Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-16

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NJ. Casimir-Perier.
| have accorded him power and authority.
| He had also hoped that those who, despite
himself, had placed him in a position where
he was unable to defend himself would
| have undertaken the defense OF the first
magistrate.
| Continuing the note says that the presi-
| dent has requested the ministers to tenn
| porarily withdraw their designations, in
| order to facilitate the necessary changes.
Prime Minister Dupuy impaired President
| Casimir-Perier's decision to the presidents
of the senate and chamber of deputies.
| who will forthwith call urgency sittings Of
those bodies.
Great Pcrplcxity.
The greatest perplexity reigns in all polit-
| ical centers. During the afternoon it had
| been remarked, not without surprise, in the
| Hobbies of the Palais Bourbon that the
| crisis was not following the customary
| course but appeared to be assuming
graver aspect than usual
When the facts became known, conster-
nation, amounting almost to stupor, seized
every one. There had been omnouS hints
| in the press in recent days that NJ. Casimir
| Perier was growing tired of his position,
| yet nobody paid attention to them. The
| high character. experience, firmness and
| integrity of the president inspired the con-
| fdence of even the advanced republicans.
| The long conference which NJ. Casimir-
| Perier had with NJ. Challemel-Lacour, pres
| ident of the senate, was explained He had
| already resolved to resign. NJ Challemel-
| Lacour employed his utmost eloquence in
| vain endeavor to persuade the president to
reconsider his decision, and quilted the
Palace of the Elysee under sense CT deep
distress.
All the members of the cabinet, from
| Prime Minister Dupuy downward followed
NJ Chaliemel-Lacour and exhausted every
argument to induce NJ. CaSimir-Perier not
to resign. Their efforts were without sue
| cess. Prime Minister Dupuy again visited
| the Palace of the Elysee later in the even
ing and was closeted with the president for
| forty-five minutes, urging every possible
inducement and appealing to every patri-
otto sentiment in order to get him to recon-
slider his determination. All was without
avail. After him came NJ. Spuller, whose
eloquence, it will be remembered, overcame
on a former occasion NJ CaSimr-Perier's
scruples to accepting the position of prime
minister. All that the president would con-
cede to these appeals was to delay the
publication of his intentions until right.
AS NM. Dupuy and Spuller We're leaving
| the Elysee together they met in the corri-
| dor the presidents mother, who is eighty
years old They begged her to entreat her
son to remain in office, and she promised
| that she would do her utmost. 1t is stated
| that the interview between mother and son
was very affecting.
His Decision Was Fixed.
| Nevertheless at 8 o'clock NJ. Casimir-
| forming him that his decision was irrevo-
! cable, and begging him to notify the presi-
| dents of the senate and the chamber CT
| deputies, and to announce the fact to the
| Journal Officiel.
NJ Dupuy accepted the task thus imposed
| upon him, and, as on the occasion of the
| death of Mr.. Carnot, finds himself again
confronted with the transmission of power
involving difficulties of very description,
| no cd ffof f.
| fairs. He seemed to be completely over
whelmed with the sense of his responsible
| ties, but speedily recovered, and with the
energy, GOODNESS and foresight that he dis
| played on the occasion of the assassination
| of NJ. Carnot, proceeded to take the meas
ures which the situation demanded
After interviews of the project of the
| Seine and the project of police with NJ
| Casimir-Ferier they received from NJ. Du-
puy instructions to be followed during the
crisis.
| Constitutional Provisions.
| Following is the text OF the articles of
| the constitution relating to the change in
| the presidency
Article 1.-The president of the republic
| 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.
d
vacation 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 la
| tional assembly being merely electoral
! college, all discussion therein is prohibited.
The report Of the resigna ton of che pes
ident became generally known at IL o'clock
last night but was universally discredited.
and general movement was made toward
the newspaper offices, with view to learn
ing the truth. Very some of the pa
pers exhibited lantern transparencies of the
official note. Even then many persons
fused to believe that the event was posi-
BILE, and waited in and about the offices for
further dispatches to be posted. Finally they
became convinced that the president Fad
really retired, and assembled in groups
discussing the chances of those who were
mentioned as likely to succeed him.
Why He Retired.
After numbering Carnot the anarchists
ceased from their labors, and since July
there has not been outrage, nor an ex-
plosion, nor even a menace. What NJ. Cas-
imir-Perier therefore. had chiefly to con-
tend against, says the New York Herald,
reviewing the situation, was the constant
attacks of his radical and socialist oppo-
rents and these attacks crowned as they
have been by the election of NJ. Brisson to
the presidency Of the chamber, and the
overthrow of the prime minister, who re-
tanned office last June at NJ. Casmir-
Perier's own request appear to he the
cause of the presidents sudden and start
ling decision to stand aside