The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-18
.FAURE French President
He Is Elected as Successor to N.
Casimir-Perier.
SOCIALISTS QUEER BRISSON
The open Advocacy Of the Candidacy of
NJ. Brisson Was Probably the Cause
of His Dcfcat-Eistory Of
the President.
BY the United Press.

by the united PRESS.
Versailles, Jan. 1.-THE national as
sembly convened here today to elect a
successor to Casimir-Perier as presi-
dent of the republic, and on the second
ballot M. Felix Faure was elected. The
first ballot resulted as follows: Bris-
son, 1888; Faure 244; Waldeck-Rousseau,
1874. Total number Of votes cast, 794;
necessary to a choice. 1898.
After the announcement of the result
of the first ballot Woldeck- k-Rousseau
withdrew in favor of Faure, and on the
second ballot the latter was elected by
a vote of 43O to 361 for Brisson.
In anticipation of some attempted
outrage by the anarchists a force of
500 detectives guarded the assembly,
and the strength of the police was
greatly increased.
The precaution proved unnecessary,
however, as there was no excitement or
outburst of any kind either here or in
Paris.
The open advocacy of the candidacy
of NJ. Brisson by the Socialists hurt
that gentlemans chances considerably.
over 100 Conservative senator's and
Faure and Waldeck- Rousseau rather
than cast them with the Socialists,
whereas these votes might for the
greater part have gone to NJ. Brisson.
NJ. Francois Felix Faure, member of
the chamber of deputies for Seine-ln-
ferieure, was born in Paris, Jan. 30,
1S41. He was under secretary of state
for the colonies in the ministeries of
Gambetta, Ferry, Brisson and Tirard,
and was one of the vice-presidents of
the chamber of deputies preceding the
present one. He has been a Republi
can deputy for about fourteen years
and has served on several of the most
important committees of the chamber.
NJ. Faure has made legislative spe-
cialty of business questions, particu-
larly those concerning the French mer.
chant marine and foreign commerce.
He served in the Franco-Prussian war
as chief of a battalion of the Garde
Mobile, and was made a chevalier of
the legion of honor on May 81, 1871.
London, Jan. 17.-The Paris corre-
spondent of the Pail Mall Gazette says:
When the report Of the scene in the
chamber of deputies on the occasion
of the reading of the presidents mes
sage of resignation reached the palace
of the Elysee last evening, NJ Casimr.
Perier broke down completely and
cried bitterly for some time. His phy-
sician says he will need several months
| of absolute rest before he will be the
| same man he was when ne was elected
president last June.
Paris, Jan. 1.-THE train bearing
President Faure reached the St. Lazare
station in Paris at 9O5. BY that time
the news of the election had spread
| far and wide and a vast throng had
| gathered in the Place Du Havre out
side the station. The president was
received with a few cries of Long
live Felix Faure," but there was no en-
thusiasm. He drove directly to the
Elysee palace.
Casimir's Congratulations.
Paris, Jan. 1.-THE investiture of the
new president with his official powers
took place in the library of the Yer.
sailles palace. The Elysee palace was
brilliantly lighted tonight and Casimir.
Perier welcomed and congratulated his
successor Premier Depuy then pre-.
sented the resignation of the cabinet
Nj. Faure returned to the ministry OF
marine for the night. His younges
daughter. Lucie, met him at the door OF
his apartments and threw her arm.
round his neck, kissing him and cryin.
repeatedly: II am 50 happy, papa"
NJ. Faure is a tall, imposing figure
whose lines show the training he got il
early life as a mechanic. Although 8
millionaire ship owner, he has simpl,
| tastes. His election is a blow to tn,
protectionist party. The substitution
of reciprocity treaties for the melin,
tariff Is only a question of time. NJ
Meline's newspaper organ, La Repub
lique Francais, admitted yesterday tha
Faure's election would mean the sam,
as tariff reform. The result of tn,
election is received enthusiastically in
Lyons.
This evening the United Press CORE
spondent saw a copy of the letter sen
by the Duke of Orleans to Senator Buf
fet. 1t was mailed at Dover last even
ing. 1t was virtually a manifesto, de
claring that at best the republic ii
France can only be provisional and tha
he stands ready to step in and hell
the people the moment they call him.
The letter is generally ridiculed.
The police seized shortly before mid
night a special edition of the Soleil
which contained the letter. The eff
fort was superfuous, as nobody wa
buying the paper and the boulevard
We're as calm as the rest of the city
A dispatch from Dover says that tn
Duke of Orleans will return to Londol
tomorrow morning.
Paris, Jan. 1.-THE Socialists hav
issued manifesto denouncing the Re
publicans as traitors to the countr
and asserting that Faure was chose
merely as shield for the clerical an
capitalist politicians. M, Faure Wi
begin his duties by giving 10000 franc
to the poor of Paris.