New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-28

the same DreaIn JndJ every Al1nlSCer Is 10 IcudlH
in his Office from last night till election is over
and that Council OF Ministers will. neyerthe-
less, be held to-day at the Elysee; that troops
have been brought in from all the garrisons near
Paris, and that General Saussicr is plotting with
the Minister of the Interior. The police more
| over. are to be handled with unheard-of energy.
The SIX central hrigades will be kept in barracks
| till this evening, and then launched in squads
upon doubtful districts Special constabhs. after
the English manner, have been sworn
in. Every central point and menaced
building will be occupied both BY
| police and troops, The Elysee. the Ministry OF
the Interior the Prefecture of the Seine the Hotel
de VILE, the Bank of France, the Bourse, these
and many more will be garrisoned. Patrols Of
cavalry will be everywhere duty. double
supply of cartridges has been served out to all
the troops. All these last are precautions always
taken when trouble is expected Paris, without
| doubt, is protected today but OF NJ. Rocheforts
boges no sign has yet been seen.
Some of the most feeling manifestoes on both
sides were reserved to the last moment. Bad news
from Tonquin was related that was rightly ex-
| peeted to count against the Republic. number
OF students calling themselves the National
| Republican Committee have presented an address
TO General Bouanger, who assures them that their
approval is an ample aanswer 30 all calumnies
NJ. Jacques can set off against these young fel-
lows Of the Latin Quarter an address signed by
many leading merchants of the Rue Sender, the
headquarters of wholesale business in Paris. The
Boulangists frighten the Radicals by news that
the Ministry will revoke the exile of the Duo
d'Aumale.
The Jacquists retort with really striking pla-
cards. Electors of the Seine" says the Repub-
lican candidate, General Boulanger was elected
in the Dordogne, resigned and put Bonapartist
in his seat. He was elected in the ChareDte
Inferieure, and resigned there in favor Of
Bonapartist He was then elected in the Somme
and resig gned again to put in Royalist
Wherever he appeals it is always reactionary
who follows. He is but the securing sergeant
Of the reaction. 1t is for you to say whether
he shall play the same game here and hand over
Paris to a coalition of Monarchists."
General Boulnngers rcioinder takes the form
Of certificate from his successor as Minister
of War that he did not steal the public funds
which he controlled. Both parties, in fact in
dulge in personalities which, were this an Amer
lean elect,on, would be quoted as so many evi-
dences of barbarism. It is doubtful whether
personalities count for much. There is force in
the plea that NJ. Jacques is tried official. that
vote for General Boulanger is vote for either
anarchy or Caesarism, and vote for NJ jacques
is vote for the Republic as it is.
| Five o'clock. All is quiet thus far In the
various quarters Of the city / have visited the
streets and boulevards are crowded There are
gatherings in the Place de la Concorde, the Place
dc Ia Republique and other open spaces. There
| is no sign yet of disturbance.
Paris and its suburbs are divided into 373
i cta nj tIo m randlV
and smoothly. have just come from the Marie
Of the Ninth ACCOMPLISHMENT, rue Drouot, where
three different polling places open on the street.
| As yet the approach is Uttered with broadsdes,
| for the billsticlers' war has ceased, ending in
drawn battle. Circulars and electioneering trash
Of all sorts are still being scattered about. The
Marie Is entered by gateway and surrounds three
sides of large court. 40 the gateway stand
dozen yote-distributors, each with huge label,
Vote for Boulanger,' or Jacques, in big printed
letters. You can have rs many votes, or, as they
| call them here, bulletins, as you like. They are
| All on white paper, black az the back Printed
ON the face IS Election legislative du 81 Janver.
1880. Jacques, president du COnscil General de
Ia Seine, candidat de Ia Republique" or, Elec-
ton legislative du 81 Janvier 1889. Depart
ment de Ia Seine, General Boulanger" or Elec-
tion legislative du 81 Janvier, 1880, Boule.'
Each of the three has the printed name also, as
preseribed by law, and nothing else, for the clerk
] inside il you like none of these will give you o,
blank bulletin dc vote. There are no envelopes To
vote. you must not only have registered but have
,al,en ont your electoral ticket some time
between the cad and gath Of January; or il
vou have omitted this last formality, get ticket
now from the clerk who sits in the rvestibule
between tables covered with these cartes delec-
teurs. all made out for the forgetful. Beyond
the vestibue Is the voting room, with green
baize tables writing materials and chairs IL
is spacious, dingy ard busness-like. The pre-
siding officer sits at high desk with the ballot
box before him, and two assessors or assistants
on each side The file Of voters reaches from the
door TO the desk. Each voter as he approaches
takes his hat off, hands his electoral ticket to
the President, who calls out loudly the name and
number takes the folded ballot from the voter
and drops IL in the urn. The assessor on the
other side clips the ticket with scissors and
bnpds IL hack to the voter, in case second
ballot should take place, NO candidate having
majority. The electoral card contains the voters
number. the number Of the section to which he
bcIonos the place where he votes, his name and
Christian uame his birthplace, profession. quail
Scation as a voter the signature of the voter the
stamp OF tho Republic, and the stamp Of the Mayor
OF tho ACCOMPLISHMENT.
The courtyard is filed with groups discussing
and gesticulating. All classes are minghng
Women arc looking on. There are angry words.
but everything is ended with laugh. This is
sample of 367 scenes in and about Paris all
dav long. The polls, which opened NJ o'clock,
close at g. The counting begins Immediately
after. outsiders being called into the hall. The
neonle. in fact, themselves directly take charge
of both the voting and the counting, the French
Democracy putting faith in no officials whom
sooyor G. w. s.
PREDICTING FLOQUET'S FALL.