The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-17
IN. FALLIERES
is SUCCESSOR
OF NJ LQyB!|!E!...I!!. j.
PEOPLE HAD no
PART ELEl!T.LL0!(.S'l.

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N. Clement Armand Faliterss has IS
been eIeessd preslas5t rsnsll
Republic saeessalps etiset
The ctieisl figures on ths ballot
give Fslisres votes to 81 terl i'sFi
Doumer Ths HsjeFls eeqallrsd teF
an election owing e tIis humber et3
Senators ana Deputies d q tendance,
was 42s.
n. Antohln plbest vice president q.
OF the senate made sIie official atl.
nouncement te tie natlenal assembly
that Faliieres had been eIsetstd end 9!
me election Was ressI yed with ring.
Ing cheers
vERsAustE France Jan :T
rhe French senate and Chamber q
pesulies. constituting the atiopal AS
semb'y met to;da al the Palace Of
versailles 10 slsel new President Of
the repubiic Is succeed "A. Loubes,
whose term otsetiise expires FEBRUARY
Is. The people q France have moth
ing to do VIII thes elect Ign 3 Of the Presl;
dent. Tie wo house sot the = q maj aaonal
legislature aay Pc convened by the
President of tl Rspablie p by the lISl
Premier at any moment 70 act as as! 8. E.
sort OF electoral coliege, without any "
popular vote having been l cast: g Pepat ll
lar influence mas fse Relsht ln llle y; Z
Termination p tfe cnoiees g sle y ttst1l a
Of the French Repupl pltc srhes q natlonail a.
legislature consult only its own OWN ister- 81s +
ests in electing Tie Presto dent aud as y g
strong occupant pf the Elysee would 20
se apt to intsrfeFe ith# the power q
the parliament the legislators pro,
lectthemseEye 5g selecting q weak ls
man for Presiden8t who viii devote
himself % hssapctals g side OF me EEesl
dental once
III consedpence of the entire aD.
sencs of control the people OF
France over tile resid Dental choice no
sreat open cement u q ts being shown. y n
The day IS not liday anywhere IN
TIE country day election Is very
slmllart Is tie IDEAL the trainers q the
Ameriean colsti tuition had in mind IN
trying @ ma the choice Of the eiec-
sutal college n dent Tree from pop
ulAr contcl
Early his morning, curious specta.
tors began to crowd into Versailles
ana atliered along the Avenue De
Paris tie market and towards the
aee pEAfnee to watch the arrival OF
ne senato tots aud eputtes from Paris.
Hxtra police we're on duty and q guard
soldisrs from the Versailles garri-
aons the most imp ertant military sta.
tlcn4n France vas drawn up about the
pslsce. The whole Versailles garrison
es kept under arms as q precaution'
measure but most Of the troops
we're kept concealed within the bar
Fsclssge to move at an instant's no
% osubdue any outbreak which
ight possibly occur The streets
WeEe cccupted By numerous infantry
aad8caSa detachments which were
asedfor police work
Only small number Of spectators
Msre admitted into the Sale De Con-
gres the Palaee, where the Presi-
dentialE lions ways are held.
Elaporat te precautions we're taken by
tlis police 70 guard against an anarchis-
ac attempt to perpetrate an outrage
ii thac chambef: No one had been al
lswed in ne room for a month past,
except tie necessary worlmen who
ere cles sels supervised.
Pfaiss sisnto view the room was re.
tused tc every one, including several
igh sttIte officials and there was q
eio Inspection of The: room BY the po.
iice bef6fe the days proceedings be-
ean: namber Of detectives were on
6uty inside ana outside the building
ana closely watched every one enter
ine
tpiie SefIat tors and Deputies, number
ip s0l began to arrive at Versailles
BsFwssa O'clock and noon, coming