St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-18
fAURE AT The HEAD.
French Choose a New Presi-
dent and Duly Install
Him.
VICTORY FOR PERIER.
The Result Is a Complete
Defeat for the Oppo-
sition.
VICTORY FOR PERIER.
SOCIALISTS ARE CHAGRINED
And Assume a Threatening
Attitude--Ovation to
Faupe in Paris.

VERSAILLES Jan. H. NJ. Felix Faure,
minister of marine in the present cabi-
net, was elected Oh the second ballot to-
day to be president of the French re-
public. Faure polled 430 votes to 361
votes by his nearest opponent, Brisson,
president of the chamber of deputies
The Socialists protested violently when
the result of the ballot was MADE
known. In anticipation Of the meeting
of the national assembly, which was
summoned for l p. m, the public Of
ficlals interested in the proceedings, re-
porters, police, telegraph operators and
others arrived here in crowds on every
train this morning. By the time the
hour for opening the national assembly
approached, all the streets leading tc
the palace of Versailles were thronged
with animated crowds, and the l0bDies
of the Sale du Congress were crowded
with reporters and others having tickets
of admission, all eagerly discussing the
chances of the candidates. A large
force of troops occupied the railroad
stations and other points, guards were
posted throughout the palace and the
streets were lined with gendarmes. The
crowds. however, were very orderly.
The trlbunes in the Sale du Congress
were filled long before l o'clock, and il
was noticed that the ladies were in the
majority among those present in the
gallery set apart for the diplomatic
corps.
Prior to the Opening
of the national assembly large number
of senators and deputies lunched to-
gether, in accordance with the custom
of the occasion of an election for presi-
dent. The first train load of deputies
and senators from Paris also brought
officers of the senate and-of the cham
ber of deputies. The president of the
senate, Challemel-Lacour. who presided
over the national assembly, Travelled
here from the Mont Parnasse railroad
station on the $50 am. train. He was
accompanied by hissofficial secretaries,
and Immediately after his arrival drove
to the palace in an open carriage. Cara
mud, the Socialistic deputy who was re-
Gently imprisoned at Roanne, neal
Lyons. for melting a number of weavers
to 90 on strike. was released yester-
day evening, and arrived here just be-
fore the ministers. When the cabinet
ministers reached the palace of Ver-
sailles, Dupuy, the premier, was beard
to declare to several friends that he was
not a presidential candidate. During
the morning it was stated that the mem
bers of the Right had decided to oppose
the candidacy of Brisson to the utmost
The latter reached Versailles at 12:3(
y, m. and went directly to the palace
where he was received by his many
friends.
Waldeck- -Russeau drove from Paris
accompanied by his wife, and he also
met with warm welcome from his
friends when he reached the Sale du
Congress.
Confusion From the Opening.
Challemel- -Lacour called the senators
and members of the chamber of depu-
ties to order at about p. m. and the
proceedings proper opened at ITO p. m.
When Challemel-Lacour read the arti
cles of the constitution which apply tC
the case there was scene Of considera-
ble excitement. deputies from all parts
of the hall springlng to their feet aue
demanding to be heard.
Michelin, Divisionist, ssked leave tt
odJroce tho acsanoI,1u with tho ohioot nj
recommending the convocation of con
Stitutional assembly for the purpose o1
revision of the present constitution, De
Baudry d'AsSon, Monarchist and Re-
vlsionist, who, as result of his inter
ruptions. has repeatedly been the OBJ
ject OF rigorous measures Oh the part ot
the presidents of the chamber of depu-
ties, also wanted to be heard. But La
cour could not grant Mlchelin's request
and believing that D'Asson was only
going to make out one of his familiar
affirmations of devotion to the mon
arch, the president refused to hear him.
This did not prevent the deputy from
crying "Vive lie roi."
When the first burst of excitemen
had subsided, Lacour ordered that the
first ballot be taken as promptly as pos
sible. The balloting then proceeded
amid considerable excitement in the
galleries. AYeyron-Labarthe, Moderate
Republican, was the first to deposit ;
ballot in the urn. When the name o.
Mirman, Radical Socialist. who i:
obliged to serve in the army. although
he represents one of the districts o.
Reims in the chamber Of deputies. wa:
called in low voice, the Socialists
sprang to their feet and loudly protest
ed against his absence, which was due
to the fact that the commanding officer
of his regiment had refused him per
mission to 20 to Versailles. The Social
lists cried: "Shame. Shame! Every
member of the chamber of deputies
should have been present. The
ssEIecti ON Is Illegal"
In spite of these protests, however
tho roll COLL uac oOptinuad and yyba or