Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-28
ELECTIONS IN FRANCE.
Returns Indicate Many Reverses for
the Ministry.

PARIS, April 2S.-The minister Of the in
terror this afternoon made public the re-
suits of 574 elections, which give the minis
terialists 243 seats, subdivided as follows:
Republicans, SO; radicals, 90; radical-so-
cialists, Al; socialists, 81
The anti-ministerialists have 15S seats,
subdivided as follows: Nationalists, 81; re-
publicans, co. conservatives, to; dissident
socialists, 2.
One hundred and seventy-three reballots,
of which 122 are favorable to the govern
ment and 81 are unfavorable, are neces-
sary.
M Paul de Cassagnac conservative has
been ousted by NJ. Moulens (radicaD from
the seat in the chamber representing the
Mirande district of the department of Gers
A dispatch from Paris yesterday says:
Paris has not elected a single ministerialist
to the chamber of deputies. Eight nation
alists. six anti mnisterialist socialists, four
anti-ministerialist republicans and three
conservatives were returned.
1t was the worst defeat the government
has ever sustained in Paris. The ministe-
rialists lost four seats and another new
constituency was won by the nationalists.
The deputies elected include NM. Millevoye
(nationalist), Georges Berry (nationalisO
airy socialisD, who were members of the
retiring chamber, and NJ. Flourens pro-
gressisD. NJ. Mesureur radical socialisO,
retiring deputy, was replaced by NJ. Syve-
ton (nationaliSO.
Reballoting will occur In twenty-nine dis
tricts The nationalists, however, suffered
a severe check in Algiers, where NJ. Dru-
mont, the notorious anti-Semite, was turned
out by a majority of 300.
Among the prominent deputies reelected
to the chamber are Count Boni de Castel-
lane (progressist), from the district of Cas-
tellane, department of Basses-Alpes; NJ. Ri
bot Tepublican), from the district of Saint
Omer, department of Pas de Calais; NJ. Me-
line progressisD, from the district of Re
miremont, department of Vosges, and NJ. de
Lanessan (radicaD, from the district of
Lyon, department of the Rhone
Among the deputies reelected to the
chamber are NM DelcasSe GadicaD, de-
partment of Arigo; CaillauX (republican),
department of Sarthe; Baudin Qadical So
cialisD, department of the Seine; Docrais
(radicaD, department of Gironde; Deschanel
(republican), president of the chamber, de-
partment Of Eure-et-Loir; D. Estournelles
tradicaD, department of Sarthe; Godefroy-
Cavaignac independent republican,, depart
ment Of Sarthe; Count de Nun (conserva-
tive, department Of Finisterre; Poincare
(republican), department of Meuse; Able
Lemire christian socialisO, department of
the north, and Able Gayraud Catholic re-
publicano, department of Finisterre.
Two ministers. NJ. Millerand the minister
of commerce, and NJ Leagues, the minister
of public instruction, await reballots, which
most probably will be favorable.
The Dreyfus champion, Joseph Reinach,
whose temperance in political life was
one of the features of the election, headed
the poll in his district in the department of
Basses-A lpes. He will probably be elected
on reballot by the transference of the
votes given to the competing republican
candidate.
Results from 1853 districts have been re-
ceived They are divided as follows: One
hundred and thirty-three ministerialists.
ITO anti-ministerial and 10 ballots.