The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-17

BRISSON IN THE LEAD
Results of the First Ballot
for President Of the
French Republic.
COALITION ON FAURE
The Socialists Certain to Be Beaten
Their Impotent Rage-Roy-
alist Plots.
BIZ Cable 10 the Uaitca Press.

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VERSAILLES, Jan. II, 1S95.-The Ma
tional Assembly convoked in the Palace
of Versailles for the purpose Of electing
ing a President to succeed NJ. Casimir-
Perier, was called to order by M. Chal-
lemel-Lacour, President of the Senate, at
1:l0 a. NJ. Challemel-Lacour, in brief
speech, announced the resignation OF
President Casmir-Perier and read the
text of the articles of the Constitution
regulating the election of President
AS soon as the presiding officer had
ceased speaking M Michelin, Socialist,
sprang to his feet and flourished copy
of motion for revision of the Constitu-
ton. shouting, I'VE ought not to have
President
NJ. De Baudry dAsson, Legitimist, de-
manded right to be heard and in spite
OF The storm of protests from all parts
of the hall. insisted upon speaking from
his place. While pers.sting in speaking
he waved aloft q document which ne
declared contained proposal to re-es-
tablish the monarchy. The protests had
in the meantime become SO vehement
that they rendered M. de Baudry dAs-
sons remarks inaudible, and after re-
peAted vain attempts to make himseif
herd he finally deposited the document
upon the. table. but 1t was contemptu-
ously pushed aside by NJ. Challemel-La-
cour, while the Republicans in the
centre made the hail ring With cheers.
FILIBUSTERiNG.
Nothing daunted, NJ. de Bandry d'Asson
produced volume containing the rules
governing The proceedings OF the Natlon-
al Convention and demanded hearing
respecting the breach OF the regulations
which had been committed. The Presl-
dent remained obdurate and the fiery
Legitimist seeing that his EFFORTS to make
hon. IN
At Iii P. NJ. lots We're drawn for thirty
SIX scrutatorS to supervise the ballorfng
Then came the drawing of lots TO see
what letter the voting should begin
with. Precisely as was the case last
June the letter IT, was drawn and M
Labarthe. Moderate Republican. was
balloting for a President, he having be-
gun the voting when M. Casimir-Perier
was elected last June. After this the in
terest was focused in the lobbies, where
the members of the Right were holding
a caucus The result OF the caucus was
a decision to support NJ. Manifestations
ence with NJ. Paul Deschanel, who ex-
pressed his opinion that the first ballot
would be without result. and that as to
Tie outcome of the second ballot a great
~. ] would depend upon whether ii.
II would Withdraw ID favor of Wal
-zck-Rousseau-
SOCIALIST FURY.
When the name OF NJ. Alirman. Social
ist, was called there was no response,
that Deputy being soldier garrlsoned
at vincennes and the Colonel of his reg1-
ment having refused to grant him a fur
Tough in order that he might be pres
emf in the Assembly. The Socialists
raised tremendous uproar because M.
Mirman's vote was not recorded.
Another cause of Socialist fury is the
refusal of the Government to temporari-
ly release Gerault-Richard, who is il
prison for insulting President Casmir--
Perier, and was elected a Deputy While
in prison. Deputy Cainaud, who was ar
ta1 tn
leased and voted in the Assembly as did
also NM. Rouanet and Jaures. who were
recently expelled from tn the Chamber: cha a.4oa
his vote in the urn he cried 'Vive Social
Revolution" and when the name of M.
Avez, Social Revolutionist, was called,
Down with the Presidencyr'
The BRe au
expressed the opinion that the
votes would lo be scattered tsat on the the
eeeton Fss of IoF @
ed dissolution, which the Deputies dread,
whereas the election of M Brisson would
open the sluice gates to Socialism.
NJ. Buffet consequently believes that
ballot, or even the third.
NM. BrisSon and Waldeck-Roussean
both voted, and the venerable Pierre
Blanc, Union Republican, the father of
the Chamber of DEPUTIES, received an
deposited his ballot.
At $50 p NJ. the betting stood even OH
Brisson. two to one against Waldeck-
against all the other candidates who
have been mentioned.
NJ Millerand handed to President Chai-
lemel-Lacour a letter addressed to the
President of the National Convention
and signed by Deputy Mfrman, protest
ing against his detention in the barracks
at vincennes and thus being prevented
from casting his vote for President,
characterized his treatment as contrary
to all precedents and declared that it was
clearly unconstitutional.
When NJ de Baudry d'Asson voted he
shouted, ''Vive Catholic France! Vive
The first ballot closed at $50 P. NJ,
when 1t was announced that 1t would
The result of the first ballot as official
1y announced is as folloWs:-
Brisson, 33S.
Faure, 244
Waldeck- Rousseau, 1874.
Total number of votes cast, 1874; neces-
sary to a choice, $685.
It is expected that Waldeck-R Rousseau
will retire IN favor of Faure, IN which
Baron de Courcel, French Ambassador
to Great Britain, who Is now in France,
expressed to a United Press reporter
his belief that Briss9n w9uid h5,o9 OBTAIN am
not q sufficient number to ensure his
election. Upon the second ballot he be-
Ieved that either Waldec eck-Rousseau or
Faure would withdraw, In favor OF the
other. who would be eiected
PARIS VERY QUIET.
soldiers on Guard But No Sign of an
0utbreak-Perier Denounced.
By Cable to the United Press.