The People's friend., 1894-06-29
NEW PRESIDENT.
M. Casimir-Perier Elected President
of France.
ONLY ONE BALLOT TAKEN
The New Chief Executive Comes of NOta-
bic Family and Has Been Deputy,
Prime Minister and President of
the Chamber of Deputies.

VERSAILLES. June 2S.-M. CaSlmir-
Perier was this afternoon elected prcSl-
dent Of the French republic in success
sion to NJ. Carnot.
The election was by the senate and
chambe 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
prOclamati January Is, 1871, of the
victorious King William of Prussia as
emperor of Germany. The hall wa"
filled 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:l0p. III. he called the assem-
bly, to order and. after sympathetic
arrefence to the late President Garnet,
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
ballot. The voting was more close
than had been anticipated. The as
5embly consists of about Ssh incml c.2.
If whom the senators number 3Go The
first ballot gave NJ. CasimirPerier 451
votes out of oj:} cast-a clear ma jOritE
Of only about II. France now has as q
chief executive a man Of exceeding
tirmness 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 a family the fame ot
which dates from the seventeenth ce1turN
and when has given TO its n2tivc coIntrj nota-
beS in finance, commerce, industry politcS& AMI
even the church, for there At one time existed
Il worthy Bishop Pcrier, Of AVignOn, and also
Rose Philippine DuchCsne- Pcrer. Who fOundel !
the Society Of Nuns Of the Sacred Heart III
America and died in ct. Louis, after arduous
labors and heroic actions.
NJ. Perer'S grandfather was the famous
Casmir Pericr. president of the council of
ministers under Louis Philippe. and his father
was a diplomatic and subsequently minister
Of the interior under NJ. ThierS. The
new president vas born in Paris FORTY
six years 70. and SignalzCd his early years By
brilliancV in literature ana historical studies.
When the Franco PrUSSian war broke out he
entered the Garde Mobile. OF the Aube, and
was with his company tsIrng the siege, win
ming Il special notice AMI the Cross of the Le-
giOn Of Honor bv 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, 1871, 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 Nogentsur-
Seine. He put himself on record al the two re-
left was reelected. and in the republican cab
met formed on December II, 1877. he took tho
post Of under secretary Of state in the depart
ment Of worship and line 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. 1923 NJ. Perier created surprise
by suddenly reSigning his seat n deputy on
the ground that circumstances had precluGed
him from reconciIing his family duties with
the conduct dictated by his republican con-
VictiOns. This was the course he took at the
time of the pasSa gc Of the bill authorizing the
expulsion Of the Orleans princes. In the fol-
lowing month. however. he returned to the
chamber, being elected for NOgcnt-s seine
as q candidate Of the left center. his defeated
opponent being a radical. He has since been
in public life as deputy, primo minister aad
president Of the chamber of deputies, and al
ways with credit.