Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-24
FRANCES POLITICAL BATTLE.
Victory Of the Republicans Opinions
of English and German Papers.

Returns received in Paris from $50 electoral
divisions show that 224 republicans have been
elected and 159 members of the opposition.
Among the republicans elected there are 16
moderates and 81 radicals The opposition
members elected include So royalists, 81 Bon
apartists and % Boulangists Reballcts will be
necessary in III divisions. 1t is expected that
1S5 of these will return republicans. The re-
publicans will probably also win the seats for
the colonies. The new chamber will probably
consist Of 500 republicans and 201 members of
the opposition. In official circles o govern
ment majority is considered assured. Although
the majority will not be large, it win be more
compact and moro homogeneous than that in
the last chamber.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
The Temps says that the political shades Of
the new chamber will be much the same as
those OF the old, although the many new men
elected will add a fresh element to parla-
mentary life The republicans, it says, ought
10 use their victory to give consistence to
wanting.
The Liberte says that thu chamber will not
undergo change of the balance Of parties
sufficient to have a serious influence upon the
future OF the republic
. Inc opposition journals expect that the minor
ity will number 225, while the government
papers claim that it will not exceed 200.
BoULANdIsr STRENGTH.
Counting the destroyed voting papers the
Boulangists polled 100000 votes in the Seine
district, against their opponents 226, 900; but
the republican vote shows an increase of 81, 066
compared with the vote in January.
The revlsory committee will sit ON Thursday
next to decide whether Gen. Boulanger shall
be declared elected or whether another ballot
necessary Mnnfmarfra
The Boulangists polled 1872 800 votes in Paris,
against 244,O7O recorded for Boulanger in jan
uary.
The Temps says that the voting papers for
Boulanger and Rochefort were burned. The
matter will be inquired into upon the opening
OF the chamber of deputies.
AN ENGLISH ESTIMATE.
The Paris correspondent of the London
Times says the elections in France yesterday
resulted in crushing defeat to the Boulang-
lists. who returned only twenty-one members
and whose entire representation in the new
chamber after the reballotng will not exceed
thlrty-slx members. The conservatives elected
13l members, and will get 80 more. The re-
publlcans returned 21S, and will secure over
100 more, making their total strength in
the chamber between 1875 and 800 against go
or $50 representing the whole reactionary
Boulangist coalition. The success of the re-
publicans and the defeat of the monarchy and
CeSo"i ioui 10 d happy idCb lu0 result VI tut
elections puts an end to the Boulangist-mon-
archist conspiracy.
GERMAN NEWSPAPERS ON THE ELECTION.
The National Zeituny, commenting upon the
French election, says: at is fortunate for the
republic that the exposition has been such a
success. Combined with the wise policy of
President Carnot and the energy of Premier
1lrard it has sharply combatted Boulangism
Even If the left loses number of seats it will
not imply serious danger to the republic,
which, however, would be still better secured
If the republican groups, in view of the danger
from monarchst-revisionis coalition, should
forget their petty squabbes."
The VOSsische Zeitung congratulates the
French republic upon an "undoubted victory
within m odest limits"
The Tdgbtdtt says: 1.-The results do not make
the situation clear. The position of the re
public, notwithstanding the numerical advan-
tage OF the republican party, is as precarious
as 1t was before the election"
ITALIAN JOURNALS ON THE OUTCOME
At Rome the Tribund and Capitale regard the
| result Of the French elections as q victory for
the republic.
The Dtrito remarks upon the number OF citi-
zens who abstained from voting, and says it
considers the result indecisive.
The EGfulId and the Opinione hold that the
elections show an increase of strength on the
part OF the Boulangists and the Osserudtore
Roradao says the result bellies all hope Of the
abolition of a multiple candidature.