Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-23

| PariS, Feb. 81. -- Emile Toubet was
saturday elected president Of France
by the national assembly, which met
AT Versailles.
NJ. Loubet. president of the senate
and presiding officer, arrived in ear
riage at 10 O'Clock Friends surround
ed Kim when he entered the gallery Of
busts, and he said "If you love me-. |
, hope you won't vote for me-" Various
political GIoups held meetings, at one
OF which NJ. Cookery announced that
NJ. Meline had definitely withdrawn
his candidacy. The Nationalists and
Anti-Semites decided not to vote for
NJ. L0ubet. The assembly met at
O'Clock. NJ. Ioubet declared the sit
ting open, amid the applause of the
l.eftlsts. during which NJ. Loubet pro-
Ce2dsd TO draw for tellers. Al 2:4O the
ballot was completed. NJ. Mcline loud
| ly announced that he had voted for NJ.
Louhet. The PrOgro ssistS insisted on
voting for NJ. Melinc. although he had
Withdrawn his candidature in favor Of
NJ. Loubet, which explains the vote
cast for him. The votes not given to
Nj. LOubct or NJ. Meline were divided
among NJ. Cavaignac. Gen. lamont.
Gen. SaUsSier and others. Melirs
Received an Ovnticn
when he voted When the sitting Of
the assembly was resumed the public
galleries were crowded. The tellers
entered by Nj. Charveau:.. who an
nounCed that NJ. Loubet had been
elected by vote of 4s3 to go cast for
NJ. Meline amidst the applause from
the lnct and center groups. Fifty
scattering votes were cast. Senator
CharveauX announced:
m. LOubet having received an abso-
lutte majority. | proclaim him pres!-
dent of the republic" The announce
ment was greeted with prolonged ap-
riause. mingled with violent protests
from the Rightests and the Left!Sts
shouting "Vive la republique.' NJ.
CharyeauX then declared the sitting
closed.
The newly elected president has
promised to devote his best efforts to
fulfilling the wishes of the country and
10 "reunlte the Republicans who have
drifted asunder by the current Of un-
happy events" President LOubets re-
marks brought forth lively applause
from his hearers.
The premier NJ Dupuy, then formally
transferred the executive power to VI.
I.cubet and congratulated him upon
his election The president III thank
ing NJ. Dupuy, expressed the hope of
having the support Of the cabinet. The
senators and deputies then filed past
and shook hands with the president,
who afterward received Il deputatiOn
Of newspaper men. and through them
appealed TO the whole press tf the
country TO work in union and appease.
ment
Opposition Demonstgrtions.
NJ. Loubet left the palace in q car
riaGe. accompanied by n. Dupuy and
followed by the ministers. The crowd
along the route acclaimed President
Ioubet with cries Of "Eiye IN repub-
iiGue." ''yive rarmae." 'vive Loubet."
President Loubat arrived here from
Versailles at 5:cS p. M, and was r"-
cpived with military honorS. Amid re-
newed aCclamatious from the crowds
the president proceeded to the Elysee
palace in order 10 pay a tribute Of re-
spect 10 the remains Of the late Pres
dent Faure. He then went to the
foreign office. where he received the
high officials Of state and the diplomat
ic corps.
The NationalistS gathered about the
statue Of Joan Of Arc and NJ. Derou-
lede made fiery address to them.
The crowd then marched to the boule-
wards and stopped in front of the
Libre Parole office. There the Nation
ahsts yelled themselves hoarse with
cries Of "Vive Farmee," ard Spit upon
Loubet." The appearance of Presi-
dent Loubet in q carriage was the sig
nal for hostile demonstrations and
cries of Panama, Panama" Partisans
Of the president raised cries Of ''Vive
Loubet." At this stage of the demon
stration a detachment Of mounted
police appeared and cleared a passage
for the presidents carriage.