Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-19

Paris, February 1S.-The national 'aS
sembly to-day elected M. Emile Lott
bet President of France in succession
to President Faure, deceased. The as
sembly convened at Versailles at 1
o'clock, and only one ballot was neces-
sary, Loubet receiving 4S3 votes to 270
for M. Meline.
Official announcement at once was
made that NJ. Loubet had been elected
President of the French republic
From an early hour stations of the
railroad lines leading to Versailles
were crowded with people gathered to
witness the departure of the deputies
here by the Lyons railroad and was met
by members of the Patriot League. Or
der prevailed at the stations. where, to
all appearances, there was no special
precaution taken.
The first trains took an army of tele
graphers and telephonists to Versailles,
flags and draped with Grape. The
lamps were lighted and yelled with
Grape.
The members of the national assem-
bly,, the senators and deputies, began to
assemble at 10 o'clock and to select
their seats.
~ hn 10
and presiding officer, arrived in car
riage at 10 o'clock.
Friends surrounded him when he en-
tered the gallery of busts, and he said:
If you love me l hope you won't vote
for me-"
Soon the scene became animated.
Crowds of people surrounded the doors
watching the arrival of the members.
The palace was closed to the public.
Various political groups held meet
ings at noon, and M. Cookery announc-
ed that M. Meline had definitely with
drawn his candidacy. The National
lists and anti-Semites decided not to
vote for M. Loubet.
The assembly met at l o'clock. M.
Loubet declared the sitting open, amid
which NJ. Loubet proceeded to draw for
tellers. The voting began with the
letter sd" and NJ Dausette, moderate
Republican, representing in the Cham
Der of Deputies the Fourth district of
Lille, in the department of the North,
cast the first ballot.
When M. Paul Denoulede, organizer
of the League of Patriots, and deputy
g
gouleme, voted he attempted to speak
from the tribune where the urns were
placed but M. Loubet forbade him to
do so, which called forth protests from
the lzghtists and applause from the
Leftia,s. M. Deroulede, however. per-
sisted in speaking, and repulsed the
ushers and others who rushed up to
eXpel him from the tribune, which he
finally left
NJ. Drumont, anti-Semite, represent
ing in the chamber the First division
of Algiers, also attempted to speak,
and great commotion followed, dur
ing which cries of down with an
archy' were raised.
Meantime the voting continued, and
at $40 p. m. the ballot was completed.
While the checking was in progress
the members of the assembly left the
hall and assembled in the galleries and
corridors, where they discussed the
chances of the election.
M Meine loudly announced that he
had voted for NJ. Loubet.
Emile Loubet, who until his election
to the presidency to-day, was presi-
dent of the French Senate. was born
at Marsanne, on December 81, 1888,
was educated for the bar and began his
practice at Montelimar. He entered
political life in the general election of
1876, when he prOfessed himself a re-
publican and opposed to general and
complete amnesty. He was elected by
a great majority and at once associated
himself in the assembly with the Re-
publican Left. He was one of the dep
utieS who refused a vote Of confidence
to the De Broglie ministry in 1877.
After having been twice reelected to
the assembly he became candidate for
the Senate in his old department and
was elected in 1885. He became a
member of the first Tirard ministry,
which only survived for three months,
holding the position of minister OF pub
lie works. When NJ. De Freycinet de-
clined to undertake the presidency Of
the council, he was intrusted with the
reconstruction of the ministry and took
the position of minister of the interior,
from which NJ. Constans had retired in