The San Francisco call., 1897-01-04
FRENCH RADICALS DEFEATED.
Fail in Their Attempts to Gust the Mod
crate Republicans Wherever Con-
fest Is Made


test Is Made.
PARIS, FRANCE, Jan. 3.-The elections
which were held to-day in various parts of
France to fill the seats of one-third of the
mem bers of the Senate resulted in the de-
feat of the Radicals, who failed in their
attempts to oust the Moderate Republican
candidates wherever the latter contested
the districts. Even Seine-e:- Marne, the
bourgeoisies own department. and the
Department du Nord reelected the retir-
ing Moderate Rs publican candidates.
Up TO midnight returns had been re-
ceived from ninety-seven districts, show
ing the election of So Moderate Republi-
cans. Is Radicals and IL Conservatives.
The Republicans gain Is seats.
In the department OF the Haute Gar
onne NJ. Victor Cam paran, Republican,
was the only Senator reelected. This de-
pariment returns four members of the
upper house. MN. Onrnac and Valentine
Abeille. the latter Radical Republican,
who represents a district of Haute
Garonne in the Chamber of Deputies, were
elected, leaving the fourth seat to be con-
tested on reballot by Count Paul de
Remusat, M. Adrian Hebrard and ex-
Minister Constans, the retiring Senators.
In the department of Gironde. which
returns five Senators, ex-Minister Ira
rieux, Republican, retains his seat. Ex-
Minister David Raynal. Repu blican, who
represents Bordeaux in the Chamber of
Deputies, was elected Senator in one of
the Gironde districts.
NJ. Antonin Duboise was returned as a
Senator for the department of Isere, for
district of which he now sits in the Cham
ber OF D puties.
General Paul Grevy, Republican, who
has filled for many years one of the three
seats for the department. of Jura, is likely
to lose his seat.
DR.. Victor Lourties, Republican. wao
has represented district of. the depart
ment of Landes since 1885, was Minister
of Commerce in the Dupuy Cabinet of 1894
and Secretary of the Senate for several
years, has been reelected.
Among the more prominent Senators
who have been reelected are: NJ. Wal
deck Rousseau, who was Minister of the
Interior in the cabinets OF Gambetta and
Ferry; M. Louis Cochery, who has held
several ministerial positions, including
that of Minister OF Posts and Telegraphs
in the Cabinet of M. Waddington; NJ.
Fallieres Minister of the Interior in 1882
in the Cabinet of M. Duclerc; M. Ernest
Bonlanger, Minister OF the Colonies in
the Cabinet of M. Casimir-Perier, and M.
Louis de Velle, also an ex-Minister.
They represent districts in the depart
ments of the Loire, Loiretie. Haute
Garonne and Mause.
Tho 2apota 10 0ro y1ocad ~ Q00 ~, on, har,
of whom one-fourth were originally elected
by the National Assembly for life, vscan-
cies in this rank being filled by the Senat te
itself. Since 1884, however. no new life
Senators have been elected. the distlnc-
tion being abolished for all except the sur
vivors of the previous election.
Subject to the gradual absorption of the
remaining life Scholarships, the entire
body of the second chamber is renewed
by thirds every three years, so that the
Senatorial mandate extends for nine years
in each case. The qualification for Sena-
tors is that they shall be of French nation
ality, net under 40 years of age an in full
enjoyment OF their civil and political
rights; but members OF families who have
furnished occup ants of the throne and
generals or adm;:als on active service are
disquali fed. The salary of Senator is
$4,000 francs year.
Senatorial electors, in the several con-
stituent departments are of three cate
gories: First, communal and municipal
delegates, elected by majority OF each
commune or municipality, one or more
delegates for every local representative
body, according to population; second,
all the members of each council general
and district council; third, the deputies
in each department..
Two months after the election of dele
gates the whole electoral college proceeds
to nominate one-third of the total number
OF Senators voted TO the department.
A later dispatch states that Count de
Remusat, Moderate Republican, defeated
M. Constans in Haute Garonne on the
third ballot. The vote stood 514 to 437,
giving Count de Remusat majority OF n.
The Moderate Republicans claim that the
defeat. OF M Constans, who is Repub-
lican, is great victory for them.
Carlisle im Netc York.
NEW YORK, N. Y, Jan. 3.-John G.
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