The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-19
N. fALuERES IS MADE
HEAD OF FRANCE
He Is 81 cted President Today
Replacing Monsieur
Loubet.
DEFEATS DouMER BY Sc
He Ha. Been High in Political coun
ellis for Quarter Of century-son
Of Magistrates Clerk, Grand
son OF, Blacksmith.

Paris, Jan. l9.-M. Fallieres. president
OF the senate, was today elected presi-
dent of France to succeed NJ. Loubet.
The vote was: Fallieres. 449: Dou-
mer. 81. But one ballot was taken
Nj. Clement Armand Fallieres was
born November 6. 1874, at Mezin, de-
partment Lot-Et-Garonce. He studied
law and was called to the bar at Me-
rae, of which town he became mayor,
REFINING that office until 1875. In Thu
following year he was elected to the
chamber of deputies as a republican.
He distinguished himself as an OratO
and was reelected In 1877 md 1878.
In 1880 Fallieres was named as under
secretary to minister of interior. He
retired from the ministry at the time
turned to power the following year and
was made president OF the council, and
adinterim minister of foreign affairs.
Subsequently Fallieres was success
sively minister of public Instruction,
minister Of the interior and minister of
justice. He was elected senator In.
1890, a position which he has held
since that time. He took IN active
part in the religious question opposing
the first proposition for separation of
church n state. but later energetic
ally advocated the repression Of tho
a;lcISy. luS Ile" pIcSIuctll Is TIE SOu4
of a magistrates clerk and the grand
O of II blacksmith.
New and Retiring Presidents.
Fallieres, who succeeds Emile Lou
bet, is the eighth president of the re-
public of France, belongs to the radt-.
Gals, and, therefore, is about the same
political affiliations as his predecessor.
There are in the chamber and senate of
France. the conservatives, the moderate
rpnllhlfrnnS tba radicals scpH the3f yO-
cialists proper. The government for
seven years has been under II majority
composed of radicals, radical socialists.
and socialists, termed In rance .Ints
block The election Of Fallieres in-
dicates that the control of the govern
ment has not passed from this group.
However, 1t was not the general X
p~ectation that Fallieres would be
chosen. He was several times presi-
dent of the senate, but the members
Of the chamber and II We're Some
what jealous of him.
will be considered the most successful
president, both in point Of tenure of
office and general popularity that
France has had. He was5tht son of 4,
farmer, who, however. educated him for
the bar and lie married the daughter
of Il wealthy nail maker of Picardy. Ee
served nine years in the popular house
and then went to the senate. Later he
was made minister of public works,
prime. minister, and upon his eatllto
Lacour, in 1896. president OF the .sen-
ate. 1t Is usually an step from
February 1S. 1899, he was chosen to
that Office rs successor TO President
Felix Faure, suddenly deceased.
President Loubet is Il man of extern
sive knowledge. both OF ooks and OF
affairs, and is greatly esteemed for
sound Judgment, capacity for business.
and. above all. for sterling integrity OF
character and unblemished honor.