The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-19
L0UBEI WAS
EASY WINNER
The New President of France
Elected.
WON ON FIRST BALLOT
THE VOTING PASSED OFF VERY
QUIETLY.
N. DUPoY RETAINS PREMIERSHIP
Great Demonstrations on the Streets for and
Against the New President, and Fights
Took Place Between the OPP.
posinr Factions,
posing Factions.

Paris, Feb. ISM Loubet was elect
cd President of the French Republic this
afternoon. He received 1873 votes
against 279 votes cast for NJ. Meline and
30 scattering.
The National Assembly met at Yer
sailles at 1 O'clock this afternoon NJ
Loubet, President of the Senate, declar-
ed the sitting open amid the applause
of the Leftists, during which NJ. Loubet
proceeded to drawing for tellers.
NJ. Loubet, President of the Senate
and presiding officer, arrived in car
riage at 10 o'clock. Friends surround
ed him when he entered the gallery 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. The
Palace was closed to the public.
Various political groups held meetings
at noon, and M. Cookery announced that
M. Meline had definitely withdrawn his
candidacy. The Nationalist and the
Anti-Semites decided not to vote for
NJ. Loubet.
When M. Paul Deroulede, organizer of
the League of Patriots, and Deputy rep
resenting the second district of Angou-
leme, voted he attempted to speak from
the tribune where the urns were placed
but NJ. Loubet forbade him to do SO.
which called forth protests from the
Rightists and applause from the Leftists.
M. Deroulede, however, persisted in
speaking and repulsed the ushers and
others who rushed up to expel him from
the tribune, which he finally left
While in the tribune NJ. Deroulede
shouted:
THE President of the Republic ought
to be elected by the people. will not
vote here"
Then turning to NJ. Loubet, NJ. De-
roulede cried:
do you deny what NJ. DeBeaurepaire
has written"
TO this M. Loubet replied:
II am not called on to answer you"
M. Deroulede retorted:
Il know what you are"
M. Drumont, Anti-Semite. represent
ing in the Chamber the first division
of Algiers, also attempted TO speak. and
a great commotion followed, during
which cries of Down with anarchy"
were raised.
In the meantime the voting continued
While the checking was in progress the
members of the Assembly left the hall
and assembled in the galleries and cor
ridors, where they discussed the chances
of the election.
M. Meline loudly announced that he
had voted for NJ Loubet.
Apart from the Deroulede incident,
the voting passed off quietly, the mem
bers returning to their seats after voting
and chatting on the events OF the day.
The Progressists insisted on voting for
NJ. Meline, although he had withdrawn
his candidature i'll favor of NJ. Loubet,
which explains the vote cast for him.
The votes not given to NJ. Loubet or
M. Meline were divided between NJ.
Cavaignac, General lamont, General
Saussier and others.
M. Meline received an ovation when
he voted.
When the sitting of the Assembly was
resumed the public galleries We're crowd
ed.
The tellers entered headed by Nj.
Chauveau, who announced that Nj. Lou
bet had been elected by a vote of 4S3 to
90 cast for NJ Meline, amidst applause
from the Leftist and Centre groups.
Senator Chauveau added:
M. Loubet, having obtained an abso-
lutte majority. proclaim him President
of the Republic"
The announcement was greeted with
prolonged applause mingled with violent
protests from the rightists and the Left
lists shouting "Vive La Republique.'
NJ. Chauveau then declared the sitting
closed.
A squadron of Cuirassiers which ar