Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-18
Premier Of Cabinet Wins IN
Close Race with Minister Of
Agriculture Pans on Seclnd
Ballot,
EXCITEMENT LEADS
TO DUEL CHALLENGES
Next Chief Executive IS Re-
garded as Man Of Great
Ability and is Presumed
Choice Of People.

fBy Morning Journsi special Leased wire.l
Versailles, France. Jan. li.--itNN-
mond Nicolas Landry Poincarc. for
the last twelve months premier Of
the French cabinet WAS elected to-
day president nf the Republic OF
France hy the national assembly,
composed of the members Of both
chambers OF parliament. In succession
10 President Fallleros. whose seven
year term expires Feb. is. The Wild
est confusion. out of which arose two
challenges To dueis marked the east
ing Of the ballots Premier POM
cares selection for the presidency Of
France. although made by pnrlia-
ment. as required by the constitution,
Is regarded as representing as Meh
the popular viii Of the nation. The
choice took place on the second bal
lot. on which the premier received by
more votes than an absolute majority
of the S5a votes east.
Jules PANS. minister OF agriculture,
was his nearest competitor. receiving
fS7 votes less than the new president
The final ballot stood
Raymond Poincare. ass, jules
Pans, 296, Marie Edouard VAL
liant 50.
The first ballot. which resulted In
no election. was as follows. RAY
mond Poincare. f2g: jules PANS, 32l;
Marie Edouard Valiant. 63i Paul des
Chanel. is, Felix Ribot 49,. Leon
Bourgeois 4, Alexandra Millerand,
3: Alfred Mascuad, Theophile dcl
Casse. .. Antonin du Bost, 1, Henri
Rochefort Blanks. s.
NJ. poincare was notified of his
- al ~
the toting hall by Antonin Du ROsi.
president Of the national congress,
who read Ia him the official record
of the election, signed by NJ. Du Bost
and the eight secretaries. NJ. Poin-
cares first words on receiving the
notification We're.
Il shall try to show myself worthy
of the confidence of the national as
sembly / shall forget without effort
the struggles of yesterday and even
the injuries. They are convinced
that / shall seek IN everything ana
at all times to be an impartial ad-
ministrator.
At the same time the result was am
nounced TO the deputies and senators
who composed the national assembly
aud the throng Of spectators. includ-
ing people of fashion and diplomats.
which crowded the galleries. The
news was greeted with "a round OF
cheers. As the legislators and spec
tators hurried back to Paris, detach-
ments of soldiers were being aligned
to salute the president-elect and es-
cort him to the capital.
Raymond Polncare now Is in his
fifty-thifd year, is of medium height
and sturdily built and radiates win
an impression of force both physical
is and intellectually He is versatile
and comes from a family distin-
guished in science and literature. The
president elect himself Is philosoph-
ieal a writer and a member Of the
French academy with a notable
career in French law circles. His le-
gal practice has been marked by the
fact that he never sends his clients
a bill for legal services, always ask r
ing them to send him the fee which
they consider his services have
earned.
His concentration Is remarkable.
and he has been enabled, by crowd
ing through his affairs IN short
working day. 70 devote mueh time 70
private study and social life. lie is
"A "fifst-nighter" and makes prac-
tfee OF attending lhe prominent o'"NN
events of the French turf Amer
leans have found him much interest-
cd in the institutions and develop
ment af the United states, and he is
accurately informed on current
American affairs.
AS foreign minister NJ. Poincare
greatly facilitated the work Of the
American ambassadors II poincare
is known to Frenchmen as a strong
man" ana his personal ~ ties
drew TO his ministry an extraordinary
group Of French public men, incip y
ing Aristide BRAND, Alexandra Mil
lerand, Leon Bourgeois and Theo-
phile del Case. His cabinet is re-
garded as steadfastly opposed to So
cfalism