The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-07-04
EMILY caAwFoRps LETTER
Describing the scenes and Iscide.ts
of the Election.

imagined then the French presidential
election which today made NJ. casimir-
Peficr president Of the French republic,
The election body. formed OF both houses
of the legislature. held its meeting IN one
vast room IN the form OF n paraleogram
ana adorned with battle paintings OF the
Bonaparte period OF proportionate alzs
The constitution ordaine that the sue
eessful candidate for the presidency ~ the
republic must have the highest number
or votes above all other candidates. NJ
Caalmir-Perier today had t5l out Of $50.
There were Sif members present, but
twens -four abstained from voting
The palace OF Versailles was fun Of
hustle this morning uph0lstererA. gla.
ziers and fioor-poliahers we're hard at
| work making ready the committee rooms
the gallery of the tamba, the speakers
| rooms, the future presidents rooms IN
me FORMER suite Of The queens Of France
| ana the congress hall Tieket-hoidera
| were admitted 20 the galleries early In
the morning The members Of the press
| were the nrat 20 arrive, ana they missed
| the sight at the -, Lagare terminus,
which The start OF the parliamentary
| train afforded. Troops strongly guarded
! that terminus, brigade OF police was
| posted az different parts Of the general
/ hnll, while uneasy, sharp-eyed detee-
i ives prowled about among the crowds
| OF hollday-makers who had taken rail-
| way tickets 10 see what sights the pub
/ lie places OF Versailles might afford The
! public wanted, above all 90 get into tho
| parliamentary train, by which. as Il
/ turned out not many legislators trav-
| eled. they preferrlng to start from the
/ quieter Mont Parnasae terminus, at the
south side OF Paris, which was also held
/ by troops and police hrigades. The la
/ dies present included the wives. daugh-
tors, nieees' cousins and personal friends
| or the members OF congress They had
| no time 10 buy mourning for Carnot or
| prepare special toilets for the presiden-
\ tal election The reputation or Partisan
| women for elegance was unw0rthlly
/ maintained, yet numerous were the lead
/ ers OF fashion.
Two special trains OF great length were
prepared toward noon. another train OF
/ saloon cars awaited the ministers and
/ poor Carnots state train was ready In
] the event OF the future president pre-.
| ferring 10 return TO Paris by railroad.
| The last time Il was used was 10 bring
back NJ CarnOts remains from Lyons.
II IL customary for the newly elected
president TO drive back from Versailles
I'm private equipage.
While we waited at the station n
hasty printed leaflet was distributed.
/ duplicating the deputies and senators
in the name OF humanity not 90 vote for
M. Casimir-Perier but to league against
bioated capitalists. II written by
| crank. / saw many cranky old men
about an old lady who was turned out,
| swept about protestingly proclaiming
| that the seventh sea wa&-open and the
Walls OF wrath I'm the form OF anarchlsm
We're being poured on the world for It's
sins. Science. divorced from religion,
she proclaimed TO some who knew her.
10 be the devil
The special train followed at fve-mln-
ute intervals. the ministers starting first
| and the diplomatic corps last. They
went I'M almost no time 10 Versailles.
which. near the place. looked like a
French town where a fair Is going on,
or Chantilly on derby race day. The
| crowds were immense. When they found
none OF the expected sights they amused
themselves by listening 20 wandering
musicians. going into photographers
booths, rifle galleries or restaurants.
where prices were suddenly raised and
wines greatly watered. The policemen
went about ordering the sight-seers 10
move on. Many of the parliamentarians
took lunch at the Hotel Des Reservoirs.
The members OF the democratic party
preferred the Hotel De La Chase.
The hurry and scurry there were fear
full The guests ran into the larders and
kitchens 10 help themselves. Their
tongues wagged freely and the deputies
compared notes across the tables.
''Who will you vote forY' asked
Comte Maillore. a French Labouchere.
For NJ. Casimlr-P erier." he replied.
why, are you not radical?"
Eyes. but want to prevent him from
ever being premier, besides, should the
anarchists want TO remove another presl-
dent ] prefer them to remove a semi
conservative"
The Crush at the Hall.
The entrance TO the congress hall is in
the south wing OF the palace by an or
dinary-looking street door. More soldiers
were there and soldiers lay hidden in the
porters lodge and filled the improved
guard 1d)m. The police thronged the
| passages TO the telegraph Office in the
palace. No one who had not a special
pass or a congressman's medal was adj
mitted. At / O'Clock there was a full mus
ter Of the ambassadors and other men,
bers Of the diplomatic corps. / fell into
conversation with the members of con-
gressman's family in the speakers
tribunal and was told that VI. Brisson
was nowhere.
NJ Caslmir-P erier. it was added, was
the favorite. The royalists intended to
vote for Gen. Fevrier, while all the SEN
ate would vote for NJ Casimir-Perier
| since NJ. Lacour had withdrawn. NJ.
Casimir-Perier would be a better presi-
dent than a prime minister. He had a
great fortune, was honest and honorable,
not an india rubber character and was
well bred. 1t would be an advantage 70
france 10 nave MIN dl the ElySee, Wnere
much of the initiatory character was not
expected, but where he might exercise
| Statutory influence in frownng down such
men as Rouvler. Roche and Reinach.
1t was pity he brought NJ. Raynal into
| his cabinet. He meant to be loyal to the
| republic. His wife, who is a good wom-
| an, is also wealthy in her own right and
| is "A cousin of her husband. His late
| father was Of the salt of the earth. NJ.
| Casimir-Perier is brave. This Is a de-
| sirable quality in dynamiting times. He
| was under fire in several engagements in
| 1870 and won by military pluck the cross
| of the legion of honor when he was
| twenty-five years old. Since the assas-
sinatlOn of NJ. CarnOt his ambition has
| greatly cooled. He felt that he would
| make a great sacrifice in becoming presl-
| dent. Could he but get in touch with the
| democracy and conquer his pride he
would be sure to succeed as president.
Half an hour after the balloting the
newly-elected president drove toward
| Paris escorted by a body of dragons.
| AS he drove off he bowed pleasantly.
/ He looks younger than his age He has
| an erect carriage and precipitate die
| ton, and there is little out of the COM
/ mon in his air. His countenance and
| bearing are rather military, though he
. IS a civilian.
! M. Casimir-Perier called upon Nine.
| Carnot on returning 10 Paris and begged
her to stay at the palace of the Elysee
/ as long as it was convenient to her. In
| the meanwhile he will make the foreign
/ ministery his official residence.
| EMILY CRAWFORD.