Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-23
M|LLERAND MADE
FRENCH PRESIDENT
BY ASSEMBLY VOTE
Chosen by sos Out Of 892,
and Is Proclaimed as.
Eleventh Executive.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
VERSAILLES, September 23.-Alex-
andre Millerand was today elected
President of France by the national
assembly in session here. He sue
ceeds Paul Deschanel, who resigned
because of i'll health.
M. Millerand received sos votes out
of total of 892.
The complete vote was: Alexandra
Millerarid, 6S5: Gustave Delory fso-
cialist deputy from Lille, Department.
du Nord). So; scattering, 20; blaak,
The baIloting was finished some
what more speedily than had been
expected. being concluded at 1856 pm.
At Asst o'clock M. Millerand was
proclaimed by Leon Bourgeois, pre-
man Of the assembly. as the eleventh
President of France.
The national assembly, which COM
prises the members of the senate and
chamber of deputies, met at o'clock
this afternoon, in the historic palace in
Versailles to elect a successor to Paul
Deschanel, as President of France.
The assembly was called to order by
Leon Bourgeois, president of the senate.
Premier Millerand, whose election to
the presidency had been forecast by the
action Of the parliamentary caucus yes
terday, when he received an overwhelm-
ing preponderance Of the votes cast was
given a great ovation as he entered the
assembly hall moment after the ses-
sion had begun.
after only brief interval. at 2:10 pm.
PARIS, September 23.-Leon Bour-
geois and Raold Peret, presidents. re-
spectively, of the senate and chamber,
declined to permit their names to come
before yesterdays joint caucus and no
Nfh nd hrn
ward.
Immediate Inauguration of the new
president was decided upon by gov
ernment officials This was considered
necessary for the reason that the repub-
lie for two days has been without an
official head.
NJ. Deschaners resignation was form
ally accepted on Tuesday, and in the
interim government responsibilities were
carried by the cabinet. 1t is expected
the personnel of the new ministry will
be announced tomorrow.
BRAND May BE Premier.
By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
Copyright 1920.
PARIS. France, September 23.-With
NJ. Millerand's election to the presidency.
the indications are that Aristide BRAND
will be the next premier and that he
will continue Millerand's policies.
Alexandra Millerand has long been
one of the foremost figures in the politi-
cal life Of France, his entry into parlia-
ment dating back to 1885. and his cab
met experience to 1889, when he became
a member Of the Waldeck- Rousseau
cabinet
His early Affiliations were with the
radical socialists, and he always has
been keenly interested in labor questions
and has fathered numerous measures
for the betterment Of the working world.
notably the old age pension act, which
became operative in 1905.
1t was NJ. Millerand's services to his
country during the great war, however,
as minister of war in the Viviani cab
met, and his notable conduct of Frances
foreign policy as the successor of Glenn
enceau in the premiership after THE
Tigers" retirement last January, that
raised him into pre-eminent eligibility
for the presidency, compelled his re-
1uctant consent to quit the premiership
and stand as a candidate to succeed
President Deschanel.
NJ. Millerand was born in Paris Feb
iruary 10. 1859. and wasseducated for
the bar. His first ministerial post
was as minister of commerce, but he
has served in several other cabinet
positions, notably as minister of pub
llic works in the BRAND ministry of
| 1909. minister of war in the Poincare
cabinet of 1912 and as minister of war
in the viviani ministry, to which post
he was appointed in August. 1914,
shortly after the outbreak of the
world war. He held the war ministry
until the Viviani cabinet resigned Oc-
tober 30. 1915.
| While the peace with Germany was
being made President Moincare, in
March, 1919, appointed NJ. Millerand
governor of Alsace-Lorraine, Frances
1regained provinces. and he served at
| this post until at the reuIaSt of NJ
Poincare in January last, he accepted
the task of forming new cabinet. in
which he took the premiership and
ministry of foreign affairs, succeed
ling Cleme enceau.
| When President DeschaneI assumed
office in the following month, Premi or
tMillerand. as is customary on the ac-
lcession of new chief executive, of
fered the resignation of his ministry
This the president refused to accept
and asked NJ. Millerand to remain in
office. The premier consented ana
has since held the premiership.