Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-18
N. Fslliero is Chosen Chief Executive TO
Suooesd Loubst on First Ballot.
CANDIDATE or SoCi LISTS AND RADIO :
Great Excitement 10 Royal Palsc. Dur :
the Voting.
DGUM:R LEADS THE oPPoSlT
He Was President Of the Chamber
Deputies Last Year A
NEW TERM WILL BEGIN FEBRUARY ia
~. FalIieres Returns to Paris
from Versailles with MIL
itsry Guard of
Honor.
'UMiR LEADS THE oPPoslTI
He Was President of the chamber
Deputies Last Year.
NEW TERM WILL BEGIN FEBRUARY 10

PARIS, Jan. H.-Fallieres was elected
president of France today at Versailles
The vote was: NJ Fallieres, AS; NJ.
Doumer. 371
NJ. Fallieres returned 40 Paris from Ner-
sailles. escorted by a military guard of
honor. He will take over his new duties
February Is.
After spending brief period at the
official residence which he occupies as
president of the senate, NJ. Fallieres went
10 the Elysee palace to visit President
Loubet who warmly congratulated the
president-elect. ......
The national assembly met at 1 o'clock
this afternoon In the Congress han of the
Royal palace at Versailles for the election
Of a president of the republic. The as
sembly consists nominally of 591 deputies
and 300 senator's. but owing to deaths. ILL.,
ness 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 inter-
est was manifested in the proceedings
which, however. were very prolonged.
The members of the assembly voted in
alphabetical order. Those waiting their
turn discussed excitedly the prospects of
their favorites. Although several candi-
udl6S are H1enllOueu tto pTtSlueHCy
succession to NJ. L.oubet, including NJ
INallieres. president of the Senate; NJ. Dou-
mer. president of the Chamber of Deputies;
M sarrien. former minister of justice, and
NJ Leon Bourgeois. the former premier.
The real contest is between M. Fallieres
and NJ. Doumer. NJ. Fallieres has the gen.
eral support of the advanced socialist and
radical groups. constituting the famous
party which sustained the Combes minis
try. NJ. Doumer, however. is a formidable
opponent, whose election to the presidency
of the Chamber of Deputies last year. after
breaking away from his former connection
with the famous party previously referred
10, gave the first blow to M Combes The
old liberal republicans belonging to the
center and the conservatives, who then
voted for NJ. Douber, still seem inclined
10 continue their allegiance. According to
lobby gossip there does.not seem any likeli-
hood on TINS occasion OF 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 bal
lot, 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 for
mer premier.
Vote IL Announced
Then when the first hgures-M. Fallieres
446, and NJ. Doumer, 37l-were\ given ouI
there was an outburst of enthusiasm
which was renewed after the corrected fig
ures giving NJ. Failieres 449 and thus in
creasing his already clear majority wer,
announced.
In all S4S votes were present. The fina
figures were: NJ Fallieres, 449; NJ. Doumer
S71 scattered. IS.
One voter abstained from depositing hi
vote.
NJ Falleres returned to Paris from Yer
sailies. escorted by military guard o
honor. He will take over his new dutie
February IS.
Sketch of New President.
The new president of France is a son o
magistrates clerk and the grandson OF
blacksmith.
NJ. Clement Armand Fallieres was bori
November G. 1s4l. at Mazin department o
Lot-et-Garonne. He studied law and wa
called 20 the bar at Merac, OF which tow
lie became mayor, retaining that ofic
until 1915 In the following year he Wa
elected to the Chamber OF Deputies as
republican, and afterward afhliated him
self with the republican group in the chan,
ber He distinguished himself as an orato
and was reelected In 1871 and 1878
In 1850 he was named as under secretar
TO the minister of the interior and he wa
again reelected TO the assembly in 1855
He retired from the ministry OF the !nterio
at the time OF the fall OF the Jules Ferr
cabinet, but returned to power the mex
year and was made president OF the counc
and ad interim minister OF foreign affairi
subsequently he was successfully miuiste
NJ public instruction, minister of the IN
terror and minister OF justice. He wa
elected senator in 1880 a position which h
has held since that time and was elected
the presidency or the senate I'm 1898 II
was reelected in 1900 and was again r,
elected January II of the present year. \
l'allieres took an active part in the religion
question of proposing at first the propos
ton for the separation of church and stat
but later advocated the repression OF n
clergy.
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