The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-06-25
PRESIDENT cARNoT's CAREER.


Marie Francois Sadi-Carnot fourth
president of the French republic, was
born at Limoges, France, Aug II, 1881
He was the eldest son of the ex-Miuister
Hippolyte Sadi-Carnot of 1S4s who died
In lSSS, and was the grandson Of Sazare
Carnot, known as the Organizer of Vic
tory"
The late president was an engineer by
profession, and entered the Ecole Poly
technique in 1851 After the revolution Of
Sept. 4 Sadi- Carnot was charged, as com
missary extraordinary of the provisional
government TO organize the national de-
fense in the three departments of the
Seine-Inferieure, the EUre, and Calvados
and was appointed Jan. 10, 1871 prefect
of the department of the Seine-Inferieure
He was elected representative from the
Cote-d'Or to the national assembly on
Feb following, and took his seat with
the left, and had himself inscribed as a
member of the party known as the Re
publican Left, of which section he became
secretary, and voted for all the measures
which tended towards the definite estab-
lishment of the republic
Sadi-Carnot presented himself at the
general elections of Feb. 90 1876, as a
candidate for the chamber of deputies in
the Second division or circonscriptiOn of
the reimbursement of the Beaume, and
was elected by 7,05S votes, against about
5, 700 votes cast for his two opponents He
followed the same political course in the
new chamber, of which he was elected
secretary, and, after the act of May 10,
1871, he formed part of the 1868 deputies of
the United Left, who refused a vote of
confidence in the Broglie ministry. In the
election of Oct. "a, 1877, Sadi-Carnot was
reelected in the same CircOnsCription by
1854 votes, against 1924 obtained by the
official candidate, NJ. Bedoit Champy, Jr.
A decreee of Aug. 23, 1875 appointed
Sadi-Carnot as under secretary of state of
the ministry of public works in the Du-
faure ministry of President McMahon,
and retained this position under Premiers
Waddington and NJ Varroy in NJ. Jules
Grevy's presidency.
Subsequently he was minister of public
works and then minister of finance in
President Ferry's cabinet. In 1887, when
President Grevy was forced out of power,
M. Carnot was put forward as a candi-
date for the succession, and on the second
ballot NJ. Carnot was elected president by
| GIG against 1SS cast for General Saus.
sier and 25 votes scattered among other
candidates. 1t is generally believed that
he would have been reelected had he sc
| desired.
The prominent part which President
Carnot took in bringing about the so
| called Franco-Russian entente, the visit
of the French fleet to Cronstadt, in 1891
later its visit to Portsmouth, and the visit
! of the Russian squadron to Toulon last
| year, with the accompanying Franco Rus
sian fetes are matters of so recent occur
renee as not to require any further men
tion at this time, In a word, President
| Carnot tried his utmost to do his duty
and he will be remembered as an homes
and fearless president.
| A president of France is elected for sever
years by a majority of votes by the senat,
and chamber of deputies, united in ma
tional assembly or electoral congress
President Carnot came into power on Jan
/, lSsS, and would, in the natural order o
things, have retired on Jan. l, 1895.
NJ, Casimir-Perer is probably tn
strongest candidate for the presidency, a
he seems to be the most powerful man il
France at present. Firm, fearless ant
alert the ex-premier was looked upon a
likely to succeed NJ, Carnot, and it will b.
recalled that his recent ''fall' from tn
premiership was looked upon as nothinl
more than political move, calculated t
strengthen his political chances