montmartre had car
red all before him, the multitude, as if with one
mind, turned into the Faubourg Montmartre
to give the new idol Of Parisan Democracy an
ovation There was complete block opposite the
Bureau of Justice until Clemenceau appeared on a
balcony. He was very hoarse, and had difficulty in
pitching his voice far enough to DO hcard. IL may
be said that he spoke IN dumb show. This Fortunate
by the Office of the RepubLque Francaise which was
the centre of electoral news i'll 1875 and 1877.
There were four private carriages and six hacks
Drawn up IN line before tho door. The
court was full, but the street silent and nearly
empty. The interest of the evening was elsewhcre
lchaDod! The glory had departed. The Opporru-
nists Dy excess OF Opportunlsn, had caused a dry
rot IN their party, which led To the melting away
OF the electoral army of which, until he had en-.
gagged IN the scrutn de iiste campaign (;aInb.tta
was the victorious leader.
The Temps and Debdts, which are now Onnortun-
lst, affect TO congratulate Gambetta on the check
he has met with at Beileviile. They advise him To
break altogether with the Socialist par
ty, and IN for the chieftaInship of great National
party of moderate Conservatives. If he follows
their advice he will not succeed. 1t is not
at all certain yet whether he is elected
for either the first second circumscription
of Belleville. The Official Journal does not class
him among the elected. His only policy now is
to return to the point where he before he quit
ted the Chapssee PAntin to inhabit the Palais
Bourbon and to Join with Clemenceau in rem
and to endow her with institutions which will Sc
vctmized by factions and party leaders who want
fn nfI I.ta tnra