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republic. For he is president of the
senate and it was to the presidential
chair of the senate that France went
for her two latest presidents.
Armand FallieTes was president Of
the senate when the sober body unit
ed with the chamber of deputies as
sembled at Royal Versailles and elect
ed him president of the republic sew
en- years ago next January. Emile
Loubet also sat in the chair of the
senate when the lawmakers of both
houses sought him out as the man
most Likely to get the country out Of
the slough of despair brought on by
the Dreyfus case. With two such no
tables to fall back upon NJ. Du Bost
has ElysiaR hopes.
And these are strengthened by the
fact that his candidature is approved
by NJ. Clemenceau. since the latter
discovered that he himself had no
chance. No one questions the ability
of NJ. Clemenceau. but he is too ag-
gressive and France likes a president
who will content himself with sign
ing papers presented to him by the
prime minister presiding at minister
ial councils and making speeches at
the unveiling of a statue. NJ. Glenn
enceau would never be satisfied with
such a reposeful existence.
OfficehoIder Since 1870.
Antoine Du Bost is 6s years old. He
has been an officeholder since the
terrible year of 1870. Like most
French public men he is an author.
Two of his books are concerned about
Danton. and a third about the govern
ment of France
Du Bost launched his candidacy in
very gentle way at dinner given
by him TO the more influential mem
hers of the senate and the chamber
of Deputies. During the dinner he
encouraged compliments to be paid
himself about the service, the wines
the dishes, the flowers, etc. And he
took occasion TO say what improve
ments he would make in the Elysee
should he be elected president.
But as we approach the time OF
election, NJ. Antoine Du Bost VIII be
un anu uDlliS. dS ht NuiNN "a t's''i
OF active campaigning.
NJ. Du Bost has been referred to
irreVerently as the man I'm the box,
the reference being TO his position as
president of the senate Some who
do not respect persons call him 1.-The
Old Mother" because of peculiarly
OF speech. Nevertheless. he can in
sist upon the dignity due to the presi-
dent of the senate.
Du Bosts chances to succeed Pres
ident Fallieres are all the greater
since the death OF Henri Brisson,
president or speaker of the chamber
of deputies.
Depends on Fallieres.
Leon Bourgeois is frequently men
toned as Du Bost's most serious op-
ponent. Public men of authority,
however. dispose of De Bourgeois by
saying that he appears to be certain
of success as long as President Fal-
Heres is in office, but will have no
chance when Fallieres retires.
NJ. Miller minister of war, who be-
gan public life as a socialist and even
held the office of minister of com
merce while still in the socialist ranks
has gained enormously in public esti-
nation since he was given the port
folio of war in the Poincalre MINIS
try. But as the followers of Du
Bost have not yet attacked Miller, ii
shows that they are not afraid OF
him.
NJ. Delcasse. who makes an excel
lent minister of the navy and was
seven years minister of foreign affairs
seems to be out of the running. al
though no one exactly knows why.
Nv prediction is that the "heir pre-
sumptive," Antoine Du Bost, has the
best chance to be our next president