The chronicle=news., 1913-01-17

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car" WIS elected president Of tn"
French republic by III. national as
r.mbly held her. today.
During the proceedings OF the M
iionai assembly. Ci"mcnccau made II
saiisfaciory explanation to N. BRAND
and that ko!t1. who nnd sent 10 him
lby Premier PoincaT. relative 10 u
letter h. received last evening from
tn" cy-premi.r. The incident IL
Therefor. considered closed.
Deputy Dc Monsic nnd Panl Bon
cour. former minister OF labor. also
Iuarr.l"d In The coiiridors of She
palac. al Versailles m a result al
which NJ. Mon,i- sent his seconds TO
NJ. i,oncour.
| Premier Raymond Poincare was
NiIsulich by cN-pr.mi.r Gcors. Gle
m.nccau al the opening today OF tho
national congress for tn. election OF
"a president. ". Poincar. AT one.
appointed ArIstId" Hriand. III. min
i-'"f Of justice. AMI l.. Elotz. minis
ter Of finance. TO act ns MS seconds
ana I" arranr" a duel.
| Senators ana deputies OF France
hrritcd throughout IN" forenoon To-
day To TAX" part In the election OF a
new president OF Republic. President
fnilcrics' seven year term expire. on
February is.
Som.Eally SO. representatives OF
tn. peopi" wcr" entitled to vote in
tn. national assembly convened in
the ancient rcyidcncc OF kings %,
France. Th.a- official electors IN
ciudcd 80, deputies and :0o scna-
tors. but the number was reduced
owing TO vacancies caused by deaths
and rcsignations. or by Illness
Premier Raymond Polncare and
tn. member Of his cabinet arrived
together some time bcfor. tho vo,-
, ing began. Jules Pans tho minister
Of agriculture" WAS among them. He
had scnt to the premier early In the
morning n note containing his res-
l,&nsslon from tho cnbsnrt md otifI.
cato that he had accepted the can
didncy for IN. presidency oY the re-
public.
Premier Poincarc Immediately de-
signed Ferdinand David. Ms present
minister Of commerce. 10 take over
also the portfolio Of agriculture.
Each ballot occupied almost three
hours. ns the deputies and senators
ar. called upon separately In all al
rhabc'ical order TO place their bal
lot papers In tho urns.
Cons!dcfap,- comrnot,on was ca,is-
cd hy II stranger seeking to obtain
entranco to the palace. When he was
stopped by D"ndarmc. and asked
his business he pulled out u revolver
and shouted: This election should
not take place He was Mt once dis
armed and arrested.
A number of other suspects were
also taken int" custody. Tine gov
crnmcn' tok unusual military and
police measures along tn. railwaly
lines from Paris to Versailles which
were guarded the whole distance by
military men posted a; intervals OF
100 yards.
4 fore. OF 200 policemen drawn
from all cities OF France was brought
here this morning a. we'll as detach-
'mcnts OF troops OF all arms. while the
garrison OF Versailles was confined
to its quarters.
The national assembly was opened
promptly at . O'Clock this afternoon
by Antonin Dubost. president OF tho
senate, who read the decree OF con-
vertation in y loud. clear voice.
Every inch of spnce In the great
ihall was occupied. Nine tenths OF
the spectators in the gallery were
women. Everybody present was list;
ening with strained attention when
Isudienly a thundcrous voice from
the body OF the hall shouted:
We protest against---'' the rest
iof the phrase was lost in tumult
of cries and exclamations.
The voice was that of the conser-
lvative deputy. the Marquis Albert De
Dion. who, when the uproar had
somewhat subsidized. started fresh:
we protest against the election
lof the president of the Republic by
parliament instead OF by the people"
The assembly was agitated anew
by shout from socialist deputy.
down with the empire"
The Republicans replied by cheer
ing long live the republic"
Senator Dubost who is 4 veteran
lparliamentarian, gradually restored
order by admonishing the assembly
THAT such Interruptions were deplor-
able and futile as well as being con-
trary to the rules of what was mere
ly an electoral college, where motions
land speeches. whatever their char
acter were not permissible.
Raymond Poincare, the new presi
dent of the French republic is one
lof the strongest men who bave par
iticipated in politics in France with