The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-16
France Full of Bitterness
at the Presidents DeSer-
tion of His Post.
SOCIALISTS TRIUMPHANT
They Hail the Downfall of the
Nations Head as the First
Sign Of Chaos.
By Gable to tie United Press.


this morning for the purpose of dis
cussing the changed situation in view
OF the resignation of President Casimir-
Perier There was a full attendance of
members Of M. Dupuy's Cabinet, and
the gravity of the position was fully
taken into consideration The National
C5avention has been convolred for one
O'Clock on Thursday next.
"a meeting of the Socialist members of
tie Chamber of Deputies has been call
ed for this afternoon for the purpose of
deciding upon the course to be pursued
by the Socialist group in view Of the
election of M. Casmir- -Periers successor,
and discussing the availability of can
didates. AS the resignation of the Cab
met, followed by that of the President,
lis regarded by the group as a Socialist
Triumph, 1t is assumed that the leaders
OF that Organization will assume a thor
oughly aggressive attitude.
THE PRESS BITTER.
The action of NJ Casimir- -Perier in
abandoning his Office in the face of the
enemy is vigorously denounced by the
newspapers, which regard his with
drawal at this time as an act of coward
ice
Commenting upon his resignation, the
1Journal des Debats,'' which is extremely
mild in its criticism in comparison with
many other journals, says
L f.History will explain the retirement of
n Casimir- Perier. but it remains to be
seen whether the act will be justified
The Figaro" says
IF the President persists N his deplor-
able resolution to retire from Office at
this time. all Europe will judge him as
severely as France does
! The "Gaulois" strongly condemns the
step the President has taken, and char
acterizes his resignation as an act of
desertion while under fire.
The "Matin" is also very severe in its
criticism of the Presidents course, and
declares that. instead of running away
ct the first hostile demonstration of his
enemies, he should have dissolved the
Chamber without hesitation or delay,
and submitted his position to the judg
naent of the people of the Republic.
RENTES LOWER.
Rentes were dealt in on the Boulevard
this morning at a rate of seventy-five
they We're quoted yesterday. Although
the regulations forbid street 'yendersr
from starting out with their wares before
eight O'Clock in the morning, an ordin-
ance which includes prohibition of the
sale of newspapers by orders, the news
boys were allowed this morning to begin
their sales before daybreak. The streets
were early filled with yelling boys, whose
cries informed many persons for the
first time of the resignation of the Pres
ident. The announcement came like a
thunderbolt to thousands of persons and
everyone was asking the reason for the
Presidents sudden and seemingly un-
necessary action Various reasons sas T1ere re
them seemed to satisfy any great num-
ber of the people.
Some newspapers M declared that M. cas-
able to resist the impulse to resign.
He has. 1t is ALLEGED, ben subjected to
most extreme nervous tension ever since
ne became prominent as a candidate for
President. and it is asserted by several
papers that after as election he flung
himself upon couch completely pros
given way to the intense nervous strain
put upon him. When NJ. Burdeau the
President of the Chamber of Deputies,
fected and it is said that he has not
since recovered from the shock which
the announcement of his friends death
GROUPS CONFER
Al, of this groups in the Chamber of
Deputies held meetings this morning to
discuss the situation. The ground was
was arrived at in regard to the selection
Of candidates for the suceession ,5n1 to tie
Faure, Loubet. Waldeck- Rousseau and
Brisson were mentioned and discussed,
but definite decisions were reserved pend
ing developments of the day. The sup
porters of the Government are willing to
re-elect NJ Casimir-Perier, but failing
in this because of his refusal to accept
or for any other reason, 1t is regarded
as likely that they will support M; Dupuy
The Socialist members Of the Chamber
1ouncing M Casimir- -Perier and declarins
deed, they do not regard him as likely
to present himself for reelection. The
manifesto says
an Casimir-Perier has gone never to
return He is vanquished by Socialism
He departs in order to avoid fighting
the battle Of the Reactionists. His weak
fors torv for S nti the Socialist % party party. He Is
killed by the corruption of the regime
of which he was the head and defeat
ed BY the intrigues Of the President of
his own Council of Ministers. 1t is iE
dishonor such as his flight that the
eapitslStic society vii viii perish ts o,rh The
TIIDRsDA.y's I.LEcTI.,N.
The National Convention. comprising
Deputies, has. been summoned to meet
in the Palace of Versailles at one O'Clock
on the afternoon of Thursday, January
IL for the purpose of electing O. sue
cessor to President Casirir-Perier.
Premier Dupuy and the other members
of the Council of Ministers left the
Palace Of the F,lysea this afternoon aftel
conference with M. CasimirP Perier, AZ
which the Ministers gave the President
assurances of their personal sympathy
and expressions of the universal regret
which IS felt at his resignation Later the
Ministers held conference for the pur-
pose of discussing the situation created
by the resignation of the President,
whose encourage strongly condemn the
are awaiting with feverish anxiety the
result of the Ministerial Council which
Is row being held in the office of the
Ministry of the Interior.
ig The resignation of the President can
not be reg-arded as official until it has
been communicated to the Chamber OF
Deputies, which meets at three O'Clock.
B, Active canvassing of the Presidential
references of the various Senators an6
Deputies has been in progress today
many of the members of the Senate ana
Chamber of Deputies having been yisiFef
mt their homes. The candidates include
besides those already mentioned Prom
ier nupuy, NJ. Cayaignac and M. Chal-
lemel-I1acour.
The Socialist Deputies have asked NJ
I Guerin, Minister of Justice, to liberate
Deputies GerauIt- Richard and Carnaad.
who are now serving terms IN prison
and also demand that the expulsion Of
M Roltnet from the Chamber on Sat.
urday last for q period of fifteen days
shall not deprive him of the right to sit
in the National Convention called to
elect d successor to M. Casimir- Perier.
After the council in the Ministry of