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general expectation, was voting against

dency."
While the voting was in progress the
| friends of Faure were actively canvass
ing for votes, and with apparent sue
cess until rumor was started that ne;
was a Protestant. This for time had
a bad effect upon his candidacy: but a
deputation instantly approached Faure
and questioned him. Faure, who was
greatly excited, said in reply: Il am a
| Catholic" This reassured his support
ers, and they went to work with IN
creased vigor in the effort TO secure adj
diIional votes for their candidate.
When the name of FaberOt. Ad-
vanced Socialist, was called he declared
that he was opposed to the presidency,
and demanded that the ministers be
| held responsible for the crimes which
| it was claimed they had committed.
| This caused further disturbances, but
| the
Greatest UprOar Broke Out
when the usher omitted calling the
! name of Gerauit Richard, who is under
| going years Imprisonment for writing
| an article in LIE Chomard insulting to
| his name caused the Socialists to rise
| Ell masse, and Jaurez. the Socialist
| leader. shouted: "All the deputies
| ought to be inscribed on the list of the
members of this congress. You are
robbing the country of universal sui
| frage."
Lacour tried to say something in re-
ply. but his voice was inaudible amid
the tumult. The ushers nevertheless
continued the roll call.
The official declaration of the result
! of the first ballot after revision or the
| list was as follows: BriSson $50, Faure
24J. Waldeck- -Rosseau 1S4. Cavaignac 6,
Meline 4. Dupuy 4. Admiral l, GerVais
l, Marshal Canrobert l, Goubet l.
Rochefort l, Bourgeois l, Blank l;
total 7S6.
After deposting their first ballots the
deputies assembled in the gallerie de
| Justice. which was very crowded. Pei
letan, editor of LA Justice, was the CEN
ter of an excited thrOng of deputies,
who we're vehemently protesting against
| the absence of Mirman, Richard and
others and shouted: This election is
illegal. 1t is an outrage"
JaureZ was also the center OF group
of excited deputies. He explained to
them that he had voted for BrsSon, as
the Socialists wanted an armistice and
were desirous of proving that their
| party was one of organization and work.
| From the conversation of the deputies
| in the galleries it was gathered that II
| Brisson was not elected, the Socialists
would at once
Recommence Their Struggles
| against the government.
Shortly before the senators and depu-
ties reassemb bled for The second ballot
! it was announced that Waldeck- US
| seau had retired in favor of Faure, and
| the friends of the latter were CORE.
| spondingly elated and felt confident OF
| his election. The casting of the second
! ballot began at 4:40p. IN. and proceeded
with less turbulence. Miran's Dame
upon this occasion was called without
protests from the Socialist deputies. 1t
| became known during the progress OF
the second balloting that the Alleman-
| lists had come to decision to vote for
| BrlssOn, and their determination was
| looked upon as being an important
move in his favor and one which greatly
increased his chances of election.
AT 7:15 p. m. Lacour assembled the
presidential tribune. and when the hub
bub had subsidized he announced that
the result of the ballot was:
Faure, 430: BrisSOn, SCI.
| Members of the Right Immediately
burst into cheers and the Socialists rose
| and shouted: ''Dowu with rogues;
1
send them to MaZas prison."
| The members eff the Right replied
| with: down with reaction"
Indescribable Tumult Followed.
but finally Lacour was able to make
himself heard and he declared that NJ.
! Felix Faure was elected president Of the
French republic.
Thereupon the Extreme Left and the
Socialists again rose and set forth tre-
mendous shout of "Viye BriSson, viye
| BrisSon."
This shouting upon the part of the adj
herentS Of the president Of the chamber
| of deputies lasted couple of minutes.
| Nevertheless, LacOur pursued the usual
| parliamentary course and had the min-
| utes read. while the Socialists continued
their protests against the election of
| Faure.
D'Asson, the lrrepressible anarchist.
watching his opportunity, cried: II
submitted at the opening of this con-
gress the following revisionlst proposal:
abolished. The president of this con-
gress refused me hearing" Loud
Socialist cries of Enough Sit down."
Viviani, Socialist, here arose and 1n-
terposed protest against the eXclu-
sion of Mirman and Richard from the
national assembly, and Michelin joined
in with: II thought this an assembly
of the representatives OF the French
nation, but find it to be quite the con-
trary." Socialist applause.]
To the applause of the Socialists the
members of the Right replied with.
strong protests, and heated invectiveS
were exchanged across the floor OF the
house.
So
in progress, succeeded in saying: ''1f
you refuse TO grant revision of the
constitution, the country will enforce
it."
Thereupon Lacour seized the oppor-
tunitY before anybody had time to
speak, and said rapidly: LAS nobody
asks for a hearing, the sitting Is
closed"
The Socialists protested violently
against this action upon the part of the
president, and shouted loudly:
s'VIve la Revolution Sociale.',
But, as the other members of the ma
tlonal assembly had departed, the So
cialists concluded to do the same, and
the Sale du congress was soon empty.
f. After all the formalities of announc-
ing the result of the second ballot had
been concluded, the president of the as
sembly and the cabinet ministers re-
paired to the room of Challemel-La>
cour, where Premier Dupuy formally
read the minutes of the meeting
Faure and Challemel-Lacourt then made
| short speeches.
Pupuy addressed Faure and said ::
''The ministry has the honor to hand
over to you the rights and prerogatives
and functions which had been intrusted
to them in the interim. Your colleagues
| of yesterday feel honored that the ma
tional assembly has chosen from among
them the first magistrate of the repHb-
lie. They know your loyalty and char
acter. having had your trusty co-opera-
tion. They are confident that in your
hands the honor of the country, the in
terests of the republic and the defense
of the country are safe in your keeping.
We beg you to accept our wishes for
you personally, for the success Of your
magistracy and for the norma! duration
of your term of Office"
Challemel- then made similar