The evening world., 1894-06-27
CASIM|R -PER|ER.
Elected President Of France
at the Versailles Palace
To-Day.
TO SUCCEED NJ. SkDI-CARN0T
Choice Made by the Electoral
College of Senators and
Deputies.
DATE FOR THE TRIAL OF SANTO.
Assassin OF the Late President to
Stand at the Bar on
July 20.
(By Associated Press.)


II VERSAILLES. June Pm. Casimir-
PerieI President of the Chamber of
Deputies, has been elected President of
! France, to succeed the late President
| Carnot.
The sitting of Senators and Deputies
] for the election opened at Ito p. NJ. NJ.
Challamel-Lacour. President Of the Sem
ate. presiding.
The great hall Of the Palace was crowd
sed and the galleries were thronged.
Nearly all the members of the Diplo-
matte Corps were present among the
spectators.
NJ. Challamel-L acour, after a sympa-
thetic reference to the late President
Carnot, read the articles of the Constl-
tuition relative to the election of a Pres
ident, and then declared the National
Assembly open.
M. Casmir-P erier received 451 votes out
Of 1853 on the first ballot.
Much confusion prevailed throughout
the session.
Premier Dupuy sat upon the Mniste-
rial bench at the head of his colleagues,
and the political parties grouped them
selves together in different parts of the
hall.
Many of the Socialists were compelled
to remain standing, as they were I'M
able to find seats.
There were no speeches.
The members of the National Assem-
bly, deposited their ballots in the urn
and the tellers then took the urn to the
Committeeman.
The Assembly, after a long and i'm
patient wait. was much relieved when
the tellers returned and announced the
result as already cabled.
Just before the balloting opened, a
SOCIALIST Deputy shouted: Il demand
he abolition of the Presidency"
Aanother Deputy cried: Down with
ctators
ShNre other cries from various
Jlrts OF IN hall which were lost in the
general hubbub of the election.
NJ. Casimr-Perier was not present
during the proceedings. which resulted
in his election.
The members of the Left held a meet
ing before the Assembly and decided to
support NJ Brlsson.
The Senator's of the Right, at a similar
meeting, resolved to vote for Gen. Few
rier.
A scene occurred in the Galerie des
Tonbeaux, owing to the fact of NJ. Chal-
lemel-Lacour forbidding the journalists
obtaining an entrance to that part of
the palace. The journalists protested
vehemently. but they were compelled to
sretire.
\ The galleries around the theatre were
i Ihronged with ladies in fashionable tot
let's, the fair sex seeming as much in
terested as the men in the proceedings.
After voting the members went to the
Galerie des TombeauX, where there was
an animated scene during which NJ.
Casimir- Perier drove into the courtyard
in a landau. The President-elect was
Immediately surrounded by Senators and
Deputies, who repeatedly and enthusi-
astically cheered him.
Tremendous cheering also greeted the
result Of the vote. The Socialists, how
ever, made vociferous protests.
y The new President received an inn
mense ovation from the dense crowds
of people who lined the route from Yer
sailles to Paris.
The following is the vote in detail:
M. Casimir- Perier, 451; NJ. Brisson. 1911 (;
NJ. Dupuy. 80; Gen. Fevrier. SO; NJ.
Aarago, q; scattered, SO. Total, 1853.