Evening journal., 1895-01-16

powers involving uilHtNltlee OF every ue- 1
arising from the unexpected po-
aiuon Of affairs. He seemed to be COM
pletely overwhelmed with the sense Of his
responsibilities. but speedily recovered
and with the energy, GOODNESS and fore
sight that he displayed on the occasion Of
the assassination Of NJ Carnot proceeded
to take the measures which the situation
demanded
After interviews of the prefoct Of the
Seine and the project OF police with Nj.
Casimir- perier they received from NJ. Du-
puy instructions 20 be followed during the
crisis.
Following is the text Of the articles of
the constitution relating to the change in |
the presidency:
Article 2-The president OF the repub-
lio is elected by an absolute majority OF |
the suffrages of the senate and chamber OF |
deputies met in national assembly. He is |
appointed for seven years and is eligible |
for reelection.
Article provides that In case Of o vaca- |
tion Of the office through death or any |
other cause the national assembly shall |
proceed forthwith 90 elect q new president
In the interval the council Of ministers
is invested with executive power The ma
tional assembly being merely an electoral
college, all discussion therein is prohibited
The report of the resignation Of the
presidents became generally known at II
o'clock last night but was universally dis
credited, and a general movement was
made toward the newspaper offices, with
a view TO learning the truth. Very soon
some of the papers exhibited lantern trans
parenoies OF the official note.
Socialists Claim a victory.
I,o,. 4b,,, ,,,,,x- ,,nrgotu rnFt,oad 70 ha
iieve that the event was possible and wait
ed in and about the offices for further dis
patches to be posted Finally they became
convinced that the president had really
retired and assembled in groups discussing
the chances Of those who were mentioned
rs likely to succeed him.
The Socialist group in the chamber Of
deputies have issued manifesto saying
they do not believe that NJ Casimir- Perier
will present himself for re election.
The manifesto adds. He Is gone for
ever, vanquished by socialism. He failed
in the combat to obtain the victory expect
ed Of him by the reaotionaries on account
of his weakness of character. 1t is a vic
tory for tho Socialist party. Wishing to
struggle against us, he found only rotten
| instruments He porished through the
corruption Of the regime of which ho was
the chief He was defeated by the in
trigues Of his president Of the council. "
The manifesto finds his flight shameful
and says. In the dishonor of such flight
the capitalist class will perish. The down
fall Of Casimir Perier is tho downfall Of
capitalism and reaction. Let us remain
united as the supreme crisis approaches
and desert not our post of combat
Disgusted by Political Attacks.
In talking with various ministers NJ.
Casimir Perier had expressed great disap.
pointment at having failed to please any
party. He spoke of himself as having
drank only Of the cup Of bitterness since
he went to the Elysee. and complained Of
tho tone in which the opposition papors
had tried to make him out an acoomplice
of NJ Raynal because he was attached to
the Ferry cabinet in 1888 as under secre-
tary of war. However, as he bad, when
the Gerault- Richard question was under
consideration talked in a similar tone
and in a similar terms, much attention
was not paid to all this.
In the sketch Of his coming message tc
the chamber of deputies NJ CasimirP Pc.
rier declares that he had the single mind.
ed wish TO be not man Of party, but ol
all France. to defend order by all consti
tutional means and TO seek inspiration in
the example Of the lamented Carnot, but
to his deep sorrow he found he pleased nC
party and was attacked on every side. The
attacks varied in form, but all showed
personal i'll Will
The chief candidate for the presidency
Is NJ. Brlsson. Congress may desire TO re
elect NJ. Casimir- perier but rs he is sicl
Of the presidency he will in all probabilit!
refuse to put himself forward. Of conrs
some surprising election may occur, bu
it seems now that NJ. Brisson's chances
are very strong there being such genera
conviction that man Of unblemishod in
tegrity and exemplary homo life is NOR
needed than ever.
Tho finding Of the council Of state, th
debate In the chamber and the furious az
tacks against NJ. Raynal. ending in th
appointment Of committee Of inquiry
with a view TO criminal prosecution, wer
considered by the president as renectini
upon himself For some time be has beei
disgusted on account Of the incessant at
tacks on his person and family. The So
oialist papers have made the name Cas-
imir d'Anzin" byword, the hickman
being an allusion TO his position as tn
millionaire chairman of the vastly wealth
Amin company. Numbers OF Freno
workmen have been brought to think tina
4 / N. OdnAllAl- GlibA Mun a oWNdteAs
Plotted For the Post He Resigns.
NJ Jean Paul Pierre Casimir- Perie
was elected president of the French repul
: lie at Versailles June % last in successio
I TO President Carnot, who was stabbed {
death on Sunday evening, june "a, ia tn
: streets of Lyons by Cesario Santo, an al
1 archist who was afterward executed
/ AS premier under Carnot, Nj. Casimil
Perier developed considerable strength
. hut an unexpected side issue suddenl
+ overthrow his ministry, and the impre
sion gained ground that he had ''ridde
for a fall in view Of the fact that NJ. Ca
! not's term Of Office as president Of the r
: public was approaching an end, and tl
. name Of Casimir- Perier was being stronl
" brought forward as a candidate for u
presidency
: The premiership was then ASSUMED
f IL Dupuy who had succeeded him
4 president Of the chamber Of deputies