The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-26
BoULANGIsM PICKING UP.
Gen. Montauban's Candidacy a Won
derful Help to the Movem ent.

PARIS, Dec. 25.-Gen. Boulanger an
nounces his intention to contest against the
ministerial candidate the seat for Paris IL. the
chamber of deputies made vacant by the
death Of M. Hude. Republican journals
urge the republicans to unite in support Of
single candidate.
Gen. Boulanger's cause has received an
immense accession in the candidature of
Gen. Montauban for seat in the chamber
OF deputies. His appearance as a candidate
III the department of Somme conjoined with
Gen. Boulanger, opens favorably for the
Boulangists a most momentous cleo
tion campaign. The ministers feel
the danger acutely, and to-day
they held a council at the Elysee to consider
how to face the situation. Gen. Montauban
gives his cachet to the army's support Of
Gen. Boulanger. He says: "Siuce Grave
lotte, when he held in check the attack Of
Won Steinmetz's corps on the left Of the
French lines, his name has been cherished
by the army. During the five years Of his
command of the second army corps he
added to his popularity"
AN EsPoUsAL OF BoULANGER's PRO-
GRAMME.
Gen. Montaubans election address is a
frank espousal Of the Boulanger programme.
He denounces the cbamner Of deputies as
being powerless for good. as offending the
national conscience, and as compromising co
the interests of the country. He demands
the summoning of constituent assembly
as alone competent to express the national
will. He invokes his own past, show
ing that hitherto he was stran-
ger to personal party quarrels and
that he was now actuated solely by motives
of patriotism. Gen. Montauban appears as a
conservative. His return to the chamber is
certain. the assailants of the government
now comprise conservatives wanting re-
vision, Bonapartists and Bouangist radi-
Gals. In government ranks the opportu lists
and moderates have a strong personal ele-
ment.
DIVIDED ON THE REVISION QUESTION.
NJ Floquet, M. Clemenceau, M. Ferry,
M. Lacour, M. Reinach and other
leaders are divided on the
question of the necessity of
revision of the constitution, butt are united
against Boulangerism. M. Floquet domI-
mates now and appears to be determined to
keep the lead. He is pressing his colleagues
to draw away the conservative support
from Gen. Boulanger by proffering a re-
vision bill accompanied by a Scrutin de
ACCOMPLISHMENT measure, or the one man
one vote system, and then dissolve the
chamber.
The influence of the Panama collapse
on the electorate depends upon a variety
OF chances, includi 9 the time at which the
election is held. Tf the present shareholders
who are now unable to realize that their
savings have been swamped get time TO
connect their ruin with the present form of
republic, Gen. Boulanger will triumph.
Meetings of Panama shareholders in the
provincial centers continue to pass
resolutions in support Of Count
De Lesseps and to sign engagements
binding them to forego payment
of interest by the company This action.
however, does not affect the general belief
that the company has collapsed. At a
meeting at Bordeaux ON Saturday 200
shareholders signed an agreement to forego
the payment of interest, and at Anglers yes
terdaY several hundred signatures were
obtained to a similar agreement.
BoULANGER TALKS OF BEING PRESIDENT.
PARIS, Dec. 25-Gen. Boulanger. in an in
terview to-day, extolled Mr.. Rienaoh for
demanding the annulment of the decree Of
Punishment against the Due D'Aumale.
He said: 1.-THE first act of my government,
il the country raises me TO the presidency,
will be to repeal the laws relating to ban
ishment, to readmit everybody, and open
to all Frenchmen the France love SO we'll