The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-06-28
HE WEPT AT HIS ELECTION.
FIFE NEW PRESIDENT OF FRANCE
 OVERCOME BY EMOTION.

He Lert vcrsailles Immediately After tho
 Election and Escorted by Soldiers went
 to Paris-when He Appeared Officers
 Withdrew the Grape From Their Swords.
 Versailles. June 27.-The electoral Nongress called to elect a president of Inc French republic to succeed the late President carnot, began Its session In the palace here at 1:10 o'clock this Afternoon, M. Challemel-Lacour, presi- dent of the senate, presiding. The great hall of the palace was crowded, and the galleries were thronged with spectators. Nearly all the members of the diplomatic corps were present Rmong the latter.
 M. Challemel-Lacour, ofter a sympa- thetic reference to the late President rarnot, read the articles of the consti- hutton relative to the election of pres- ldent. and then declared the assembly open. The casting of the first ballot immediately began.
 M. Casimir-Perier, president of the chamber of deputies, was elected on the first ballot, receiving 451 votes The total number of votes cast was 853.
 The recount of the ballots left Casi- mir-Perier's vote unchanged. The votes of the other candidates according 10 the count were: Brisson 195, Dupuy G. Fever 53, Arago p.
 Scattering votes were cast for Ca vaignac, Loubet, Freycinet, Roche forte, Toussaint and Flourens.
 After Challemel-Lacour had read the Form investing Casimir-Perier with Che powers of the presidency he made an emotional litt'e speech, and then turning to the president embraced him heartily. Casimir-Perier wept. He had not mastered his emotion when B delegation of journalists was ad- mitted to congratulate him, but he managed to thank them warmly, add Ing: Gentlemen, belong to you. Dis russ me, but never forget France and fhe republic while doing so."
 The socialist demonstration after the decisive vote, revealed such bitterness Hnd desperation as even the extreme Marxists had rarely displayed before. The altercations did not end with the proceedings of the assembly.
 M. Casimir- -Perier left Versailles for Paris at 5 o'clock. Premier Dupuy &C., companied him. Facing the new president and the premier in the car riage were military commandants of the senate and chamber. In landau behind the. presidents carriage were Ministers Leygues and Poincare. The president and his party were escorted by a troop of mounted lancers. As the president was about to drive away some one in the crowd threw a bouquet tied with the American coIors into his carriage. The president took his de- parture from Versailles amid the rat tle of drums and the bows, smiles and cheers of the crowd, who shouted "vive le president" "vive Casimir-Perier," until the party were out of sight
 Y Troops had been massed at the St. Eazare station to receive the new pres ident and escort him from the train to the foreign office. When it was learned he would return in a carriage they were marched to Sevres to meet him. The appearance of the city was the same as usual after the news of the election, but for 8 slight crowding of the boulevards and the streets along the presidents route-via Sevres, the lBois de Bolougne, the Arc de Triomphe hnd the Champs Elysees. The people Haluted M. Casimir-Perier with cheers and he waving of hats and handker- chiefs,
 As the president approached the for rign office, the officers removed for the lime the crape from their swords. The tricolor was hoisted over the building md band played the "Marseillaise." The reception at the foreign office was Sery brief. After it the president re- turned to his apartments in the chamber of deputies. He will pre- )ide at the cabinet meeting to be held so-morrow morning and will receive from Premier Dupuy before noon the formal notice of the cabinets resigna- hon.