The record-union., 1894-06-28
CARNOT'S SUCCESSOR.
CASINIIR PERlER CHOSEN PRESI
DENT OF FRANCE.
Elected on the First Ballot by Clear
Majority of Forty Nine Votes
His Arrival at Paris.
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
VERSAILLES, June 27.-Casimir Perier
was this afternoon elected President of
the French Republic by the Senate and
Chamber of Deputies sitting as the Ma
tional Assembly. The Assembly consists
of 4S4 members. of which the Senators
number 800. The first ballot gave M.
Casimir Perer 451 votes out of S53 cast,
clear majority of 40 votes.
The members of the Left held meet
ing before the National Assembly met,
and decided to support M. Brisson. The
caucus of the Senators of the Right re-
solved to vote for General Fevrier. A
scene occurred in the Gallery des Ton
beaux, owing to the fact of M. Challemel
Lacour forbidding the journalists obtain
ing an entrance to that part of the palace.
The journalists protested vehemently, but
were compelled to retire.
The galleries around the theater in
which the election took place presented
brilliant scene They were thronged
with ladies in fashionable toilets, the fair
sex seeming much interested in the pro-
ceedings.
After the assembiage of the two bodies
M. Challemel Lacour briefly announced
the death of President Carnot, and then
declared the National Congress open for
business.
Just before the balloting opened, So
cialistic Deputy shouted: II demand the
abolition of the Presidency" Another
Deputy cried: Down with the dictators."
There were other cries from various por-
tions of the hall, which were lost in the
hubbub.
The balloting began amid considerable
discussion among the Senators and Depu-
ties. No speeches were made. The MEM
bers of the National Assembly deposited
their ballots in turn, and the tellers took
them to the com mmittee-room, after which
the result of the vote was announced,
whereupon NJ. Challemel Lacour said:
IN. Casimir Perier having obtained an
absolute majority, l proclaim him Presi-
dent of the French republic"
The following is the complete result of
the poll: NJ. Perier. 45l; NJ. Brisson,
190; NJ. Dupuy, SO; General Fevrier, 30;
NJ: Arago, z; scattered, -, Total, S53.
In officially notifying M. CaSinir Perier
of his election, M. Lacour delivered an
eloquent Grafton, and in reply M. CAST
mir Perier said /: II can scarcely restrain
the emotion l now feel. The National
Assembly bestows upon me the great
est honors a citizen can ever receive by
imposing upon me the heaviest response
Dlllty d man can D6dT. L S0all give my
country all that is in me of energy and
patriotism. l shall give the democracy
all my devotion, all my heart, as did he
whose loss we now deplore. Finally,
l shall endeavor to do all my duty"
Before the vote was taken M. Baudrey
D'Asson, a Monarchist and Clerical,
jumped upon chair, and waving paper,
declared he wanted to submit motion
to revise the Constitution. No attention
was paid to him, and the ballot pro-
ceeded.
Tremendous cheering also greeted the
announcement of the result of the vote.
The Socialists, however, made vociferous
protests.
NJ. Chaivin, the hair dresser Deputy,
representing one OF the divisions of st.
Denis; NJ. Thrivier and NJ. Carnaud, the
Deputy who has the distinction of having
formerly been school teacher, and
other Socialists shook their fists at the
other members of the National Assem-
bly,, at the same time shouting, "Vive la
revolution sociale'; "Down with reac-
tion," mingled with "a bas las resi-
dence."
M. De Jeante, a Socialist, shouted a
violent protest against the refusal of Con-
gress to listen to his motion to abolish
the Presidency.
The Radicals demanded the closure
amid scene of great uproar, during
which M. Avis continued shouting at the