The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-24
L0UBET is CHOSEN!
The French Assembly Eject Faure's
Successor at Versailles.
A MODERATE REPUBLICAN.
The Liberals Had q Mi ,rlty of 213
Over the Conservative Candidate, Ex-
Premier Melne--Flvor .bie to Dreyfus
-Antl-Se mites Fought LOubet.

PARIS, Feb. 2u. - NJ Loubet was
elected president Of the French re-
public, to succeed tie late F.lix
Faure. by the ass.mb'y of deputies
and senator's this a. 'rnoon.
There was on y two candidates, NJ.
Loubet, Moderate Republican, and NJ.
Mcline. Conservative. Loub.t re.
ceived 4s3 votes against 270 for Meline.
The rad cal press favored the cleo
tion of NJ. Loubet, who was also sup.
ported by the Socialist papers, while
the Conservati' and r1od.rate jour
iLe. Mel.ne withdrew yesterday in
favor of Loubet, which practically in
sured Loube.s election.
From an early hour stations of the
'ailroad lines lea ling to Versailles
were crowded with people gathering
TO witness tA4 departure Of tile dep
uties and senators. Nj. Deroulede ar
'ived here by the Lyo IS railroad and
was met by members of the Patriotic
'eague.
Order prevailed at the stations,
where, to al Appearances, there were
10 special police prec tutio1s taken.
Tne first trains took an army of
telegrapners AMI telepa lists to Ver-
,ailles, where tl, town hall w Us dc
grated with hlgs anl d.Aoel with
crepe. The lamps were lig .tel AMI
yelled with crepe. Tne members of
the national assembly begAn to assem-
BILE at 10 o'clock and to se.ect their
seats.
NJ. Loubet, president of the Senate
and presiding oH:sr, arr.vel in Il car
.iage at 10 o'c.ock. Frleals surround
I'd him when he entered the gallery,
snd he said: ''lf you love M, hope
you won't vote for me."
Soon the scene became animated,
:rowls of peop.e surroun ling the
doors watching the arr 81. of mem
bers. The palace was c.os.d to the
public. Various political groups held
meetings at noon AMI NJ. Cochery an
aounced that M. Meline had definitely
withdrawn his candidacy. The Ma
to vote for NJ. Loubet.
The assembly met at o'clock. M.
Loubet dec ared the sitting open amid
.he applause of the Left.sts, dur. .ng
which NJ. Loubet proceeded to draw
tor tellers. The voting began with
the letter d." and NJ. Dausette, Mod
crate Republican, cast the first ballot.
When NJ. Paul de Rou.. e, organizer
If the League of Patriots, voted he at.
tempted to speak from the tribune
where the urns were placed, but NJ.
Loubet forbade him to do so, which
called forth protests from the Right
'sts and applause from the Leftists
DISTURBANCES AT THE VOTING.
M. de Roulede, however, persisted in
speaking and repulsed the ushers and
others who rushed up to expel him
from the tribune, which he finally left.
NJ. Drumont, anti-Sem.te, also at
tempted to speak, and great commo-
ZION followed. during which cries Of
Down with anarchy" w""e raised.
While ia the tribune. NJ. de Roulede
,houted: ''Thc president of the re-
oublic ought to be elected by the peo-
ole. l will not vote here Then
turning to M. Loubet, De Rou.ede
cried: do you deny what NJ. de
Beaurepaire has written?"
ITO this Loubet repiied: II am not
called on to answer you"
NJ. de Roulede retorted: 81 know
what you are
In the meantime the voting con-
tinued and at 2:4o p. m. the ballot was
completed. While the checking was in
progress the members Of t. assembly
eft the hall ani ass ssembled in the
galleries and corridors, where they
discussed the chances of the election
M. Meline loudly announced that he
had voted for NJ. Loubet.
The Progressists insisted on voting
tor NJ. Meline, although he had with.
drawn his c:.ndidature in favor of NJ.
Loubet. The votes not given to NJ.
Loubct or NJ. Meline were divided be-
tween NJ Cavaignac, General lamont,
General Saussier and others. NJ.
Meline received an ovation when he
voted.
Apart from the De Roulede- Drumont
incidents the voting pas off quietly,
the members returned 10 their seats
utter voting and chatting on tn, events
If the day.
The announcement Of the result was
received with cheers
"Loub.t," said u friend, sis good
unaffected. level.healed man, of hon
est. open life, and far more intellect
ual Gu .ture t'la1 Faure"
Loubet is 81 years old and lawyer
by profession. He entered public Life
IS mayor of NJ ,nte imlrt. In 1876 h,
became a member of the chamb Der o
deputies. His present distinction