The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-02-18
Of M. FaIIieraS viii Take Place,
at "a o'clock To-day.
ASSUMPTION OF OFFICE or NENHSl
PRESIDENT or FRENCH REPUa9
Lie THE FIRST OCCASION
WHERE PREDECESSOR HAS As.
slTED IN CEREMONIES OF ii
STILLATloN.
BY Associated Press


Paris. Feb. 17.-Quietly and with,
out any ceremony whatsoever, Presis'
dent Loubet departed from the Elysea
this noon and took up his abode in a
fiat which he has rented in the Rue
Dante, in the Quarter Latin. This
act unOstentatiously marked Presj-
dent Loubets retirement from the
high position which he has held for
seven years. NJ Loubet was always
opposed to all unnecessary ceTemOn-i
ial and preferred the simplicity of tru5
Democracy TO the pOmp Of semi-mon'
archial Republicanism, as favored By
some of the former Presidents OF
France.
The Inauguration Of the new Presi..
dent will take place tomorrow. 40
four O'Clock, the exact hour at which,
seven years ago his term began, NJ.
LOubet WILL surrounded by the men,,
bers of the cabinet, await the arrival
of. President Fallieres in the Grand
Salon of the Elysee.
According to the programme NJ.
Fallieres will arrive with great pOmp
in a gala carriage with a full military
escort ~ ROuvier will present the
outgoing and the incoming Presidents
and there will be an exchange Of COM
pIimentary addresses, followed by a
promenade Of the two men through
the various apartments Of the official
palace
After this ceremony there will be a
reception of the Diplomatic Corps and
high state officials, after which NJ
Loubet. no longer president, but onlyE
an ordinary citizen, accompanied by
NJ. Rouvier, win betake himself un-s
ostentatiously to his plain and unofi-s
cial residence.
No Ceremony Heretofore.
The assumption Of the office OF
Chief Executive OF the French Repub-t Z
lie on this occasion is marked out
from previous inaugurations by the
fact that, until NJ. Fallieres' ARRIVAL
at the Elysee. no President OF the
Third Republic has ever found blk
predecessor there to formally trans-
init the powers conferred on him byS
the Constitution. Either because OF
assassination, sudden death, or res
ignatiOn of Office. an interregnum,,
during which the Cabinet has exercis-t
ed executive powers has preceded the3
beginning Of each new Presidential
term. and for one or other Of these
reasons the function Of installation has
been denuded of ceremony.
When the first President Theirs.
resigned in May, 1873, the country was
passing through a very critical per-
iod OF it's history. and his successor,
MacMahOn, merely consented to &c
cept office as provisional President
and it was only in November OF that
year that he agreed 10 continue for
the full septennate; destined To be
cut snort by his resignation. Crews
succession passed off quietly and UNI
OstentatiOusly and at his reelection,
there was no necessity for a trans
mission of powers. Carrot filed the
place left vacant by Crews practi-
cally enforced refinement owing TO
the decoration scandal Re entered
the EIysee direct from Versailles. The
anarchist CaseriO's dasJardly deed left
the country in mourning, 50 that there
was no room IN the midst Of the mt
tiOnaI sorrow for rejoicing at the com.
ing of Casimir-Perier. who soon decld-
ed 10 give up the position. for what
reason was never clearly explained.
Faure followed. once more finding the
Elysee vacant on his arrival. His
tragic sudden death found the nation
again in distress when LOubet took
over the Presidency.
A Significant Event.
The opportunity afforded by ths
OF his entire term by a
popular President and the direct trans
mission Of mis- powers BY him 10 his
was seized upon by the
government as an occasion for break,
ing away from the dull routine usually
observed. The cabinet decided that
the event should be made significant
and be used TO impress the people
with the easy working Of the Republi.
can machine even when its chief part
had 10 be changed.
NJ. Fallieres will have plenty Of OD-
Dortunity for the display Of tact N
mis- new surroundings for his removal
from the somewhat humble Ohieial