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. I'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 s. 1871. ut Mezin, de-
partment Lot-Et-Garonce. He studied
law III was called to the bar at Me-
rae. of which town he became mayor,
retaining that office until 1875. In the
following yea he was elected to the
chamber of deputies as a republican,.
He distinguished himself as an orator
and was reelected in 1877 and 1878.
In 1880 Fallieres was named % under
secretary to minister of interior. He
retired from the ministry at h time
of the fail of the Ferry cabinet, but re-
turned to power the following year and
was made president of the council. and
adinterim minister of foreign affairs.
Subsequently Fallieres vas 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 and state. but later energetic
ally advocated the repression of tho
CicIES. lie IlSn pISStuGttla . CliSs -
of a magistrates clerk and h grand
son of II blacksmith.
New and Retiring Presidents.
Eallieres. who succeeds Emile Lou
bet, is the eighth president of the re-
public Of France, belongs to the radf-
calls, and, therefore. is about the sante
political affiliations as his predecessor.
There are in the chamber and enate OF
France, the conservatives, h moderate
republicans, the radicals, and the So
cialists proper, The government for
seven years has been under II majority
composed of radicals, radical socialists
and socialists, termed In France stne
block" The election Of Fallieres In
dicates that The control of the govern
ment has not passed from this rou
However, 1t was not the general ex-
pectation that Fallieres would be
chosen. He was several times presi-
dent of the senate, but the members
of the chamber and senate We're some
what jealous of him.
Emile Loubet, the retiring president.
will be considered the most successful
| president, both in point of EMU of
office and general popularity that
France has had. He wasathe son of II
farmer, who. however, educated him for
the bar and lie married the daughter
of II wealthy nail maker of Picardy. FIc
served nine years in the popular house
and Their went to the senate. Later he
was made minister Of public works.
prime minister, and upon the death Of
Lacour, in 1896, president OF the sen
ate. 1t is usually lnteasy step from
this position to the presidency, and or
February IS. 1929. he was chosen to
that office as successor to President
Felix Faure. suddenly deceased.
President Loubet is q man of extern
sive knowledge. both OF books and OF
affairs. and is greatly esteemed for
l. cn11r,1 i,1ioynapt on uCity " for h1lEinn1S.
and. above all. for sterling integrity OF
character n unblemished honor.