The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-01-24
THE WEEK ABROAD.
NEW PRESIDENT OF FRANCE.

NEW PRESIDENT OF FRANCE.
M. Casimir- Perier, president of
Frame, resigned, as result of the
fall Of the ministry. In all official
note conveying this intelligence to
the national assembly, Carnot's sue
cessor gives as his reason for putting
aside the cares of state the sinister
movement against the parliamentary
regime and public liberties, which
has recently developed in the French
congress.
M. Fame was elected his successor.
The new president is a moderate
republican holding the same views as
the former president.
NJ. Felix Faure was born in Paris
on January 80, 1841. He was formly
a ship owner of Havre, and was
president Of the chamber of COM
merce Of that town. During the
Franco Prussian war he was chief of
battalion in the Garde Mobile, and
led the volunteers who assisted in
putting down the commune. He
was first elected to the chamber Of
deputies in 1881, and at the time of
the formation of The Gambetta cabi-
net, of November IA, 1881, he became
under secretary Of state in the then
new ministry of commerce and the
colonies. He relinquished Office with
the other members of the cabinet in
January, 1882, but he was called
to fill the same Office on September
"a, 1888, in the last cabinet presided
over by NJ. Jules Ferry, and resigned
with the rest of the ministry on
March 13, 1885. M. Faure was
elected to represent the Seine Infer
ieure in the elections of October 4,
1885, and for the third time became
under secretary of state, this time
in the Tirard cabinet. In the cleo
tions of September %, 1889, he was
elected to represent the second dis
trict Of Havre, and in the Depay
cabinet, which resigned just previous
to the resignation of M. Casimir-
Perier, he was minister OF Marine.
| M. Faure was slated for the presi-
dency of the chamber Of deputies In
the event of the election of either M.
Brisson or M. Waldeck Rousseau.
Faure is 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 81 years.
His hair and mustache are snowy.
His features are clean cut and noble
and his eyes handsome. He has a
charming smile, and his manners are
easy. He is a good listener, and is
obliging.
There have been Ave presidents of
tho French republic:
M. Theirs, elected August ID, 1871 !;
resigned May "a, 1878; died septem-
Der 8, 1887.
Marshal MacMahon, elected May
"a, 1875 resigned January 80, 1879 !;
died October II, 1893.
Jules Grevy, elected January 80,
1879; re- elected December 28, 1885 |;
resigned December 2, 1887; died
September 9, 1890.
M. Carnot, elected December 8,
1887; assasslnated at Lyons June "a,
1894.
M. Casimir- Perier, elected June
az, 1894; resigned January l5, 1895.
In the contest for the succession to
M. Casimir- Perier M. Faure was the
"dark horse" M. Brisson and M.
Waldeck- Rousseau seemed to have
the Irise between them until the bal
loting commenced. Then Rousseau
withdrew and Faure was elected, fol
the reason, a. 1t seems, that M
Brisson's affiliation with the radical
socialist ring Of the French congress
rendered his 81 .ction In the present
excited state OF the country unsafe