Evening star., 1920-09-15
M|LLERAND LIKELY
TO Be CHOSEN NEXT
FRENCH PRESIDENT
Several Others Ready to En-
ter Campaign in Case
He Refuses.
By the Associated pra.s

- sAS ~ASSoSAutcu =
l. PARIS, September 15.-Aiexandre
Milierand, EErsssk .p1suliss and fsrs
! ieign minister. IS rominently itfens
toned as the next president OF inc
French renubiic, should President
! Deschanel resign because Of. ILL
health. says the Figaro. Some of M.
Millerand's friends declare he will re-
fuse to become a candidate, but.
nevertheless. there Is a tendency to
believe he may be induced to accent.
II the office is offered him unani-
mously.
| Should he refuse to become a can
didate. there are several other prom
inent men in public life who might
enter the campaign. Among them are
iCharles c. A. Jonnart, now extraor-
dinary ambassador to the vatican:
Raoul Peret, president of the chamber
OF deputies; Leon Bourgeois, president
OF the senate; Alexandra F. Ribot.
former premier; Jules Pans, former
minister Of the interior, and Georges
Leygues, former minister OF marine.
| Premier Milierand had long inter-
view at Aix-les- Baines on Monday
with Minister of Interior Steee.
whose department would have to
make arrangements for the election
OF new president if the in
premier will return to Paris on
Thursday. and cabinet meeting will
be held Friday morning There is a
report current that the situation will
De discussed at that time and, if a
definite decision is reached. there will
be another meeting soon after. 1t
also is expected political leaders will
meet Friday to try to arrive at a
decision on the candidate or candi-
dates to be brought forward
Resignation May BE Held Back.
The procedure to be followed depends
upon the time that President Deschanel
should decide to make his resignation
enect,ve' according to the Figaro. If
effective at once, parliament would be
called into extraordinary session, and
the letter of resignation read. The SEN
ate and chamber would then meet in
joint session at Versailles and elect a
new % president, and It is probable this
eight hours after the reading of the
resignation The two houses would then
adjourn until the opening of the regular
session in November. On the other
hand. 1t is possible, the newspaper says,
the resignation will be held back urtii
the end Of October or the beginning of
November, in which case the election
would be but a prelude to the ordinary
session of parliament
Notwithstanding his long rest and
treatment by specialists. the Figaro de-
clares President DeschaAel is unable
fully to discharge the duties of his
high office, and it is expected he. him
self, feels he can no longer continue to
assume the trust. with which he has
been invested. Nothing is known as to
how he will carry out his resolution to
resign. but the cabinet will have to c6n-
| slider, perhaps this week, the summon
ing Of the national assembly, the news
paper asserts.
While regretting the probable de-
parture of President Deschanel from
public life, Paris newspapers generally
agree that the present uncertain situa.
tion cannot continue and they see little
probability of his health being restored
Some even declare it has become worse
Activity at Versailles.
!, VERSAILLES, September 15.-Re-
ports that the resignation of Presi.
dent Deschanel was imminent, because
of his failure to regain his health
| were given color to by the prepara.
tions already apparent here for the
meeting of another national assembly
which would elect his eventual sue.
cessor.
Great activity was observed thi,
J morning among the staff at the nal.
ace, which busted itself making read,
/ the assembly Chamber where the sen.
ate and chamber of deputies meet ir
joint session to select a president OF
! the republic Their work comprised
removal of various impediments to q
quick installation of the accessorie.
for a presidential election. Meanwhile
the employees in the Hotel Des Reser-
voirs. the principal hostelry Of Yer.
sailles, We're busily engaged all the
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