The morning call., 1894-06-28
SOCIALISTS PROTESTED.
Nevertheless a Successor to Carnot
Was Chosen.


Was Chosen.
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 SS4 members, of whom the Senators
NUN Der 800.
After the assemblage of the two bodies
NJ. Challemel Lacour briefly announced
the death of President Carnot and de-
clared the National Congress upon for
business.
The members of the Left had meeting
before the National Assembly met and
decided to support NJ. Briss6n. The caucus
of Senators of the Right resolved to vote
for General Fevrier. A scene occurred in
the gallery Des Tonbeaux, owing to the
fact of M. Challemel Lacour forbidding
the journalists entrance to that part of
the palace. The journalists protested
vehemently, but they were compelle 10
retire.
The galleries around the theater iu
which the election took place presented a
brilliant scene. They were thronged with
ladies in fashionable tsilets, the fair sex
seeming much interested in the proceed
ings.
Just before the balloting opened So
cialist Deputy shouted; Il demand the
abolition of the Presidency"
Another Deputy cried: Down with
dictators."
There were other cries from various
parts of the hall which were lost IN the
general hubbub of the election. NJ.
Casimir-Perier was not present during the
throughout.
The balloting began amid considerable
discussion between the Senators and Dep
uties. No speeches were made. The
members of the National Assembly de-
posted their ballots in the urn and the
tellers took the urn 10 the committee-room,
after which the tellers reported the result
of the vote to the President of the Assem-
bly,, y,whereupon III. Challemel Lacour said:
"M. Casimir-Perier having obtained an
absolute majority 1 proclaim him Presi-
dent of the French republic"
The following is the complete result of
poll: NJ. Casimir-Perier 451. NJ. Brisson,
191, n. Dupuy 80, General Feyrier SO, NJ.
Arago q, scattering 32-total S53.
In officially notifying NJ. Casimir-Perer
of his election NJ. Lacour delivered an
eloquent oraiion, and in reply NJ Casimir-
Perier said:
II can scarcely restrain the emotion /
now feel. The National Assembly be-
slows upon me the greatest honor a citi-
zen can ever receive by imposing upon
me the heaviest moral responsibilities a
man can bear. shall give my country all
that is in me of energy and patriotism: /
shall give the republic all the warmth of
my convictions. which have never varied:
l shall give the democracy all my deyo-
tion, all my heart as did be whose loss
We now deplore. Finally, l shall endeavor
to do all my duty"
The new President received the con-
gratulations of President Dupuy and the
Cabinet Ministers and large NUM- Der of
Senators ana Deputies in the room set
apart for the use of the Cabinet. After
ward he received the congratulations of
the correspondents of the various news
papers represented at Versailles upon this
occasion. Replying to the newspaper
men, III. Casimir-Petier said: 81 have
only one word to say. You may discuss
me, 1 belong to you; but never forget
France and the republic"
A little later a four-horse landau, the
panels inscribed "Consilo Non lmpetuoi."
drove into the courtyard. Nj. Casimir-
Perier entered the vehicle and started for
Paris, escorted by detachment
of dragons, from whose bright
lances pennants were flying. in order to
make bis official entry in the customary
manner, and somewhat after the style of
the Kings of France into the Capitol of
France The new President received an
ovation from the dense crowd of people
which lined the road from Versailles TO
Paris.
Before the vote was taken M. Baudrey-
d 'Asson. a Monarchist and Clericalist,
Jumped upon chair and. waving paper,
declared that he wan ted to submit mo-
ton to revise the constitution. No atten-
tion was paid to him and the ballot pro-
ceeded.
tremendous cheering greeted the an
nouncement of the result of the vote. The
SOCIALISTS, however, made vocifercus pro-
tests. NJ. Chaivln, the hairdresser Dep
uty. representing one of the divisions of
St Denis; NJ. Thivrier, the blouse-wearing
Deputy, and NJ. Carnaud the Deputy who
has the distinction of having formerly
been schoolteacher. and other Socialists,
shook their fists at the other mehpers of
the National Assembly, at the same time
shouting. "Viye la Revolution Sociale."
Down with Reaction" etc, mingled with
repeated "a has la Presidence."
M. de Jeente. a Socialist, shouted out a
protest against the refusal of the Congress
to consider his motion to abolish the Presi-