Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-18
FRANCOIS FELIX FAURE,
On the Second Ballot, Proclaimed
 by Majority Vote
PRESIDENT OF FRANCE
Much Indignation Expressed by the Socialist Elemen
 An Exciting Scene.

PARIS, Jan. I'M. Francois Felix Faure, member of the chamber of deputies for Seine In feriure, was today elected president of the French republic to succeed M. Casimir- Perier, whose resignation was read in the chamber yesterday.
 The day opened quiet, and nothing in the appearance or demeanor of the people either in Paris or Versailles indicated that the country was on the eve of an cleo. tion to fill the highest office in the nation, which had been voluntarily vacated by president elected little more than six mouths ago. Except that force Of sol diers was massed at each of the railway stations and four sappers aud miners were guarding each railway bridge and grade crossing between Paris and Versailles, there was nothing to show that anything extraordinary was going on or that any thing unusual was even contemplated. Each detach nent of soldiers at the station and each guard of sappers and miners at the crossings was surrounded by an admir- ing group of small boys, but beyond this no interest was publicly evidenced in the event of the day.
 Very few persons arrived at Versailles before noon, but after that hour every train arriving there was packed with sen. ators, deputies, newspaper reporters and sight-seers. A small crowd, numbering perhaps 400, stood opposite the entrance to the palace through which the senators and deputies passed and watched them enter. There was demonstration of enthusiasm, either al the station or at the palace. Small groups of spectators were assem oled at the approaches to the palace and at the rail- way station as the first of the senators and deputies, few h number, began to arrive.
 At Il 'clock number of telegraph oper- ators with their apparatus were installed in the palace, hundred of attaches arrived and the priuting presses were made ready to record the official report of the proceedings of the national convention.
 MT. Chalielmel- -Lacour rAhresident of the senate, accompanied by official secre- taries, started from ParRr TOT Versailles at $50 this morning from the Montparnasse railway station, and upon his arrival in Versailles was conveyed to the palace in an open cerriage.
 Workmen had been engaged all night in fitting up the hall in the palace in which the pAtional assembly was to sit with the fuThiture and hangings from the Garde MSuNe. force of 5.0 detectives from the cit1Errived in Versailles early this morn- iu And the strength of the regular police 10 was greatly increased, 1t being feared tLa the anarchists might seizs the oppor- tu 1hV afforded by the crisis to indulge in ba throwing and other pastimes peculiar | sect, but their fears were groundless,
 thiug worse than socialistc vaporings N fred throughout the day
 ne national assembly convoked in the ralace Of Versailles for the purpose of elect ing president to succeed M. Caslmlr- Perier was called to order by M. Challe- mel Lacour at 1:10 p. m., who, in brief speech, announced the resignation of M. Casimir- Perer and read the text of the articles of the constitution regulating the election of president.
 As soon as the presiding officer had ceased speaking NJ. Michelin, socialist, sprang to his feet and fiourished copy of motion for revision Of the constitution, shouting: 'tWe ought not to have president.
 M. DeBaudrey d'Asson, legitimist, de- manded a right 10 be heard, and in spite of the storm oi protests from all parts Of the hall insisted upon speaking from his place. While pers;stng in speaking be waved aloft document which be declared contained a proposition to re- establish the monarchy. The protests had in the mean time become so vehement that they rem dered d'Asson's remarks inaudble, and after repeated vain attempts to make him. sell heard finally deposited the document upon the table, but it was contem ptuously pushed aside by NJ. ChalIemel- -Lacour, while the republicans and members of the center made the hall ring with cheers. Nothing daunled, d'Asson produced a volume cont taining the rules governing the proceedings of the national convention and demanoed a hearing respecting the breach of the regulations which had been com mltteQ. Juc DttSlueuL TtLudlutu and the fiery legitimist, seeing that his efforts to make speech were hopeless, finally subsided.
 Lots were drawn at 10 IT p. m. for thirty six scruiators to supervise the balloting. Then came the drawing of lots to see what letter the voting should begin with. Pre- csely as was the case last June, the letter l. was drawn and LaBarthe, moderate re- publican, was enabled for the second time to begin the balloting for president, he l~n ftA yt,HxI NTr- Perer was elected. While the drawing was going on interest was focused in the lobbies, where the mem bers of the right were holding caucus. The result of the caucus was decision to support Walder- ROsseau.
 When the name of Mrman, socialist, was called there.was no response, that dep uty being soldier garrisoned at Vim cenpes, and the colonel of his regiment having refused to grant him furlough in order that he might be present in the as sembly. The socialists raised tremendous uproar because Mirman's vote was not re- corded.
 Another cause of socialist fury was the release Gerault- Richard, who is in prison for insulting President Casimr-Perier and was elected a deputy while in prison. Deputy Carnaud, who was arrested on Tuesday, was released today and voted in the assembly, as did also Raunot and Jaures, who were recently expelled from the chamber. When M. ,Tousaint, socia- list, deposited his vote in the urn he cried, "Vive social revolution, ,' and when the name of M. Avez, social revolutionist, was called, he refused to vote, but shouted from his seat, 'tAbstention from voting means dissolution. Down with the presidency"
 Tie voting vas slow process. It was conducted precisely az upon the occasion of the election of M. Casimir-Perier last June, each deputy and senator, in response to his name, walking to the platform, de- posting his ballot in an urn and returning to his seat. While the voting was iu pro- gress the members of the assembly indulged In electioneering for their respective candi- dates. The balloting began at 1:20 p. m. and lasted until 3;30. The counting, re- yising, etc., of the votes required another hour, and the result was officially an- nounced at 4:30, as follows: Brisson, 338; \Hapre, PA; Waidrek-Rouss 1S4; scat
 ag. 26. Total number of votes cast,
 nseary to elect, S98. The scattering
 n1sd 6 for Moline, 4 for Dupuy, 2
 Tor Loubet and for Henri
 - yoto was pro-