New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-18
IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
HOW THE SENATORS AND DEPUTIES
ELECTED A PRESIDENT.
THE PALACE STRONGLY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OPENED RY CHAIIEMEI~LACOIR-

NJ.
THE SOCIALISTS TrRBULENT-Two
BALLOTS NECESSARY.
Paris Ian. 1.-THE day opened quiet. and nothing
In the appearance demcanor OF the people, either
in Paris or Versailles indicated that the country
WAS on the eve Of election 10 I'll the highest
office in the Nation. which had been voluntarily
vacated bv a President elected a little more than
CIV months ago Except that a force Of soldiers
uas n,assed at each Of the railway stations. ana
four sappers and miners were guarding each rail-
vay bridge and grade crossing between rams ana
varsall,es there WAS nothing to show that anything
evtraord,nary was going on or anything unusual
or.or,,l.,ed Each detachment Of soldiers AT the
o,.,ions and each guard OF sappers ami miners al
tho crossings was surrounded by an admirlhR group
~ small boys but beyond this no interest was pup
llcly eyinced. Few people arriVed AT 'eiS''i'H "e
fare noon but after that hour every "a'" WI"
nacked with Senators. Deputies. newspaper reporters
1 s,,b,.eers A small crowd numbering perhaps
Mo s,ood onposlte the entrance to the faiace
through which the Senators ana DeP"'eS P"H'''
and watched them enter. 1here ""' ''' "
,ion of enthusiasm either at the station VI "' .''e
Palace Small groups Of spectators were "SSe''''o'
=, ,ha annroscbes 10 the Palace and al the ra'I"ay
station as the first OF the Sehato'S anu
few in number. began to arrive go
A, II O'clock telegraph operators, win 'he' "p
,,ratus were Installed In the Palace h"n''eu' VI
attaches arrived, and the printing Pie-
.uo1o readv IA record the Olc.aI fepoit VI NV f'
,,,os ~, tho National Assembly. NJ Chailehe-
oo,,r president OF the Senate acconlphnleu "'
80, oe,cisl secre,aries started from Paris TOT YER
,,,i.s q, SEQ this morning. from the MohtPA'"''"
rail,vav ST .tion and upon his arrival there "a' ~
,,ey.1 to the Palace in an open carriage.
yorkmen had been engaged all ngh' !" ''''o '
tho hall in the Palace in whIch '"e va
ssn,hlv WAS 10 sit. with furniture ""' ,
from the Garde Meuble. A force Oh w W -.
.s non, from. Paris early In the morh"s' an" M '
,ra,g,h Of the regular police FORCE "aS s''a,'
,eaeed II being feared that the hharch'S'9 ''e
t tho opportunity afforded by me crIT'' ~
-, ,.ont,. or commit other outrages' p"t u'
s. n,.re yroundless, as nothing worse IMAM ~
-, ,,.nor,pys occurred throughout the day'
The "Rallied'' Republicans. at ihee""s '". "
J.. ,h convening Of the Assembly. deciden W
vote for NJ. Faure. The members OF the .en"
held n meeting but did not decide upon any '"''
date.
THE ASSEMBLY OPENED,
rh. Sa,,onal Assembly was called TO order BY NJ.
Challemel-I I.acour at I:IO p m NJ Chaheme'-i'aco",
In a brief speech announced the resighhHo" VI
President Casimr- -Pericr and read the articles OF
the Constitution regulating the election OF rres
dent. AS the presiding officer hhn cehS'"
speaking NJ. Michelin. Socialist sprang 10 MS 'ee
and nourished a copy of motion Tor r"VSio" VI
the Constitution. shouting: I'VE ought not 10 nave
President!'
NJ de Baudry dAsson, Royalst, demanded 10 oe
heard and. In spite OF the storm OF protests Iron"
all parts OF the hall. insisted upon speaking i'o