The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-07-06
cARNoT's SUCCESSOR.
M. Casimir-Perier Elected President o
France-Sketch of His Life.

M. Casimir-Perier Elected President Of
France-Sketch of His Life.
VERSAILLES, June 2S.-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 1:10p. m. he called the assem-
bly, to order and, after sympathetic
errefence to the late President Carnot,
read the articles of the constitution re-
lative to the election of president and
then declared the national assembly
open.
No time was lost in proceeding to
ballot. The voting was more close
than had been anticipated. The as
sembly consists of about sS4 members,
of whom the senators number 300. The
first ballot gave NJ. Casimir-Perier 451
votes out of S53 cast-a clear majority
of only about II. France now has as
oh nf of
firmness and in many ways, beliefs aud
character similar to the late president.
The members of the left supported
NJ. Brisson and the senator's 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-
bles in finance, commerce, industry, politics and
even the church, for there at one time existed
a worthy Bishop Perier Of Avignon 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 a diplomatic and subsequently a minister
of the interior under M. Theirs. The
new president was born in Paris forty
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 ACCOMPLISHMENT 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 IA, 1877, he took the
post of under secretary Of state in the depart
ment of worship and fine arts. OF which M.
Bardoux was chief. He held this position I'M
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 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 a 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.