The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-07
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night n q national el"ction.
French election returns ara always quich
and The rtsnlt In Paris was known soon
after 10 O'Clock II appeared that there
had been no choice that IL. no candidate
had received a majority in thirteen ont Of
forty districts.
n would be easy In any Other country
where party lines are distinctly drawn to
draw clear conclusions by comparing to-
days vote with that Of iao2. Here this IL
impossible. The gains and losses ot the
Government candidates In Paris when
stunned up show on the whole q slight
gain In the net total In favor Of the bloc.
Al 1 O'Clock returns had been received
from rather more than one~.uuarter ofFrance.
and the best estimates Of the political CON-
plexion Of the successful candidates show
q net gain Of seven seats for the present
egime.
Thore was no choice In one-third Of the
dist riots thus far reported. II seems safe
to assume at this hour that the Govern
ment will retain control Of the Chamber Of
Deputies. Detaila and figures from the
various districts show that this result was
produced by o curious conflict Of cross
currents.
First, It is clear that the country strongly
approved the separation Of Church and
State, and second, the great i Increase in the
Socialist vote which was generally expected
and which assuredly would have been
polled II the election had taken place ten
days ago has not been shown.
This is because Of the great resentment
omong NJ. Clemenceau's Socialist friends
on account of his change Of policy between
the Pas dc Calais outbreak and May 1.
The loss in this direction was more than
co~unterbalanced by gains among the
general conservative elements Of the popu-
lation. The French people as a whole
want peace. domestic and foreign. They
became convinced during the past few
days that the present regime is the best
available means to this end. Hence they
rallied to it's support. II 10 too early to
speak with entire confidence, but present
information points strongly to this con-
clusion.
The returns after midnight came slowe
than in former elections, but at $50 o'olock
they were of the same general tenor as
those OF the early evening.
While the strike here is increasing it Is
weakening in the provinces. The strikers
at Dunkirk, by an overwhelming vote,
have agreed to resume work on the old
terms. At Brest the movement has COL
lapsed. In Lens the men are resuming.
The strikers at st, Etienne will resume work
| on Tuesday. At Toulon the strike MAIN
tains it's ground.
The following notice has been posted
at the labor Exchange: "The general
strike Of the builders Ia an actual fact. All
strikers In the building trades reserve the
right to coeroe renegades, no matter to
what union they belong and by every
method" The notice end up then,
comrades, and strike. BE brief
The Panhard automobile works are
closed. Fifteen hundred out Of 5000 cop
per workers have struck.
PARIS, May THE indications are that
no important person will be absent from
the new Chamber except ex-Minister Jaures.
the Socialistic leader, whose election Is
doubtful. His district is always close.
There is every reason to believe that the
hope OF the militarists TO form a party
of disconnected ex-ofloers has failed.
Gen. Zurlinden has been beaten at Belfort,
Col. Marohand, although he is at the head
OF the poll in his district, will probably be
beaten on the second ballot by a combina-
ton Of his opponents. Driand is In a similar
, position. Deroulede's lieutenant, Habert,
Is defeated. The former bloc Ministers
Berteaux, Brisson and Pelletan all have
been reelected.
The N~ationalists have distinctly lost
ground in Paris. .Grosjean has beaten
Flourens. Guyot do Villeneuve, Auffray
and Congy will stand a poor chance on
the second ballot. The whole military
movement, in fact, found little support at
the polls.
At =? O'Clock the results in 200 districts
out Of 5S7 show; No choice, ". The bloc
| gains 10 and loses 2, making its net gain 10.
At 8 o'olock the returns from more than
half the country indicate that a govern
ment majority is assured. Same Of the
latest returns are surprising, even Brittany,
which is a stronghold Of the Church, elect
ing Socialists over Clericals. Viscount
Rose oat, whose family has been repre-
sented IN Parliament from time imme-
NOR ial. has been defeated by a Radical
Socialist. Paul Deroulede failed to obtain
a majority, Inc will go to a second ballot.
The latest figures from the provinces
show large gains in the Socialist vote. al
though not sufficient to change their repre-
~sentation except in two or three districts.
AT 4 o'clock the returns from 1871 districts
show there was no choice in OIL. One hundred
and forty-nine Ministerialists have been
elected and OF members OF the opposition.
The net Government gain is IL.
Some disturbances are reported at Car
maux. NJ. Jaures's district, which caused
an int eruption in the polling. Saures Is
probably defeated.
Renault Morliere, leader Of the Progress
sists, has been defeated by a Clerical.
PARIS, May 7, 5 A. M.-The results are
now known in 500 districts. They are as
follows, Ministerialists elected, 2S5; oppo-
sition, l4l; no results, l27. The Ministerial