Evening star., 1919-11-17
FRENCH ELECTION
RETURNS REVEAL
SOCIALIST LOSSES
Moderates Gain in Chamber
of Deputies-Extremists
Suffer Setback.
By the Associated Press.

oy eAS AseOclAteQ frebSs
/ PARIS. November 17.-Returns from
Sundays elections for the chamber of
deputies thus far received show the
conservatives. nationalists and mod
crates far in the lead. these parties
winning 1s1 seats in the 206 constit-
uencies for which complete figures
have been received.
The extreme socialists received a
severe setback throughout the coun-
try. and in general the socialists suf-
fered the defeat of many of their
leaders. Pierre Renaudel, leader of
the majority socialists: Jean Longuet.
leader of the minority. socialists;
Henry FRANKLIN -Bouillon, the radical
socialist chairman of the foreign re-
lations committee of the chamber of
deputies, who has urged rejection of
the peace treaty, and Pierre Brizon
were beaten. The returns show a gain
and a loss of sixteen for the ex-
tremiStS.
Fate Of Former Premiers.
Gen. Edouard de Castelnau ann
Gen. L. E. de Maud Huy, military gov
ernor of Metz. were elected, but Gen.
NJ P. E. Sarrail and Gen. Pierre
Roques went down to defeat. Aristide
BRAND and Rene Viviani. both for
mer premieres. were, returned, but
Prof. Paul Painleve, also a former
prime minister, was defeated.
Faul Meunier, the radical republic
an deputy who was recently arrested
charged with having had intelliRence
with the enemy, received only $500
n yh4
distanced by the other lists. Albert F.
Lebrun. former minister Of blockade
and the invaded regions, who was dis
missed from his post by Premier
Clemeneeau, because his name ap-.
peared on the same list with that of
Deputy Louis Marin, who cast his
vote against the peace treaty In the
chamber OF deputies during the bal
loting on ratification, was elected, as
was Marin. y
The list Of Georges Mandel, premier
Clemenceau's chief confidential secre-
| tary, whose assassination was at
| tempted at Bordeaux early in the
morning. of November 13 at the con-
clusion of public meeting, was first
| in the Bordeaux district. The whole
list was elected Capt Andre Tardieu.
| the present minister of blockade and
| the invaded regions. was victorious
over Franklin, Bouillon i'm Seine
| Etoise.
{ Socialists Contest Result.
The socialists have served notice
! that they.will contest the; result in
the second Paris district. The French
! law holds that the names. Of candi-
dates shall not be followed by any
phrase injurious to. opposing candi-
| dates. After the name Of Col. Bau-
diet the nationalist, candidate. there
appeared on the lists the words: "The
denunciator of Malvy." The socialists
! hold that this was injurious to Col.
Baudier's opponents and comes within
the ban of the law. They will de-
mand that Baudier's election be an
| nuiled.
Definite returns from. AIgiers. Con-
| stantines and Oran, the three depart
| were received in Paris among the
| first figures cand were ahead of the
suburban city departments. --,-----
| Baron Maurice de Rothschild was
elected in the Pyrenees.
Struggle by United Socialists.
| PARIS. November II (Havas).-The
newspapers. commenting today on the
elections of Sunday for the chamber
Of deputies, while calling attention to
the fact that the unified socialists did
lnot attain the success they had ex-
pected, predict that the struggle will
not be abandoned because of the vic
| tory of the national bloc. -
Results of the. elections thus far
known show that among the winning
candidates are 70 republicans of the
left, II radicals. radical socialists.
IL republican socialists, unified So
cialists. S progressives, liberals and
| 8 conservatives.
| The republicans Of the left gained
seven seatls and lost four, the radi-
Gals gained six and lost five. the radi-
cal socialists gained one and lost
fifteen, republican socialists gained
| two and lost two, unified socialists
gained two and lost eight. the pro-
gressives gained seven, the liberals
gained seven and the conservatives
gained two.
Three deputies whose terms expire
will have, a second term, and 25 depu-
| ties whose terms expire, were beaten,
of whom there were 8 left republic
ans, II radical socialists. 2 republic
an socialists and unified socialists.