Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-17
NJ, FALLIERES ELECTED
Named for President OF the
French Republic
BY NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
Exciting Contest Settled On the First
Ballot.
MAJORITY WAS ONLY rs VOTES
The Victor Had the Support of the
Advanced Socialists and Radical
Groups-Details.
WAS ONLY rs VOTES

NJ. Fallieres was elected presi-
dent of the French republic by the
national assembly at Paris today
on the first ballot. The revised
figures are as follows:
NJ. Fallieres, 449; NJ. Doumer,
81.
PARIS, January 17.-The national as
sembly met at l o'clock this afternoon in
the Congress Hall of the royal palace al
Versailles for the election of a president
of the republic. The assembly consists
nominally of sol deputies and 800 sena-
tors, but owing to the deaths, illness and
the passage of some of the deputies to
the senate, leaving their seats vacant, the
number present was decreased to about
$50, making 430 votes necessary to elect
a new president.
The greatest interest was manifested in
the proceedings, which, however, were
very prolonged The members of the as
sembly voted in alphabetical order. Those
waiting their turn discussed eXcitedly the
prospects of their faVoriteS. Although
several candidates were mentioned for
the presidency in succession to NJ. Lou
bet including NJ. Fallieres president of
the senate; NJ. Doumer, president of the
chamber of deputies; NJ Sarrien former
minister of justice and Nj. Leon Bour-
geois, the former premier, the real con-
test was between NJ. NJ. Fallieres and
Doumer.
the advanced socialist and radical groups,
constituting the famous party which sus-
tained the Combes ministry
NJ Doumer, however, was q formida BILE
mt n 70 T.
dency of the chamber of deputies last
year. after breaking away from his for
mer connection with the famous party
previously referred to. gave the first blow
10 NJ. Combes.
The old liberal republicans belonging to
the center and the conservatives who
then voted for NJ. Doumer were inclined
to continue their allegiance.
According to lobby gossip there was no
likelihood on this occasion of a surprise
in the shape of a candidate appearing at
the last moment and upsetting all the
plans made, as was the case when the
late Sadi Carnot was elected president on
the second ballot, securing an unexpected
majority over the then favorite, the late
NJ. Ferry. A double ballot also occurred
when the late Felix Faure defeated NJ.
Brisson, the former premier.
The voting proceeded steadily. Cheers
were raised whenever popular legislator
or statesman deposited his ballot in the
urn, each group applauding it's leaders and
hooting the leaders of opposing groups.
Ranc, Couion and Sarraut, who were OBJ
viously Ill, received the assistance of the
ushers when mounting the tribune Final
ly silence proclaimed the end of the bal
loting and all present eagerly awaited
the announcement Of the result. Then
when the first fgureS-M FalliereS, 446
and M Doumer, 371-were given out there
was an outburst of enthusiasm which was
renewed after the corrected figures, giving
NJ. Fallieres 449, and thus increasing his
already clear majority, were announced.
II, oil Cnr1f 6f7n
figures were: NJ. Fallieres, 449; NJ. Dou-
mer. 37l; scattered. %. One voter alb
stained from voting his ballot.
NJ FdlliereS returned TO Paris from Yer
sailles escorted by a military guard of
honor. He will take over his new duties
February Is.
NJ Clement Armand Fallieres was born
November 6. 1S4l at Mezin, department or
Lot-Et-C t-Cfaronne. He studied law and was
called to the bar at Merac, of which town
he became mayor, retaining that office un-
I'll 1875
In the following year he was elected to
the chamber of deputies as republican and
affiliated himself with the republican left
group IN the chamber. He distinguished
himself as an orator and was reelected IN
1877 and 1878.
In 1880 NJ. Falleres was named as under
secretary to the minister of the interior.
and he was again reelected TO the assem-
bly, In 1881. He retired from the ministry
at the time of the fall of the Jules Ferry
cabinet, but returned to power the follow
Ing year and was made president Of the
council and ad interim minister OF foreign
affairs. Subsequently NJ. F'alIieres was
successfully 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. and was
elected TO the presidency OF the senate in
1850 He was reelected in 1860 and was
again reelected January II of the present
year. NJ. Fallieres took an active part in
the religious question, opposing at first the
proposition for the separation of church
and state. but later energeticalIy advocated
the repression of the clergy
The new President of France is the son
Of a magistrates clerk and Is the grandson
of q blacksmith