The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-06-28
WE LIE PRESIDENT
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tated the meeting and then declared the
congress opened The speaker FAMED
those who were TO scrutinize tue votes de
decided By lot in what alphabetical cate
CORY the members should oesin 20 vote.
The letter L was drawn and NJ Ltbarte
began the voting. The members hled past
he urns, dropping in white or black balls
as they went They then went to walk In
the gardens. There were twelve urns.
each of which was seperate table The
letters Il, VI, y, ., and P took half an
hour TO vote
at 3 o'clock N. Casimir Perier arrived
from Paris. He walked nervously about
the passages of the committee rooms. At
3:30 o'clock S53 votes had been cast. One
other vote had been refused. Breathless
anxiety reigned while the votes were being
counted. The speaker then declared the
result of the first and only ballot. The 90,
cialists, apparently for forms sake, cried
Down with dictatorship" Long live
Social Republic" The members OF the
center applauded and there were lew
who cried Long live CasimirPerier."
VERY LITTLE ENTHUSIASM
or warm feeling was shown anywhere.
unless it was in the speakers room by NJ.
Casimir-Perier, who upon hearing the
speaker announce the result OF the ballot.
burst into tears and said: 81 make great
sacrifice in accepting the ofiice."
The following is the complete result of
the poll: NJ. CssimirPerier, 451, NJ. Bris-
sou. I9I: NJ. Dupuy, 90; General Fevrer,
53; N. Arago. 81; scattering, 32-total, S5S.
In officially notifying NJ. Cssimir-Perier
of his election, VI. Lacour delivered au ele-
quent Grafton, and in reply VI. Casimir-
Perier said:
''I can scarcely restrain the emotion /
now feel. The national assembly bestows
upon me the greatest honor citizen can
ever receive, by imposing UPON me the
heaviest responsibilities man can bear.
l shall give my country all that is In me of
energy and patriotism. l shall give the
republic all the warmth OF my convic-
tious, which have never varied. shall
give the Democracy all my devotion, all
my heart, as did he whose loss we now de,
piore. Finally, l shall endeavor TO do all
my duty"
PRESIDENT PERIER CONGRATULATED
The nav president received the congrat-
ulations of Premier Dupuy and the cabinet
ministers and q large number OF senators
and deputies in the room set apa rt for the
use Of the cabinet. Afterwards he received
the congratulations of the correspondents
OF the various newspapers represented at
Versailles upon this occasion. Replying
to the newspaper men NJ. Casimir-Perier
said:
81 have only one word to say You may
discuss me- belong TO you; but never
forget France and the republic"
Before the vote was taken, NJ. de Baud
rey-d' 'Asson, a Monarchist and Clericalist,
jumped upon a chair and waving paper,
declared he wanted TO submit a motion TO
revise the constitution. No attention was
paid to him and the ballot proceeded.
Tremendous cheering greeted the an
- hn 0f he nfa
The Socialists, however, nfAde vociferous
protests. NJ. Chaivin, the hair dresser
deputy. representing one Of the divisions
of st. Denis: NJ. Thivrier, the blouse wear
ing:deputy, representing Mont Lucon, and
NJ Carnaud, the deputy who has the dis
tinction of baving formerly been school
teacher, and other Socialists, shook their
fists at the other members Of the national
assembly, at the same time shouting:
SOCIALIST ANTAGONIST.
'Vive la Revolution Sociale;" "Down
with Reaction," etc, mingled with re-
pested "a bas la Presidence.
II. De Jeante, Socialist, shouted out a
violent protest against the refusal OF the
congress to consider his motion 30 abolish
the presidency. His protest was greeted
with loud Socialist applause.
The Moderates aud Radicals demanded
the closure amid a scene of great uproar,
H
ing at the top of his voice: ''All this is
the result of a coalition of the Reaction
aries"
NJ Michelin, president of the municipal
council of Paris, mounted the tribune and
attempted to speak, but his voice was
drowned with loud cries of: ''Boulan gist,
A bas lie Boulangist."
The Socialist ciamOrs were then Cr1wned
by torrents of counter-cheering aud in a
moment of comparative silence, NJ. Chal-
lel-Lacour ordered the secretary to read
the minutes of the meeting and the session
of the national assembly was then closed
with cries of ''Vive la Rspublique."
A little later a four-horss landau, the
panels inscribed: "Consilio non Impetuio," !"
drove into the court yard. NJ Casimir-
Perier entered the vehicle and started for
Paris, escorted by detachment OF
dragons with lances, from which bright
colored penrons were flying, in order TO
make his official entry in the customary
manner, aud somewhat after the style of
the kings of France, into the capital of
France.
The president received an immense ova.
tion from the dense crowds OF people vino
lined the route from Versailles to Paris
The presidents cortegs followed the
highway TO the city aud then passed along
the avenue Des Champs Elysee. As the
remains of Csrnot are yet uuburied the
usual installation at the palace of the
Elysee was foregone. Detachmeuts of
police and Republican guards lined the
pavements about the ministry Of foreign
affairs. A tri-coiored flag was uufurIed
from the central window of the building
as the president approached. He was
greeted with shouts OF Long live CAST
mir-Psrier." Long live the repub-
lie" General Borius, chief of Car
not's military household, who was in full
.A y kn
trance, while the other officials of Carnot's
military household awaited him at the
top OF the steps.
NJ. Cssimir-Psrier called upon Madame
Carnot on returning TO Paris and begged
her TO stay at the palace cf the Elyses as
long as it was convenient for her. IN the
meanwhile he will make the foreign
ministry bis official residence.
Dupuy Humtliated.