Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-17
French Candidates
For Presidency

u polttlcal FACTOR III france TOT = quar-
ter OF a century. lie was horn IN
Mozinn November 9. lSit. studied law
was admitted to the bar at Nerac. and
was elected mayor OF Paris May 25.
1875, At the elections In the follow.
Ing spring he was elected to the cham.
her of deputies AZ q republican by
$3.50 votes against 6,442 for his Boua.
partist opponent. In the national leg
islature Fallieres Joined the group Of
the republican left, he Jumped into
prominence ut once a. an orator. In
the fall Of the cabinet IN 1877 he was
reelected deputy and In the new
chamber he followed the same polit.
ical lines az the moderate republi-
cans May II. 1880. he was appointed
under secretary 0f state. He left the
cabinet. together with the other mem.
bers Of the Jules Ferry ministry. IN
1881. He returned to power "a min
lister Of the interior In the Duclere
cabinet. and when Duclere resigned
AZ prime minister ON account Of III
health Fallieres became president OF
the cabinet. He resigned. together
with the whole cabinet. In 1883, be.
the senate refused to accept his
bill directed against pretenders to
the throne Of France. He served
again In the Jules Ferry and Rouvier
ministries, and in 1887 was called by
President Carnot to form a cabinet
OF his own. but did not succeed. He
served a. minister Of public instruc.
tton in the Tirard cabinet In 1858 and
In the Freycinet cabinet Of 1890. He
was elected . member Of the senate
In 1891 and has served as president
Of that body since March s. 1899.
Paul Doumer IL a member Of the
radical left" party in French politics
and at the last election In January,
1905. was chosen president OF the
chamber Of deputies, an once he now
holds. Though a member OF the rad.
ical party. he In said to be extremely
moderate In his Views, with . lean
ing toward the broader aspects Of no
ciallsm. He was born forty-nine years
ago. was = medal.maker's apprentice
ut Is. q graduate in mathematics at
20. and later . teacher In that science
at the Lycee OF Laon. In 1883 he was
elected a deputy; in 1895 was min
lister Of finance and from 1896 to 1909
governor-general of. lndo-China. He
has always been conspicuonsly identi-
fed with the proposition to impose an
income tax In France.
Leon Victor Auguste Bourgeois Is
a man Of great political experience,
He is a member Of the radical party.
HIS forte IL everything that relates
to superior education. and he n also
familiar from long experience in mum.
erous oficial positions with the ad-
ministration and control OF communal
and departmental i.dairs. He has 1t
various times and In various cabinets
filled the ofices Of under secretary
tary Of the interior, minister OF pub
lie instruction and minister Of Justice.
He was born In Paris May Fl. 1851.
Summarized. his political career has
been as follows: Secretary general Of
the project OF the police. 1887: re-
turned a member Of the chamber Of
deputies for the first time Mt a bye
election. 1888: under secretary Of state
under Minister Floquet. 1888; re-elec-
ted member Of the chamber. 1889;
minister Of instruction Cabinets Of
MN. de Freycinet and Loubet), 1892;
minister Of justice cabinet OF M.
Ribot), Dec. 1892, and jan. 1908: pres
ident OF deputies, 1902-1S06.