The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-28
CARNOT'S SUCCESSOR
Casimir-Perier Elected President
of the French Republic.
The Ex-Premier Chosen on the First
Ballot, Receiving 451 Votes Out of
a Total of 853 Cast.
ELECTION WE'LL RECEIVED
Only a Few Noisy Socialists
Showed Their DisapprOval.
Scenes i'm the Historic Hall at Versailles
During the Balloting and
Speech Making.
CASIMIR-PERIER'S CAREER
One of the Foremost and Best
Known Statesmen i'm France.
Arrangements for the Dead Presidents s
Funeral-GOssip About the Assas-
sin-Arrest of Anarchists.

Copyright, 1894, by the Associated Press)
PARIS, June 27-Nothing more unlike
an American election could we'll be i'm
agined than the French presidential cleo
ton which to-day made NJ. Casimr-Perier
President of the French republic. The
electoral body, formed of both houses of
the Legislature, held it's meeting in one
vast room in the form Of parallelogram
and adorned with battle paintings of the
Bonaparte period of proportionate size.
The Constitution ordains that the sue
cessfui candidate for the presidency of the
republic must have the highest number of
votes above all other candidates NJ. Cas-
imir-Perier to-day had 451 out of S53.
There were S7 members present, but twen-
ty-four abstained from voting.
The Palace of Versailles was full of
hustle this morning. Upholsterers. GLACIERS.
and floor polishers were hard at work maxi
ing ready the committee rooms, the gal
lery of the tombs, the Speakers rooms,
the future Presidents rooms in the former
suite of the queens of Franco and the Con-
gress hall. Ticket holders were admitted to
the galleries early in the morning. The
members of the press were the first to
rive, and they missed the sight of the ST.
Lazare- terminus, which the start of the
parliamentary train afforded. Troops
of police was posted at different parts of
the general hall, while uneasy, sharp
eyed detectives prowied about among the
crowds of holiday makers who had taken
railway tickets to see what sights the pub
lie places of Versailles might afford. The
public wanted above al to get into the
parliamentary train, by which, as ii
turned out, not many legislators travelled,
they preferring to start from the quieter
Mont 1 5rnasse terminus at the south side
of Paris, which was also held by troops
and police brigades The ladies present
included the wives, daughters, nieces
cousins and personal friends of the mem
bers of Congress. They had time to
buy mourning for Carnot or prepare spe-
cial toilets for the presidential election.
The reputation of Partisan woman for ele-
gance was unworthily maintained, yet
numerous were the leaders of fashion.
Two special trains of great length were
prepared towards noon, another train of
saloon cars awaited the ministers and poor
Carnots state train was ready in the event
of the future President preferring to re-
turn TO Paris by railroad. The last time
1t was used was to bring back NJ. Carnot's
remains from Lyons. 1t is customary for
the newly-elected President to drive back
from Versailles in a private equipage es-
corted by soldiers.
CRANKS AT THE STATION
While We waited at the station a hasty
printed leaflet was distributed supplicatng
the Deputies and Senators, in the name of
humanity not to vote for NJ Casimir-Per-
ier, but TO league against bloated capital
ists 1t was written by a crank. l saw
many cranky old men about, and an old
lady, who was turned out swept about
protestingly, proclaiming tnat the seventh
seal was open, and that Walls of wrath in
the form of anarchism were being poured
on the world for its sins. Science, divorced
from religion. she proclaimed to some who
knew her to be the devil.
The special trains followed at five-min-
ute intervals. the Ministers starting first
and the diplomatic corps last. They went
in almost no time to Versailles which, near
the place, looked like French town where
fair was 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 to
wandering musicians. going into photog-
raphers' booths, rifle galleries or restau-
| rants, where prices were suddenly raised
and the wines greatly watered. The po-
| liceInen went about ordering the sight
seers to move on. Many of the parliament
tarians took lunch at the Hotel des Res
| ervors. The members of the Democratic
| party preferred the Hotel de la Chasse.
| The hurry and scurry there was fearful
| The guests ran into the larders ana kitch-
ems to help themselves Their tongues
| wagged freely, and the Deputies compared
notes across the tables.
| "Who will you vote for?' asked Comte
MaiIlore, a French Labouchere.
For NJ Casimir-Perier." he replied.
| why, are you not a Radical?'
| Yes; but I want to prevent him from
| ever being Premier; besides, should the
! Anarchists want to remove another Presi-
dent, / prefer them to remove a semi
| Conservative"
The entrance to the congress hall is in
the south wing of the palace by an ordi-
| nary-looking street door. More soldiers
were there and soldiers lay hidden in the
| porter's lodge and filled the improvised
| guardroom. The police thronged the pas
| sages to the telegraph office in the palace.
| No one who had not a special pass or a
| Congressman's medal was admitted. AT 1
| o'clock there full muster of the
| ambassadors and other members of the
! diplomatic corps. / fell into conversation
| with the the members of a Congressman's S
| family in the Speakers tribunal and was
| told that NJ. Brisson was nowhere. NJ.
| Casimir-Perier, IL was added, was the fa-
vorite. The royalists intended TO vote for
| General Fevrier, while all the Senate
would vote for NJ Casimir-Perier since
NJ. Lacour had withdrawn. VI. Casimir-
Perier would be a better President than a
Prime Minister. He had a great for
tune, was honest and honorable, not an
india rubber character. and was well bred.
/ It would be an advantage TO France to have