Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-18
The Election of Fnure.


 The Election of Faure.
 PARIS. Jan. lS-Exit Casimir- Perier, slamming the doors behind him and pre- ferring retirement to n dissolution of par liament. with the certainty of his govern ment being called n government of dicta- tors of railway conventions.
 NJ Felix Faure miniSer of marine in the present cabinet, was elected on the sec ond ballot to be president of the French republic in succession to NJ. Casimir Pc rier, who resigned on Tuesday last M Faure boiled 43O votes to 361 votes polled by his nearest opponent, NJ. Henri Bris- son, president of tho chamber of deputies The socialists protested violently when the result of the ballot was made known.
 The members of the cabinet last night placed their resignations in the hands of President Faure, but will continue tenn porarily the direction of affairs.
 The socialist deputies met and issued a manifesto dcnouncing President Faure us tho candidate of tho rallied and reaction ary parties.
 President Faure belongs to the conven- tions party. Ho is an able speaker. admin istrator. financier and shipbuilder, aged 63 years. He is a native of Havre and has the Norman cool headedness and acumen. 1lC lS lut pA anu has an agreeable wife.
 Paris and Versailles were much less eX. cited than in tho four previous presiden- tial elections. When Carnot was elected, tho population was seemingly on the brim of revolution against Ferryism and in q fever of Boulangist agitation. Not n mouse was stirring yesterday. the only noise be- ing the echoes of Casimir- Perier's slam ming doors There was considerable de- ployInent nevertheless of military force at the termini of the Paris and Versailles railways. on the Versailles high road and about the congress hall and palace gen erally. Police were numerous. The work. ing classes stood aloof, seemingly unin. tereSted.
 The Election Begun.
 The scnate and house being at the Pal. ace of the Luxembourg, most of the sen. ators live on the south side of tho Seine. They went to Versailles from the Mont Parnasse terminus. Tho deputies reside generally on the north side of the river and travelled in special trains from the St. LaZare station.
 The whole thing was so hurried that the Versailles palace was imporfectly pre- pared for the congress.
 Tho chair was taken at l o'clock. The galleries were bright with elegantly dress. ed ladies, and tho diplomatic tribune was full Lord Dufferin, tho British embas sador, witnessed the congress for the first time and was deeply interested. After the chairman had taken his seat the congress men came pressing in from the corridors, where they had been conversing on the situation
 The formal proceedings consisted of the reading of the minutes of both chambers hn of ir ignation and tho reading of the articles Ci tho constitution empowering the congress to select his successor.
 \ letter of prOtest-hot, brief and able was read from NJ. Mirman. tho deputy soldier protesting against his being pre-. vented from discharging his electoral du- ties Gerault Richard wrote from the Sainte Pelagie jail to the same effect. The protests were ovcrrulcd.
 According to precedent, tho making ol speeches was not allowed, tho voting hay. ing to he done in silence. still the Ven dean royalist, Deputy Baudry d'Asson, demanded leave to speak on a technical point and called on tho congress to sup press the republic.
 The irascihlO but ready president silonced him in few dry words.
 NJ. MiChelin, q Boulangist Radical, then protested against what he called the usur- pat on that was going forward and ended by casting whitening glance all round and screaming. You are al! n parcel ot usurpersn
 The ballot began with tho letter L. At the letter NJ, Mirman being :alled for. 90 socialists rose to n man to cry. " Knaves!' Corrupt horde of bribed wretches"' and Railway couventionists."
 NJ. Dupuy, thinking it a good joke to ask, Where's Mirman:" Deputy Avez. a socialist. protested by calling him "a fat hog"'
 The president interfering, Avez remind ed him that he was formerly sort of com munist
 At the letter T. when tho name of Dep uty Toussaint was called he cried. "Vivc socialism" At X. Avez, throwing his arms about, called for the dissolution and abolition of the presidency. Nobody in terfering he stopped whom he grew tired Nearly all the socialists indulged in indi- vidual demonstrations. with occasionally collective ones
 NJ. Pierre Blanc the senior deputy, re- ceived an ovation as be voted. At the let ter G the socialists clamored for Gerault Richard. remarking that any election without him would be null, and so on through all the letters in tho alphabe
  would have been n formal ceremony into a succession of lively rows. The character of the nation was very apparent through out tho proceedings.
 After tho check of tho vote NJ. Brisson came out of the poll " d. ., alainst eI6 for Nj. Fauro and l> | f r NJ Naideck- Rousseau. It was at once oviden; that NJ. Fauro was going to win, as the supporters of NJ Waldeck Rousseau were pledged that if he boiled the least number of votes to vote for NJ. Faure
 4 Moment of Intense Excitement.
 Nearly every one that was wishing for II. Prisons success had voted for him. Possibly the whips might bring in another aozen votes.
 Tho socialists generally abstainod from voting. Tho excitement was intense.
 At f o'clock tho second sitting began. Some of tho members asking for a longer suspension. q perfect uproar ensued, the railway conventionists wanting now to hurry things through.
 Tho socialists stupidly played their game, saying the more heastly parliamen- .arianism showed itself the sooner it would Snd.
 Tho president grew too weary to stay in tho chair and he retired to his room. leav- Ing the vico president to replace him, and oegan to prepare an address of congrat- ulation, which he later read to NJ. Faure.
 The electricity of the congress now be- Ing exhausted, the remainder of the sit- ting was quiet. The result of the ballot was that NJ. Faure came out with 430 votes and NJ Brisson with 30I.