The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-12
The President Of the French Re-
public Attends the Races,
And Was the Recipient Of Enthusiastic
Demonstrations by the Populace.
Along the Whole Route From the
Elysee Palace to the Race
Course the Chief Executive
Was Greeted With Ovations.

PARIS. June, 11-President Loubet
has had his revanche for last Sunday s
outrage at Auteuil When he drove to
Longchamps to-day to attend the
Grand Prix he was the hero of great
popular demonstration, expressing it.
self along the whole route from the
Eaysee Palace to the racecourse. He
remained only a quarter of an hour
lust long enough to witness the race
and having congratulated the owner
of the winner, returned to the Elysee
where he arrived at 4 o'clock without
special incident.
The revisionists and Socialist organs
summoned their readers to assemble
along the thoroughfares to be traverseo
by the President and his party, and
from the hour of noon thousands OF
demonstrators set out from Montemar-
tire, Belleville, and other working class
quarters, in big organized bands, all
wearing a small, artificial red flower
in the button-hole and marched across
Paris, taking up positions along the
Avenue des Champs Elysees and the
Avenue de Bots de Boulogne.
They gave NJ. Loubet tremendous
ovation, combining their cries almost en-
tirely to "Vive Loubet," and 'Vive La
Republique" The President did not
hear a dEscordant cry, although there
were one or two scuff1eS before, and
after he passed between the police and
an occasional hot headed anti Dreyfus-
ard, who tried to shout ''Abas Loubet'
and was Immediately bounced upon by
a stalwart policeman.
Although the visit passed off quietly,
the Government was prepared for every
eventuality, the whole d1gtrict between
the Elysee and Longchamps literally
teeming with troops and police. A po-
liceman was stationed every dozen
yards along the whole rEute and there
We're squadrons of dragons armed
with lances and mounted Republican
Guards at all important points while
through the green foliage of the Bots
on each side of the avenue, could be
seen heavy masses of re- and blue, de-
noting the presence of attachments OF
soldiers. awaiting orders.
LongchampS resembled q military
camp. Battalions of infantry. squad
rons of dragons and Republican
Guards We're distributed all around the
course. 1t is estimated that there were
1900 soldiers and police under arms
NJ. Loubet practically drove through q
double hedge of steel. A line of infan-
try even stood around tie racecourse
between the public and the course, or
which no on was allowed to %alk be-
tween the races, while several Repub-
lican Guards patroled the course itself
The President left the Elysee at .
O'clock in an open landau with NJ Du-
puy, the Premier beside him, and Gen
eral Bailloud, chief of ttc Presidential
household, and Major Bce, Lieutenant
Colonel Of horse artillery. Madame
Loubet followed in a second landau
after which rode the Presidential suite
in other carriages. The famous outridel
Montjarred preceded NJ. Loubet, whose
landau was drawn by four horses. with
a couple of Positions and escorted by
picked body of cuirassders All were
men of fine physique, and formed a
splendid oavalcade, with their helmets
surmounted with the red cockade ant
trailing the black horse hair plume.
The two leading cuirassiers rode, re-
volvers in hand, with fingers on the
triggers, and carefully watched each
side of the road, while beside the car
rage rode a mounted policeman. rem
dering it absolutely impossible for any
body to approach him.
On arriving at the racecourse the
President drove through the paddock
to the Presidential box. Municipal
guards and police lined the path across
the paddock.
Drums beat and trumpets blare6
when Loubet appeared in the front o.
the box, and a scene of the widest en-.
thusiasm followed, lasting several min
utes, with an uproar of shouts of 'vivt
Loubet," and "vive La Republique,
which settled finally into monotonou:
chant
The President sat bowling and smil
ing, with Madame Loubet at his side
in cream lace dress. A portion o,
the command in the paddock SHOOT
sticks and umbrellas at the smartly at
tired people in the Jockey Club stant
adjoining the Presidents box, but tn,
clubmen, beyond returning disdainfu
glances. made no retort.
NJ. Loubet and his party We're so com
pletely surrounded by guards and DO
lice that it would have been inlpossi
BILE for any one to get within ten yards
of the steps of the box.
After the races the police dispersed
several thousand persons demonstrating
along the Avenue des Champs Elysees
who We're supposed to be making 70
the Elysee. cheering for the Presiden
and the army. Several arrests wer
made.
Later in the evening disorderly scene
occurred outside the offices of ..fIn
transigeant," NJ Rochefort's paper
Several Journalists were roughly han
oieo and eventually arrested
At late hour this evening there i
considerable effervescence along III
Doulevards, where the traffic is mucl
impeded. A few police charges wer
ne essary in the vicinity of the office .
"Libre Parole"
Inc only grave incident of the da,
occurred after the President had re
turned to the Elysee at one of the gar
Gen restaurants, the pavilion d'Armen
donilie, in the Alice de I.onechamps
ABOUT quarter past O'Clock. whel
the establishment was full of custom
ers, somebody made an OBJECTIONABLE
remark concerning the President. TIL
people took sides and a regular fgh
ensued. Bottles, glasses, decanters
tables and chairs were hurled about
At the same time crowd OF Socialis