Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-28

THE GOVERNMENT DUMBFoUNDED.
A City of Posters-scenes and Incidents
of the Great Election.

PARIS, January 27th.-Paris looked like
Harlequin in cheap attire this morning.
The first stories of buildings, dead walls,
palings, fences and trees were plastered
with placards OF all sizes and colors appeal.
ing to the people to vote for this man or
that. The Boulanger posters seemed to
reach the highest and cover the most space.
If the election was to have been decided by
placards, the General would have been
elected before the polls opened. The day
was made a festival of by the populace.
There was rush for the voting bureaus
early. The electors formed in long lines.
patiently and cheeifully waiting for them
to open. 1t was evident from the start
that q heavy vote would be thrown. No
election IN Paris ever presented more
animated spectacle. Groups Of voters went
cheering to the polls and came cheering
away. Then they paraded the streets
shouting for their candidate. Most Of the
hurrahing was done for the General. The
name of Jacques seemed to stick in the
Threats of those who tried to utter it aloud.
THE EXCITEMENT RAN HIGHER
AS the dey advanced, and was intense DUR
ing the evening. while the result was
awaited. Good humor prevailed through
out the day and night. A great deal of
noise was made as the returns began to
come in, but no serious disturbance oc-
Cured. The various political Headquarters.
where committees had been in permanent
session for the last three DAYS. were
thronged. So were the drinking places
throughout the city. Spirits were prac:i-
caliy free to electors where one of the can
didates was a distiller.
Boulanger kept open house. His parti-
sans came by squads, companies and ha :
talions. Tonight great crowds collected
in front of his hotel, the newspaper offices
and political headquarters, hearing the lat
est returns. There was great cheering and
some Kissing Gs the figures were announced
insuring the election of Boulanger.
One eDterprisipg morning paper engaged
$50 special reporters, each OF whom was
provided with cab end thirty bicyclists.
to bring the results of each section with
the greatest speed.
THE BoUIsE DEPREssED-scENEs AT NIGHT.
On the petite bourse, after the election.
rentes declined 5 cents for money and Is
cents for account.
Great excitement prevails on the boule-
wards tonight. The police do not interfere.
Ten thousand persons assembled outside
the Cafe Durand, cheering and singing.
When Boulanger was leaving in his car
Iiege, after the announcement of the re-
suit, be passed a restaurant opposite to the
No'S DutdHu, Were lFlenCS OF the Gov
eminent were assembled. The latter missed
loudly, and Boulangers friends replied
by throwing stones.
THE NEW CABINET.
PARIS, January 27th.-Boularger will
resign the Seine seat retaining that for the
Nord Department
1t is rumored that Maginn, Governor OF
the Bank of France, will be asked TO form
Cabinet.
HOW THE THING WAS DONE.
Boulanger's organization to-day was
nlarvelously perfect and that of jacques
was greatly inferior. Louise Michel
worked hard in behalf of the General, and
was largely instrumental in securing his
victory.
DeLesseps claims credit for the Gen.
erals immense majority, as the result OF
his telling his clients how to vote, and
publicly eulogizipg Boulanger,