The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-02-24
PRESIDENCY Of FRANCE.
NJ. Loubet, President of the Senate,
Elected by the Assembly
at Versailles.
N. MELINE WAS HIS ONLY OPPONENT.
test, But the ProEressIonIsts Insisted ON
Voting for Hmm. CAvRIgnac, Gen.
lamont, Gen. saussIer and Others Got
Scattering Votes

JamOnt, zen. snussler ana Others Sot
Scattering Votes
Paris, Feb. lg-From an early hour
stations of the railroad lines leading
TO Versailles were crowded with peO-
pie gathered TO witness the departure
of the deputies and senator's. NJ.
Deroulede arrived here by the Lyons
railroad and was met by members OF
the Patriotic league.
EN- ROUTE TO VERSAILLES.
Order prevailed at the stations.
where. to all appearances, there were
nc special police precautions taken.
The first trains took an army of tel
egraphers and telephonists TO Yer
sailles. where the town hall was dec
grated with flags and draPed with
crepe. The lamps were lighted and
veiled with crepe.
The members of the national assem-
bly,, namely senators and deputies, be
gan to assemble al. ten o'clock and tt
select their seats.
ARRIVAL OF NJ. LOUBET.
NJ. Loubet. president of the senate
and presiding officer, arrived in car
riage at ten o'clock. Friends sur
rounded him when he entered the ga.
lery of Busts and he said: If YOU
love me, | hope you won't vote for
me"
Soon the scene became animated.
crowds of people surrounded the doors
watching the arrival of members. Tlr"
palace was closed 30 the public. NarI-
Gus political groups held meetings at
noon and NJ. Cochery, announced that
NJ MeIine had definitely withdrawn
his candidacy. The natiOnalists and
anti-semites decided not TO vote for II
LOubet.
THE ASSEMBLY MET.
The assembly met at one o'clock.
NJ. Loubct declared the sitting open
amid the applause of the lcftists, dur
which NJ Loubet proceeded to draw
for tellers.
The voting began with the letter
% and NJ Dausette, moderate re-
publican. representing in the cham
her OF deputies the Fourth district
OF Lille, i'm the department of the
north. cast the first ballot.
When NJ Paul DeROulede, organizer
of the League of Patriots. and deputy
representing the second districts OF
AngouIeme. voted, he attempted to
speak from the tribune, where the
llrns were placed: but NJ. Loubet for
bade him to do so, which called forth
protests from the rightists and APP
pIause from the leftists.
NJ. DeRoulede, however, persisted in
speaking. and repulsed the ushers and
others who rushed up to eNpel him
from the tribune, which he finally left.
NJ. Drumont. anti-Semite. represent
inc i'm the chamber the First division
o. AIgierS. also attempted 10 speak,
and great commotiOn followed. dur
ing which cries of down with All
archy" were raised.
THE BALLOT COMPLETED.
In the meantime, the voting con-
tiuued. and at 2:4O p. m, the ballot
was completed. While the checking
was I'm progress. the members of the
assembly left the hall and assembled
in the galleries and corridors. where
they discussed the chances of the
election.
NJ. Meline loudly announced that he
had voted for NJ. Loubet.
The progrcsSistS insisted on voting
for VI. Melinc. although he had with
drawn his caudidaturc in favor of NJ.
Loubct. which explains the vote cast
for him.
VI. LOUBET ELECTED.
The votes not given to NJ. Loubet or
NJ. Neliue were divided between NJ.
Cavaignac. Gen. lamont, Gen. Saus-
sier and others.
VI. Meline received an ovation
when he voted.
1t i officially announced that NJ.
Loubet has received 4S3 votes, to 2IO
east for NJ Meline.
The announcement of the result was
greeted with prolonged applause,
mingled with violent protests from
the rightists, and the leftists shout
ing "vive Ia republlque.
NJ. Chauveau then declared the sit
ting closed.
\ squadron OF CuiraSSicrs, which ar
rived at the palace 10 escort the new
president, was greeted by the crowd
outside with cries of ''vive rarmee.'
Calm prevailed, although the crowds
were increasing in size.
MIKE or ORLEANS on the Rack Trail.