New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-19
'FARCE-COMEDY in
FRENCH ELECTIONS
One Would = Be Deputy
Wants To Be Champion
of the Movies"
ANOTHER CANDIDATES
PLATFORM is BEAUTY
On the Serious Side Caillaux
Seems To Be Gaining and
Socialists Losing.
IBy Cable to The Tribune. J

[By Cable to The Tribune
Paris. April iS-The electioneering
campaign is waxing hotter and hotter
day by day. The Socialists so far seem
TO be losing their hold on the public ana
are being accused Of raising sensational
platform against the three years service
which they to-day abandon.
Alexandra Millerand, addressing his
constituents in Bordeaux yesterday
summed up the situation by saying:
There are only three questions which
every French voter must ask. First are
you for or against three years military
service? Second, are you for or against
an inqulsitoral income tax and the IN
constitutional taxation OF the coupons
OF the national funds? Third, are you
for or against electoral reform with pro-
portional minority representation
Politics, however, takes a secondary
place in certain districts where the chief
questions raised concern local interests.
Thus the aviator Helen is aviation ana
automobilist candidate" in constituency
where these interests predominant In
his election address Helen scarcely men
tons the great political questions now
agitating France, but pledges himself
among other things, to endesyor to obtain
the introduction of bill TO provide avia-
ton routes throughout France. Helen's
suggestion is that all the present French
national roads should be widened by
strip Of ground big enough TO permit
aviators TO alight safely. Helen, too is
a partisan Of the compulsory introduction
Of the proht-sharing system for workers
in aeroplane and motor Industries.
For "Pro- Movie" Legislation.
Another candidate. Leon Martin, seeks
election as a cinematogrsphIst II elected
he is pledged to secure the passage Of
certain pro-movie legislation and to hght
all opposition 10 the cinematograph IN
the House.
The most curious candldature. however
Is that Of Simeon Gueit, who Is contest
ing the third Toulon conscripuon as
Beauty candidate pure and simple. His
proclamation TO the electors reads:
my programme is quite simple. ! am
the candidate OF Beauty. D'Annunzio'
when elected to tho Italian Parliament,
had no other ticket. ! may not be elected
but in such case ! shall have the pleasure
OF representing a minority which IS not
represented in any OF my opponents
In pastoral letter Cardinal Annette
urges all Catholics 10 go 10 the polls and
10 vote for the candidates who are not
opposed to religious and 10 privately con-
ductad az DISTINGUISHED from state
schools
Friends Of CailIaus Active.
The campaign OF ex-Premier Cailiaux
is. Of course, attracting great attention
While Nine. Caillaux awaits In Saint
Lazare prison tho opening OF her trial Tor
murder her husbands political friends are
busy seeking the support OF the voters IN
his constituency. OF Manners. I'm the De-
partment Of the Sarthe, which he has
represented in tls Chamber since 1898.
Baron d'Estournelles de Constant, the
pacIhst Senator from the Sarthe, is TAX
ing a leading part in canvassing the DIS
trlct in favor Of NJ. Cailsux. The enorts
OF the baron and other sponsors OF M
Caillaux have been so vigorous that the
usually cold and cautious peasants OF the
district have been prevailed on to regard
NJ. Caillaux as the victim OF reactionary
plots in Paris and seern more and more
inclined 20 give him their ardent support.
The line Of action taken IN behalf of NJ
Caillaux is that his sdversaries nave not
hesltated 20 use any kind OF means 10
ruin him. II is stated that he is threat
ened every day with olackmail and that
every morning he fears TO open the news
papers lest ne should find that some or
his intimate and private letters have been
stolen and published.