The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-19
LoUBET THE CHOICE.
ne Is Elected Seventh President of French
Republic by handsome Majority.

Paris, Feb. Ism. I.oubet was elect
ed seventh president of the French re-
public today at Versailles on the first
ballot by a vote of 4S9, against 229
cast for NJ, Meline.
The members of the national assem-
Oily, namely, the senators and deputies,
began to come together at 10 O'clock
NJ. Loubet, president Of the Senate and
presiding officer, arrived in a carriage
at 10 o'clock. Friends surrounded him
when he entered the gallery of busts,
and he said, IF you love me, I hope
you won't vote for me.
The assembly met lat l o'clock. M,
Loubet declared the sitting open amid
the applause of the leftists, during
which NJ. Loubet proceeded to draw for
tellers. The voting began with the letter
ID" M. Dousette, moderate republican,
representing in the chamber of depu-
ties the fourth district of Lille casting
the first ballot.
When M. Paul Deroulede, organizer
of the League of Patriots and deputy
representing the second district of
Angouleme, voted, he attempted to
speak from the tribune, where the urns
We're placed, but M. Loubet forbade him
doing so. This called forth protests from
the rightists and applause from the
leftiSts.
NJ Deroulede, however, persisted in
speaking, and resisted the ushers, and
others who rushed up to eXpel him
from the tribune.
While in the tribune, M. Deroulede
shouted: "The president of the republic
ought to be elected by the people. l will
not vote here
Then turning to NJ. Loubet, NJ. Derou-
lede cried: do you deny what M. De
BeauTepaire has written?" To this NJ.
Loubet replied: 81 am not called on to
answer you"
M. Deroulede retorted: II know what
you are"
In the meantime the voting continued
and at 2.40 p. m. the ballot was COM
pleted. M. Meline loudly announced
that he had voted for M Loubet. He
received an ovation when he voted.
The official count showed that 81:
votes were cast and that NJ. Loubet re-
ceived 1883, M. Meline 229 and that 81
were scattered, As the announcement
of the result, M. Chauveau and many
members Of the assembly repaired t.
! an adjoining salon, where NJ. Loubet
awaited them. The result Of the cleo
ton was then communicated to him ant
he received the congratulations of hi:
friends The newly elected presiden
promised to devote his best efforts II
fulfilling the wishes of the country anC
reunite the republicans who haV'
drifted asunder by the current of un
happy events.
Since the establishment of the thir,
French republic, Sept. 4, 1870 to TIL
present moment, there have been sevel
presidents. The government of ma
tional defense continued from that dat
until 1871, when Louis Adolphe Thier
was elected president. The terms Q
| the seven presidents have been as fol
| lows:
Louis Adolphe Theirs, 1S71-73
Marshal MacMahon, 1879.
FL. P. Jules Grevy, 1s79S7.
F. Sadi- Carnot, 1SS7-94
Casimr-P erier, June, 1894, Januar!
1895.
Francois Felix Faure, 1859.
Emile Loubet elected Feb. IS, 1899.
The full term is seven years. Thier
was president two years; MacMahol
six wears; Grevy one full term an
two years of his second term; Carnc
was assassinated after six and a ha
years of service; Casimir- Perier re
:, signed after seven months, and Faur
was president four years and on
month