The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-18


The chair was taken at / O'CLOCK. The
galleries were bright with elegantly
dressed ladies and the diplomatic
tribune was full Lord Dufferin, the
British ambassador. witnessed the con-
gress for the first time and was deeply
interested. After the chairman had
taken his seat the congressman came
pressing in from the corridors where
they had been conyersing on the situa-
ton. The formal proceedings consisted
of the reading of the minutes of both
chambers, the recording of Casimir-
Periers resignation and the reading of
the articles of the constitution empow-
ering the congress to select his sue
cessor.
A letter of protest, hot, brief and able.
was read from Mirman, the Deputy sol
der, protesting against his being pre-
vented from discharging his electoral
duties. M. Gerault-Richard wrote from
the Sainte Pelagie Jail to the same
effect. The protests were overruled.
According to precedent. the making of
speeches was not allowed. the voting
having to be done in silence. Still, the
vendean royalist, Deputy Baudry D'As-
son demanded leave to speak on a
technical point and called on the con-
gress to suppress the republic. The
irascible but ready president silenced
him in a few dry words. Michelin, a
Boulanger advocate. then protested
against what he called the usurpation
that was going forward and ended by
casting a whitening glance all around
and screaming: You are all a parcel
of usurpers." This gave the royalists
an excuse to let themselves out.
SOCIALIST OUTBURST.
The ballot began with the letter L.
At the letter, NJ Miriam being called
for fifty Socialists rose to a man to
cry 'Knavesr' Corrupt horde of bribed
wretches!'' and Railway convention
ists.' Dupuy, thinking it good joke
to ask where's Mirman?'' Deputy
Avez, a Socialist, protested by calling
him fiat hog" The President inter-
fering, Avez reminded him that he was
formerly a sort of communist. At the
letter T. when the name of Deputy Tus-
saint was called he cried. ..Vive la
socialism," Avez, throwing his arms
about called for the dissolution and
abolition of the presidency. Nobody in
terfering, he stopped when he grew
tired. Nearly all the Socialists INDUCED
in individual demonstrations. with oc-
casionally collective ones.
Pierre Blanc, the senior Deputy, re-
ceived an ovation as he voted. AT the
letter the Socialists clamored for
Cerault-Richard, remarking that any
election without him would be null.
and so on through all the letters in the
alphabet. French liveliness turned what
in England would have been a formal
ceremony into a succession of lively
rows. The character of the nation was
very apparent throughout the proceed
ings. After the check of the vote Bris-
son came out at the end of the poll
with 1888 votes. against 244 for Faure
and 1S4 for Waldeck-Rosseau. 1t was
at once evident that Faure was going
to win as the supporters of Rosseau
were pledged that if he poiled the least
number of votes to vote for Faure.
Nearly every one that was wishing for
Brisson's success had voted for him;
possibly the whips might bring in an
other dozen votes. The Socialists gen
orally abstained from voting. The ex-
citement was intense. All those desir-
ing hc1or and honesty at the helm were
for Brisson.
Cavagnaic then started uD as a can
didate. Tickets were printed in his
name during the suspension of the sit
ting He is grandson of the conven-
tion Regicide. after whom he is named.
and son of General Cavagnaic, the
opponent of Louis Napoleon in the run
for the presidency in 1S4S.
THEIR SPIRITS EXHAUSTED.
At o'clock the second voting began.
Some of the members asking for longer
suspension, a. perfect uproar ensued, the
railway conventionists wanting now to
hurry things through. The Socialists
stupidity played their games, saying
the more beastly parliamentarianism
showed itself the sooner it would end.
The President grew toe weary to stay
in the chair and he returned to his
room, leaving the Vice President to re-
place him, and began to prepare an ad-
dress of congratulation, which he later
read to M. Faure. The electricity of
the congress now being exhausted, the
remainder of the sitting was quiet. The
result of the ballot was that Faure
came out with 430 votes and Brisson
with 361.
Faure is a favorite of Casimir-Perier,
who wanted to run him for the presi-
dency of the Chamber against Prisson
at the last election. He is a typical
Norman, though he is said to be of
Jewish ancestry. In stature he is small.
He has a small round head. which is
we'll set on his shoulders. His figure is
1.-THE and elegant, despite his nifty
three years. His hair and mustache are
snowy, his features clean cut and noble
and his eyes handsome. He has q
charming smile and his manners are
easy. He is good listener and is oblig-
ing. He was three times Colonial Under
Secretary, once Vice President of the
Chamber and Minister of Marine. Thus,
after a spoiled child of fortune, man
of thought, business experience and
great at all-round capacity has been
lifted to the presidency. Fam drove
with a military escort into Paris The