The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-28
NO TROUBLE
AT FRENCH
ELECTIONS
2515 Candidates We're BaIIoied
for Yesterday MOT One Min.
isteriaIiSt Elected in Paris

Paris. April 2s.-The polling for tho
election Of new members 20 the Chamber
of Deputies began at o'clock yesterday
morning and closed at 6 o'clock last
evening. The total number OF candidates
was 2l5. OF this number 1858 stood in
the department OF the Seine.
n drenching rain I'm Paris did not pre-
vent the voters from going 20 the booths.
The poll everywhere was about 20 per
cent heavier than at the last elections.
In the evening immense crowds gath
cred on the boulevards I'm front OF the
newspaper offices, where, notwithstand-
ing the prohibition OF the police. illumi-
mated sheets were displayed upon which
the results OF the elections were flashed.
No disturbances worth mentioning oc-
CURED anywhere I'm the city During the
day the authorities took stringent precau-
tions Ia cope with possible disorders, and
strong bodies OF police kept the crowds
I'm motion. The entire Republican Guard
was quartered in the various public build
ings.
Dense crowds, composed chiefly of Ma
tionalists, assembled In front OF the Of
fees OF the Libre Parole, the Gaulois and
the Echo de Paris. and greeted the first
election announcements which included
three Nationalist victories I'm Paris, with
tremendous cheering.
NJ. Milerand. Radical Socialist. who
stood for reelection i'm one of the dis
tricts of Paris, also failed 10 secure his
election on the first ballot. his Nationalist
opponent running him close. II the votes
recorded by the Anti-Ministerialists and
the Socialists were transferred To NJ
Millerand on the second ballot. TO be held
May II, he is certain 90 he reelected
Paris has not elected n single Minis
farfu Iist IN hs. ha Of
Eight Nationalists, six Anti MinistrciaIist
Socialists. four Anti-Mnlsterialist Repub-
licans and three Conservatives were re-
turned. IL was the worst defeat the gov
ernment has ever sustained i'm Paris. The
Ministerialists lost four seats. and a new
constituency was won by the Nationalists
The deputies elected include Mn
Millevoye (NationalisD. Georges Berry
(NationalisD, Lockroy CRadicaD and
valiant Revolutionary SocialisD, who
were members OF the retiring chamber
and NJ. Flourens (ProgressisD. NJ Mes
ureur (Radcal SocialisD, retiring
deputy. was replaced by NJ. Syveton
(NstionalisD.
Reballoting will occur in % districts
The Nationallsts. however. suffered "A
severe check i'm Algiers, where NJ. Dru-
mont. the notorious Anti-Semite, was
turned out by majority OF 800.
Among the prominent deputies re-
elected 10 the chamber are Count BOni dc
Castellane IProgressist), fiNm the district
OF Castellane. department of Basses-
Alpes: VI. Ribot (Republican) from the
district of Sant-Omer. department Of Pas
de-Calais: NJ. Meline CProgressisD, from
the district OF Refinement, department of
Vosges. and NJ. de Lanessan (RadicaD.
from the district of Lyon, department OF
Rhone.
Two ministers. NJ. Millerand, the min
lister of commerce, and NJ. Leygues. the
minister of public instruction. await re-
ballots, which most probably will be IA
vorablc. The Dreyfus champion, Joseph
Reinach whose temperance i'm political
life was one OF the features of the cleo
tions headed the poll I'm his district I'm
the department OF Basses-Alps. He will
probably he elected on re-hallot by the
transference OF the votes given 10 the
competing Republican candidate.
ZIP 10 the present the results from 800
districts are known. One hundred and
thirty-three Ministerial deputies and 10
Anti Mnisterialists have been elected, and
re-ballots will occur I'm 10 districts. The
Ministerialists elected included N militant
Socialists. who will give very loose sup
port To the government. The Minis
terialsts include - Anti-Socialists and
Republican followers Of NJ Moline.
Late reports show that l65 Ministerial
lists and 125 Anti Ministerialists have been
elected 10 the chamber, and that rebalots
will occur i'm l2S districts.