Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-16

sight that he displayed on tke occasion of | the assassination of NJ. Carnot proceeded | to take the measures which the situation | demanded.
 After interviews of the prefect of the | Seine and the prefect of police with NJ. | Casimir- Perier they received from NJ. Du- l puy instructions to be followed during the | crisis.
 Following is the text of the articles of | the constitution relating to the change in | the presidency:
 Article 2-The president of the repub- 1 lie is elected by an absolute majority of the suffrages of the senate and chamber of deputies met in national assembly. He is | appointed for seven years and is eligible for reelection.
 Article provides that in case of vaca- tion of the office through death or any other cause the national assembly shall | proceed forthwith to elect a new president
 In the interval the council of ministers is invested with executive power. The na- tional assembly being merely an electoral college, all discussion therein is prohibited.
 The report of the resignation of the president became generally known at II o'clock last night but was universally dis credited, and n general movement was made toward the newspaper offices with view to learning the truth. Very soon some of the papers exhibited lantern trans parencics of the official note
 Socialists Claim a Victory.
 Even then many persons refused to be, lieve that tho event was possible and wait ed in and about the offices for further dis patches to be posted. Finally they became convinced that the president had really retired and assembled in groups discussing the chances of those who were mentioned as likely to succeed him.
 The Socialist group in the chamber of deputies have issued a manifesto saying they do not believe that M. Casimir- Perier will present himself for reelection.
 The manifesto adds: He Is gone for ever. vanquished by socialism. He failed in the combat to obtain the victory expect ed of him by the reactiOnaries on account of his weakness of character. It is vic tory for the Socialist party. Wishing tC struggle against us, he found only rotten instruments He perished through the corruption of the regime of which he was the chief. He was defeated by the in. trigues of his president of the council. " The manifesto finds his flight shameful and says: In the dishonor of such flight the capitalist class will perish. Tho down fall of Casimir- Perier is the downfall oi capitalism and reaction. Let us remain uhAISu as tAiC SNlhASGht CAlsAS dpiEOhCuCS and desert not our post of cOmEat.'' Disgusted by Political Attacks. In talking with various ministers NJ | Casimir- Perier had expressed great disap- | pointmcnt at having failed to please any party. He spoke of himself as having drank only of the cup of bitterness since he went to the Elysec. and complained of the tone in which the opposition papers had tried to make him out an accomplice | of NJ. Raynal because he was attached tC | the Ferry cabinet in lSS3 as under sccre- tary of war. However, as he had. when | the Gerault Richard question was under consideration. talked in similar tone and in a similar terms. much attention was not paid to all this.
 In the sketch of his coming message tC tho chamber of deputies NJ. Casimir- Pc rier declares that he had the single mind ed wish to he not a man of party. but oi | all France. to defend order by all consti- tutionHl means and to seek inspiration in | the example of the lamented Carnot, but | to his dCrp sorrow he found he pleased nc | party and was attacked on every side. The l attacks varied in form, but all showed personal ill will
 The chief candidate for the presidency is NJ BriSsOn Congress may desire to re elect M. CaSimir- Perier, but as he is sick of the presidency he will in all probability refuse to put himself forward. Of course some surprising election may occur, but it seems now that M. BriSson'S chance: are very strong there being such genera conviction that a man of unblemished in tegrity and exemplary home life is mor' needed than ever.
 The finding of the council of state, thG debate in the chamber and the furious at Jacks against M. Raynal. ending in thI appointment of committee of inquiry with a view to criminal prosecution, weri considered by the president as reflectins upon himself, For some time he has beeI disgusted on account of the inccsSant at tacks on his person and family. The So cialist papers have made the name Gas imir d'AnZin" byword. the nicknamt being an allusion to his position as thu millionaire chairman of the vastly wealth! Anzin company. Numbers of French workmen have been brought to think tha
 NJ. Casimir- Perier was a sweater.
 Plotted For the Post He Resigns.
 NJ. Jean Paul Pierre Casimir- Perie
 was elected president of tho French repub lie at Versailles June 27 last in succession to President Carnot. who was stabbed t, death on Sunday evening. Juno 24, in tn
 streets of Lyons by CesarlO Santo, an an arohist. who was afterward executed.
 As premier under Carnot. M. Casimir
 Perier developed considerable strength
 but an unexpected sido issue suddenl,
 overthrow his ministry. and tho impres } sion gained ground that he had "riddel for a fall in view of the fact that NJ Car not's term of office as president of the re public was approaching an end. and th name of CasImir Perier was being strong ! ly brought forward as a candidate for tn
 presidency.
 Tho premiership was then assumed b, NJ Dupuy. who had succeeded him a president of the chamber of deputies, an, NJ Casimir- Perier it is claimed, began [ : lay his plans to succeed NJ. CarnOt. Be
 ing a rich man and of aristocratic family he gave magnificent receptions and splen ; did dinners and so conducted himself tha } his strength politically increased ever day. with the result that when Presiden Carnot was assaSsinated he was practicsll r the only presidential candidate in the field
 President CaSimir- Perier carried out tn
 line of policy which had marked his prG 3 vious career in public. He stood for th \ republic against socialists and anarchist 3 and was believed to be gifted with strengt of character enough to hold out agains any political combinations But the rC
 suit does not seem to have justified the e1 pectations built upon him
 Senator Irby III.
 ! WASHINGTON. Jan. 16.-SenatOr Irby ( l South Carolina is confined to his apar msnts by slight cold
 Hon. Charles F. Dyer Dead. k NORWICH. Conn. Jan. 16 - HoI - Charles F. Dyer. 5I years old died froI - heart disease. He was we'll known As F newspaper man and was moderator of th
 town for a quarter of a century.
 Fourth Glass Postmasters.
 WASHINGTON. Jan. l6-The followin
 fourth class pOstmasters were appolned