New-York tribune., 1899-06-12
ALL FOR THE PRESIDENT.
VI. LOUBET HERO OF GREAT POPU-
LAR DEMONSTRATION.
HIS ROUTE FROM THE ELYSEE PALACE TO
THE LoNGCHAMP COURSE TRI-
UMPHAL PROGRESS - PRE-
CAUTIONS AGAINST
TROUBLE.


TROUBLE.
Paris. June 11-President Loubet has had his
vindicatlon for last Sundays outrage at Au-
teuil. When he drove to Longchamp to-day TO
attend the Grand Prix he the hero OF
great popular demonstration. expressing itself
in one form or another along the whole route
from the Elysee Palace to the racecourse.
He remained only quarter Of an hour. Just
long enough to witness the race. and. having
congratulated the owner OF the winner re-
turned to the Elysee. where he arrived at 4
o'clock without special incident
The Revisionist and Socialist organs sum-
moned their readers to assemble along the
thoroughfares to be traversed by the president
and his party, and from the hour OF noon thou-
sands of demonstrators set out from Mont
martre, Belleve and other working-ciass
quarters in big organized bands, all wearing
small artificial red flower In the buttonhoe, ana
marched across Paris. taking up positions along
the Avenue des Champs ps-Elysees and the Ave-
nue. du Bois de Bouogne
NOT A DIsCORDANT CRY.
They gave NJ Loubet a tremendous ovation,
confnng their cries almost entirely TO NlVe
Loubet" and "Vive la Republique' The Presi-
dent did not hear dscordant cry, although
there were one o. two scufiles before ana arter
he passed between the police and an occasional
hot headed anti-Dreyfusard who tried to shout
"A has Ioubetr' and was Immediately pounced
upon by a swarm of policemen.
Although the visit passed off quietly. the Gov
ernment was prepared for every eventuality,
the whole district between the Elysee and Long
champs literally teemng with troops and police
policeman was stationed every dozen yards
along the whole route. and there were squadrons
OF dragoons armed with lances, and mounted
Republican Guards at all important points; while
through the green foliage Of the Bois, on each
side Of the avenue, could be seen heavy masses
of red and blue. denoting the presence OF de-
tachments Of soldiers awaiting orders.
Longchamp resembed a military camp. Bat
talions of infantry squadrons Of dragons and
Republican Guards were distributed all around
the course 1t Is estimated that there were fif-
teen thousand soldiers and Police under arms.
rHROr-GH A DOUBLE HEDGE OF STEEL
NJ Loubet practically drove through double
! hedge OF steel. A line Of infantry even stood
| around the racecoursc between the public ana
| the course on which no one was allowed to walk
| between the races. while several Republican
| Guards pstrclled the course itself.
| The President left the Elysee at 2 o'clock in
| an omen landau. with NJ Dupuy. the Premier.
beside him. and General Bailloud, Chief OF the
! Presidential Household. and Major Bon, lieu
| tenant-colonel OF Horse Artillery, attached TO
| the person of the President. Nine Loubet fol-
| lowed In a second landau. after which rode the
| Presidential suite in other carriages Tne
famous outrider. Siontjarred. preceded NJ. Lou
| hIyf four hOT
with couple of positions, and escorted by
| ncked body Of cuirassiers. All were men or
fine physique and formed splendid cavalcade
with the fiery sun glinting on their FURNISHED
| steel breastpIates and helmets the latter sur
| mounted with the red cockade and trailing the
back horsehair plume
The two leading cuirassiers rode, revolvers In
hand with fingers on trigger, and caretully
watched each side of the road, while beside the
| carriage ran number of policemen rendering
| II absolutely impossible for anybody to ap-
proach.
UPROAR OF SHOUTS FOR LoUBET.
| 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 ana
| trumpets blared when NJ. Loubet appeared IN
| the front of the box and scene OF intense en-
| thusasm followed, lasting several minutes, with
an uproar of shouts of "Vive Loubet! and
"Vive la Repubque! which settled finally into
a monotonous chant.
The President sat bowling and smiling, with
Nine Ioubet at his side in a cream lace dress.
A portion OF the crowd in the paddock shook
fists. umbrellas and sticks at the smartly at
| tired people in the Jockey Club stand adjoin-
ing the Presidents box, but the clubmen, be-
vond returning disdainful glances, made no re-
! tort
NJ Loubet and his party were so completely
| surrounded by guards and police that It would
| have been impossible for any one to get within
ten yards OF the steps Of the box
SOME DISORDER AFTER THE RACES.
After the races the police dispersed several
| thou.cnd persons demonstrating along the Ave
rue des Champs -Elysees. who supposed
| to he making for the Elysee. cheering for the
| President and the army Several arrests
made.
Later in the evening disordery
Cured outside the offices OF the "Intransgeant."
NJ Rocheforts paper Several journalists were
roughly handled and eventually arrested
| At a late hour this evening there Is considera-
| BILE effervescence along the boulevards where
| The traffic is much impeded A few police
| charges were necessary in the vicinity OF the
| offices Of the "Libre Parole"
The only grave incident OF the day occurred
| after the President had returned to the Eysee,
at one of the garden restaurants the Pavilion
| d'Armenc inie, in the Alice de Longchamps.
| About j:15 when the establishment was full
| Of customers. somebody made an objectionable
| remark concerning the President. The people
took sides and regular fight ensued. Bot
ties. glasses decanters. tables and chairs were
hurled about.
At the same time a crowd Of Socialist demon
! strators arrived in the vicinity. and. hearing
| that a fight was in progress, laid siege to the
restaurant, shouting "Vive la Republique!"
The throng quickly swelled TO several thou
| sands The MindoWs OF the cafe were smashed