The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-24
N. LOUDET IS PRESIDENT.
The French Assembly Elect Faure's
Successor at Versailles.
A MODERATE REPUBLICAN,.
mo Liberals Had = Majority OF ei3
Over tho Conservative Candidate, r..
Premier Meilno-Favorabie to Dreyf u,
-Anti-semites Fought Loubct

PARIS, Feb. 20. M. Loubet was
elected president OF tho French re.
public, to succeed the late Felix
Faure, by the assembly of deputies
and senators this afternoon.
There was only two candidates. M.
Loubet, Moderate Republican, and NJ.
Mcline, Conservative. Loubet re.
ccived 4s3 votes against 270 for Meline.
The radical press favored the cleo
tion OF M. Loubet, who was also sun.
ported by the Socialist papers, while
the Conservative and moderate jour.
nails endorsed the candidacy Of NJ. Me.
line. Melinc withdrew yesterday in
favor OF Loubct, which practically in.
sured Loubet's election.
From an early hour stations OF the
railroad lines leading to Versailles
were crowded with people gathering
to witness the departure Of the dep
uties and senator's. NJ. Deroulede ar.
rived here by the Lyons railroad and
was met by members of the Patriotic
league.
Order prevailed at the stations,
where, to all appearances, there were
no special police precautions taken.
The first trains took an army Of
telegraphers and tclephonists to YER
s~ailles, where the town hall was dec
grated with flags and draped with
crepe. Tho lamps were lighted and
yelled with crepe. Tho members Of
the national assembly began to assem-.
bic at 10 o'clock and to select their
seats.
M. Loubet, president OF the Senate
and presiding officer, arrived in q car
riage ut 10 o'clock. Friends surround
cd him when he entered tho gallery,
and he said: If you love me, l hope
you won't vote for me-"
When NJ. Paul de Roulcde, organizer
OF the League of Patriots, voted he at
tempted to speak from the tribune
where tho urns were placed, but NJ.
Loubet forbade him to do so, which
called forth protests from the Right
lists and applause from the Lcftists.
DISTURBANCES AT THE VOTING.
M. de Roulede, however. persisted in
speaking and repulsed the ushers and
others who rushed up to expcl him
from the tribune, which he finally left.
M. Drumont, anti-Scmite, also at
tempted to speak, and a great commo-
ton followed, during which cries of
Down with anarchy" were raised.
While in the tribune, NJ. dc Roulcde
shouted: -"Thc president Of the re-
public ought to be elected by the peo-
pie. l will not vote here" Then
turning to M. Loubet, De Roulede
cried: "Do you deny what NJ. de
Beaurepaire has written?"
ITO this Loubet replied: 81 am not
called on to answer YOU"
M. dc Roulede retortcd: 81 know
what you are"
In tho meantime the voting con.
tinued and at 2:i0 p. m the ballot was
completed. While the checking was in
progress the members of the assembly
left tho hall and assembled in the
galleries and corridors, where they
discussed the chances of tho election.
M. Meline loudly announced that he
had voted for NJ. Loubct.
The Progressists insisted on voting
for M. Meline, although he had with
drawn his c~andidature In favor Of NJ.
Loubet. The votes not given to M.
Loubct or NJ. Meline we're divided Be-
tween NJ Cavaignac, General lamont,
General Saussier and others. NJ.
Meline received an ovation when he
voted.
Apart from the De Rouledc- Drunont
Incidents the voting passed off quietly, |
the members returned to their seats !
after voting and chatting on the events
Of the day.
The announcement Of the result was |
received with cheers.
''Loubet," said n friend, sis n good, |
unaffected, level. headed man, Of hon
est, open life, and far more intellect
ual culture than Faure."
Loubet Is OIL years old and a lawyer
by profession. He entered public life
as mayor Of Montelimart. In 1875 he
became a member of the chamber Of
deputies. His present distinction
makes OF interest the fact that he
voted for the expulsion of religious
orders from France several years ago.
He was, however, inconsistent enough
to secure the exemption of the Trap
pists in his department from this
harsh treatment. He became a mem
Der Of the senate in 1855 and minister
bf public works in the Triad cabinet
In 1887. The portfolio remained in
his hands only four months. !
Ia 1892 Loubet became premier. His
eabidet went to pieces la the Panama
revelations. Last month he was
elected president Of the senate.
! The fact that Loubet was opposed
by the anti-Semites, the bitter enemies
Of Dreyfus, indicates hat he is re-
garded as favorable to the revision of
the Dreyfus case.
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