The Globe-republican., 1894-07-06
SUCCEEDS CARNOT.
The New President of the French
Republic.
NJ. Casimir-Perier Chosen ON the First
Ballot as Successor Of the Assassin
ated Presidential Sketch OF
His Life.
New President for France.

New President for France.
VERSAILLES. June aS.-M. Casimir-
Perier was this afternoon elected presi-
dent of the French republic in success
sion to NJ. CarnOt.
The election was by the senate and
chamber of deputies sitting as the ma
tional assembly in the great hall OF the
palace of Versailles, that has been the
scene of so many historic events. one
of the most recent of which was the
proclamation, January Is. 1871, OF the
victorious King William of Prussia as
emperor of Germany. The hall was
filed with spectators an hour before
the session began, and among the as
semblage were many members OF the
diplomatic corps.
NJ. Challemel-Lacour presided by vir-
tue of his position as president OF the
senate. At 1:1O p. m. he called the assem-
bly, to order and, after a sympathetic
:rrefence to the late President Carnot,
read the articles of the constitution re-
lative to the election of a president and
then declared the national assembly
open.
No time was lost in proceeding to a
ballot. The voting was more close
than had been anticipated. The as
sembly consists of about SS4 members,
IF whom the senators number 300. The
6rst ballot gave NJ Casimir-Perier 45l
votes out of $50 cast-a clear majority
If only about II. France now has as a
chief executive a man of exceeding
6rmness and in many ways, beliefs and
character similar to the late president.
The members of the left supported
NJ. Brisson and the senators of the right
voted for Gen. Fevrier.
THE NEW PRESIDENTS CAREER
NJ. Perier belongs to family the fame OF
which dates from the seventeenth century,
and which has given to its native country nota-
Oles in finance, commerce, industry, politics and
even the church. for there at one time existed
4 worthy Bishop Perier. Of Avignol and also
Rose PHILIPPINE Duchesne-Perier, who founded
the Society of Nuns of the Sacred Heart in
America and died in st. Louis, after arduous
labors and heroic actions
NJ. Perier'S grandfather was the famous
Casimir Perier president Of the council Of
ministers under Louis Philippe, and his father
was diplomatic and subsequently a minister
of the interior under NJ. Theirs. The
new president was born IN Paris 10rty-
six years ago. and signaliZed his early years by
brilliancy in literature and historical studies
When the Franco-Prussian war broke out he
entered the Garde Mobile. of the Aube, and
was with his company during the siege, win
ming special notice and the Cross of the Le-
gion of Honor by his bravery. He was private
secretary of his father the minister of the in
terror who, in order to assist his son in public
life resigned his position as general councillor
of Aube. In July. 1874. young Casimir-Perier
was elected to succeed him. At the general
election of February 20. 1876. he was elected
without opposition to the chamber Of deputies
by the reimbursement of NOgent-Sur-
Seine. He put himself on record at the two re-
unions OF the left center and the republican
left was reelected. and in the republican cab
met formed on December II, 1877. he took the
post Of under secretary Of state in the depart
ment Of worship and fine arts of which NJ.
Bardoux was chief. He held this position un-
til Dufaure withdrew January 81, 1879. Three
months later NJ Perier left the left center and
joined the republican left.
In February. 1898. NJ. Perier created surprise
by suddenly resigning his seat as deputy on
the ground that circumstances had precluded
him from reconciling his family duties with
the conduct dictated by his republican con-
victiOnS. This was the course he took at the
time of the passage Of the bill authorizing the
expulsion of the Orleans princes. In the fol-
lowing month. however. he returned to the
chamber. being elected for Nogent-Sur-Seine
as candidate Of the left center. his defeated
opponent being a radical. He has since been
in public life as deputy, prime minister and
president of the chamber of deputies, and al
ways with credit