The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-01-23
COMBINED ON FAURR.
The Second Ballot Settled
Frances Election.
sOCIALIsTs CHOW DIsoRDERLY.


n. BrissoR the Favorite on the First Bal
lot but waIdeck-Rosseau Withdraws
From the Race aud supports Faure.
Nesting Of the AssemBIy-wnI He Also
Resigns
VERSAILLES. Jan. I7.-Faure was
elected on the second ballot president of
France, receiving 40 votes to 36I for
Brisson. Rousseau threw his support
to Faure.
The result of the first ballot was as
follows: Brisson, 33S; Faure, PA; Wal
deek-ROusseau, 1874; scattering. 20.
Meeting Of the Assembly.
The national assembly convoked in
the palace at Versailles for the purpose
Of electing a president to succeed NJ.
Casimir-Perier was called to order by
NJ Challemel-Lacour, president of the
senate, at $40 D. N. NJ. Challemel-La-
cOur in brief speech announced the
resignation of President Casimir-Perie
and read the text of the articles Of the
constitution regulating the election of a
president. As soon as the presiding Of
fcer had ceased speaking. NJ Michlin,
Socialist, sprang 70 his feet and -four
ished 4 copy Of motion for revision of
the constitution. shouting: I'VE ought
not to have president.
NJ De Baudry D'Asson, Legitimist,
demanded right to be heard and, in
spite Of the storm of protests from all
parts Of the hall, insisted upon speak
ing from his place. While persisting
IN speaking he waved aloft document
which he declared contained proposal
to re-establish the monarchy. The pro-
tests had, IN the meantime, become SO
vehement that they rendered M. De
Baudry. D'Asson's remarks inaudible,
and, after repeated vain attempts to
make himself heard, he finally de-
posted the document upon the table,
but it was cnntemptuously pushed aside
by NJ Challemel- Lacour, while the Re-
publicans in the Center made the hall
ring with cheers
Nothing daunted, NJ De Baudry
d,AsssOn- produced a volume containing
the rules governing the proceedings of
the national convention, and demanded
3 hearing. respecting the breach of reg
ulations which had been committed
The president remained obdurate, and
the frey Legitimist seeing that his ef-
forts to make q speech were hopeless,
finally subsidized.
At 1:17 p. m. lots were drawn
For Thirty-six scrutators
to supervise the balloting. Then came
the drawing of lots to see what letter
the voting should begin with. Pre-
clsely as was the case last June, the
letter L was drawn, and NJ. Labarthe,
Moderate Republican was enabled for
the second time TO begin the balloting
tor a president, he having begun the
voting when NJ. Casimir-Perier was
elected last June.
After this interest was focused on the
lobbies, Wuere the members of the
Right were holding a caucus. The re-
suit of the caucus was decision to sup
port NJ. Waldeck-Rousseau- The latter
held hurried conference with N. Paul
De Schanel, who expressed his opinion
that the first ballot would be without
result. and as to the outcome of the sec
Ond ballot q great deal would depend
upon whether NJ Faure would with
draw in favor of Waldeck-Rousseau
When the name of NJ Mirman, So
cialist, was called there was no response,
that deputy being soldier in the garri-
son at NIncennes, and the colonel of his
regiment having refused TO grant him
a furlOugh in order that he might be
present in the assembly The socialists
raised 4 tremendous uproar because NJ
Mirman'S vote was not seconded