Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-17
DESCHANEL CHOSEN
AS HEAD of FRANCE
Members of National Assembly
Elect President 20 Succeed
Poincare.
ny - 20. = - EvenIns

Uy As9o~tated Press to Every Evening
Versailles, Jan IL Paul Dcschanel
was elected president Of France by the
national assembly here today
DeschanieI received 734 votes out of
total Of $50 cast
It was declared shortly after the session
Of the Assembly opened that the Socialists
had decided to vote for VI, Deschanel,
which appeared ~ place his election hc-
yond doubt
There were $40 Senators and Deputies
entitled To vote, but as some of these
were not able tD take part in the pro
cecdings the total participating was
expected 10 be GIG
The roll for the vote was read by tho
secretary Is each members name was
called he walked forward to The prcsi.
dental platform, mounted the steps and
received from one usher 2 small white
ball about the size of an ordinary marble
He then advanced fo the voting receptacle
which looked much ike an American
ballotbox, dropped his ballot utO the
wooden slot end then handed bis bali n
another usher who kept tally pf the
members voting
The only printed ballot distributed
bore NJ Deschancl's name
There were comparatively fcw abstcn-
so slowly Tint two hours WIS the estinaf-
cd Time for the completion ~ the roll caIl
As the balloting progrcss.cd there was
no indication whatever ,s 10 The reeuIlt
or even as to how many candidates werr
being voted for
The calling Of the roll vas rnmpieted
II 800 0 clock
Whic the voting was going on within
the chateau tho srrncr cmtsidn we're
tranquil regiment uf infanfrE was
drawn up beyond tho prncipnl gate ID ft"
palace enclosure. and outside the one
~ aoidicry wls an orderly crowd ~ Como
thousands If persons who had gathered
to aec the distinguished arrivals and earn
tho first ncyga of The election hll The
approaches "a fhc park werc held ov
dctachmcnfz ~ soldiers to keep out i'm
trudrrs
Paul Fugenc Louis Dcschanel. zta'rs-
man and author, l. known as one ~ the
most brilliant pubic speakers II France
He was born in Brussels IN 1857 during
the exile IN Pel0iurn of his father. Fmile
Deschanel, Senator and professor of the
college of Paris
Paul Dcschauel entered political life
in 1876 as secretary to ~ DE Narcere,
then minister of the interior, and N the
following year was secretary 70 Jules
Simon. president ~ tho council! In 1885
ne was elected to the chamber IF deputies.
becoming wee president of that bodyin
1896
NJ Deschancl was elected president
of the chamber in SIS and held that
ofFlce until 1902. when ~ was defeated
for reelection Altcr rcnnqmshing the
presidency pf the chamber. h. was an
pointed presidest of the parliamentary
COMMISSION 81 foreign affairs and colonies,
ghicn nosition lie filled fro 1905 70 1903
Since Nav. 1912 hen re- ziIccce-ie,i
Henri I3rlsson n Ds4chaae has served
continuously - pres ,dcnt II the chamber
II deputies FIo IS member IF The
French Academy, having succecded to
the seat Of the iatc Fdouard Hcrve H.
has written several books on social and
political subjects
THIS y the second time ~ Dcschanct
has been a candidate fur the presidency
of the republic In 1913 he entered the
lists against Raymond Poincare, but
poiled only Is votes.