The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-18
FAURE ELECTED PRESIDENT.
Chosen BY The Ma iOnal Assembly 10
Succeed CaSimlr-Perier.
YILD CONFUSION IN The CHAMBER
Socialists Yell No "Copgo" OF "Pan@""
President 10 Wanted-Paris - *"'e'
and Und,monstrative.


VERSAILLES. Jan. 1.-THE Natiohai
Assembly elected Nj. Faure PRESIDENT oi
France this afternoon on the second bal
Dot.
The Assembly convokcd In the Palace
Of Versailles. for the purpose OF elecuhs
n President 10 succeed NJ. Casimir-Perler'
WAS called 10 order by Nj. Challemei-
Iacour. President Of the Senate, at llV
y. NJ. NJ. Challomel-I.acour, in Dflet
tpecch. announced the resignation oil
President Casimir-Perier. and read the
text OF the articles Of the Constitution
regulating the election OF President.
As soon as the presiding officer ceased
speaking NJ. Michclin, Socialist, sprang
10 his feet and nourished a copy Of a
motion for the revision Of the Constitu-
ton shouting: eve ought not to have a
Preeldont.'
MoNARcHIsT sQUELcHKD,
NJ. De Baudry d'Aseon. Begitamist,
demanded the right 10 be heard, and IN
spite Of n storm of protests from all
parts Of the han. insisted upon speaking
Prom. his place. While pcrsistinE IN speak
ing ne waved alOft a document, which,
be declared. contained a proposal 10 re-es-
tabllsh a monarchy. Protests had in the
meantime become so vehement that they
rendered NJ. De Baudry O. d'Asson's remarks
inaudible and after repeated vain at
tompts 90 make himself heard, he finally
deposited the document upon the table
but Il was contemptuousy pushed aside
by NJ Chalemel Lacour, while the ke-
pubficans I'm the centre made the hail
ring with cheers. Nothing daunted, NJ
De Baudry d'Asson produced volume
containing the rules governing the pro-
ceedings Of the National Convention, and
demanded a hearing respecting the breach
Of the regulations which had been COM
mitted. The President remained obdurate
and the fiery Legitimatist, seeing his ei-
forts to make speech hopeless, finally
subsided.
THE VOTING BEGINS.
At III =. NJ. lots were drawn for thr-
fy-gix scrutators 10 supervise the ballot
ing. Then came the drawing OF lots to
see what letter the voting should begin
with. Precisely as was the case last June,
the letter l. was drawn, and NJ. Labarthe,
Moderate Republican, was enabled Tor
the second time to begin the balloting for
President. he having begun the voting
when NJ. Casimr-Perier was elected last
June. After this interest focused In the
lobhics where the members OF the rlghO
were holding a caucus. The result Of the
caucus was q decision TO support NJ. wal
deck Rousseau. The latter held hurried
conference with NJ Paul de Schanel. who
EXPRESSED his opinion that the first bal
lot would be without result, and that as
10 the outcome Of the second ballot
great deal would depend upon whether
NJ Faure would withdraw in favor Of Nj.
Waldock- Rousseau.
SOCIALIST DEMONSTRATIONS.
When the name of NJ. Mrman, Social
ST.. WAS called there was no response, that
Deputy being a soldier garrisoned at Vim
cenues. and the colonel of his regiment
having refused TO grant him furlough
ln order that he might be present In the
Assembly. The Socialists raised tre-
mendous uprOar bccat Sc NJ. Miimans
vote was not seconded.
Another cause of Socialist fury is the
refusal of the Government TO temporarily
release Gerault Richard, who Is I'm prison
for insulting President Casimir-Pericr, ana
was elected Deputy while in prison
DEPUTY Carnaud. who was arrested in
Roanue on Tuesday. was released to-day
ana voted I'm the Assembly, as did also
Nm Rouant and 1aurcs, recently cXpell-
ed from the Chamber. When NJ. Tous-
saint Socialist, deposited his vote i'm the
urn. he cried. "N1ve Social revolution,
and when the name Of NJ. Avez. Social
Revoiutionist, was called, Le refused ~
vote. but shouted from his seat: No
etenton means dissolution; down with the
Presidency"
BRIssoN A FRIEND OF SOCIALISM.
Conservative Senator Buffet. after vot-
Ing for WaldeCk- Rousseau. expressed the
opinion that the votes would be scatter
ed on the flrsT-ballot, for the reason That
the election of Waldeck- Rousseau repre-
scented dissolution. which the Deputies
dread. whereas the election of NJ. Bris-
son would open the sluice gates - So
cialism. Mn. Brisson and Waldeca- Rous-
seau both voted. and The venerable Pierre
Blanc. Union Republican, father of the
Chamber of Deputies, received an ova-
lion as he walked TO the urn and depOs-
tied his ballot.
At 2.SO =. NJ. the betting stood even on
Brisson, two to one against Waldeck-
Rousseau and Faure. and two TO one
against all the other candidates mention
ed. When the first ballot was closed it
was announced that it would take an
hour 10 COun, the votes. When NJ. Bau-
dry dAsson voted he shouted "Vive
Catholic France; Vive LIE Rol"
HHE FIRST BALLOT.
The result Of the frst ballot, as official
iy announced is as follows
BrissOn $685. Faure, pa; Waldeck- Rous-
seau. 1S4. Total number, 74. Necessary
10 a choice, 800.
NJ. Waldeck- Rousseau then retired in
favor of NJ. Faure.
When the result of the vote was pro-
claimed the members again fell to cleo
tioneerng and specializing upon the out
come Of the second ballot, Brisson having
fallen sixty votes short OF a sufficient
number TO elect him. The open advocacy
of the candidacy OF Brsson by the So
cialists hurt that gentleman's chances
very much.
over one hundred Conservative senators
and deputies divided their vote between
Faure and Waldeck-Rou rather than
cast them with the Socialists, whereas
these votes might for the greater part
have gone 10 Brisson.
MIBMAS's PROTEST.
Millerand handed to President Challe-
mel-Lacour a letter addressed TO the
president Of the National Convention and
signed by Deputy Mlrman. protesting
against his detention in the barracks az
Nincennes. and thus being prevented
from casting his vote for President which
he was entitled 10 do. Mirman character