The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-17
Becomes President of the
French Republic to
Succeed Fallieres
RESULT WAS REACHED
ON SECOND BALLOT
Election Accompanied by
Scenes Of Ex-
element

Versailles. France, Jan. l7.--Premiel
Raymond Poincare was to-day elected
president of the French republic on the
second ballot to succeed Armand Fal.
,lieries, whose seven.year term will ex'
pire on February Is. On the first bal.
lot, Premier Poincare, although leading
clearly, did not have an absolute ma.
jority, receiving 3Sl votes to 33S cast
for Jules PANS, who until to-day was
minister of agriculture. Another ballot
was, therefore, necessary.
Nominally s97 representatives of the
people were entitled to vote. These in
eluded 597 deputies and 800 senator's;
but the number was reduced owing to
vacancies caused by designations, illness
and deaths.
Each ballot occupied nearly three hours
as the deputies and senators were called
up separately in alphabetical order to
deposit their ballot papers i'll the urns.
The senators and deputies arrived here
throughout the morning to participate
in the assembly; and for months prep"
aration has been under way for the sit
ting of the assembly in the ancient resi-
dence of the kings OF France.
Premier Raymond Poincare and the
members OF the cabinet arrived together
some hours before the voting began.
Jules Pans, the minister of agriculture,
was not among the number. Earlier in
the morning he sent the premier note
announcing his resignation from the
cabinet and saying that he had accepted
p candidacy for the presidency of the
republic.
AT the opening of the conference Pre- !
mier Poincare was insulted by former
Premier Clemenceau, and Premier Poin- /
care at once appointed seconds to ar
range to arrange a duel.
{, During the proceedings NJ. Clemenceau /
made satisfactory explanation to Pre- /
mier Poineare's seconds and the in.
cident, therefore. was considered closed
Deputy A. Demonzie and Paul Boncourt,
former minister of labor, also quarrelled,
as result of which Demonzie sent
his seconds to Boncourt
Paris, Jan. 1.-THE joint caucus TO
Nominate a candidate for the presiden
cy of the republic ended yesterday with
ont giving an absolute majority to
either Premier Poincare or Jules Pans.
the minister of agriculture The third
ballot taken in the afternoon gave Pre-
mier Poincarc 800 votes, while NJ Pans
received 3l3.
1t is explained that the uncertain stu
ptlon was due to the fact that large
number OF NJ. Poincare's supporters
would on no account vote for NJ. PANS,
Il the premier withdrew. while none of !
he opponents of proportional represen I
alton, who support the candidacy of NJ.
Pans. would vote for Premier Poin I
are, if the minister of agriculture re- Q
ired. I
Apart from these there are more than ]
me hundred right and conservative Re- I
,uElicans, who were not present at the Q
allcrs most of whom. it is believed. will
'ote for NJ. poineare. And there ara
3 Socialists who might vote for the
'remier on second ballot. on account OF L
rs championship of proportional repre-
entation, Of which they are Jealous adj
coates.
A large meeting of the members of the :
republican lett was held late last night
nder the craftsmanship of ex-Premier =
ombes. At the opening of the session =, y
he discussion was exceedingly stormy. !
J: Clemenceau characterizing Ferdinand y
'uison as "a miserable liar"
Calm having been restored. the dele y
alton. including NJ Clenenceau, Call g
lux, CombeS and Monis, which had been .
ant to ask Premier Poincare in the i'm a.
arests of the Republican party to with !,
raw, If NJ Pama did likewise. reported u
hat NJ Poincare absolutely refused TO y
o so. III
During the course of the day the pre-
lier made several efforts to induce Leon
ourgeois to reconsider his decision and
rcept the candidacy, but without avail. a