Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-13
Victory Comes After BRAND
WithdraWS and Throws
Support to Marraud.
MINISTER'S DEFEAT SEEN
AS BLOW TO PRESTIGE
Henderson's Endorsement and
Praise of U. S. Press Credited
With Setback.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
VERSAILLES, France, May 13.-Pau,
Doumer, 74-year-old president of the
Senate, tonight was elected thirteenth
President of the French republic.
Victory came on the second ballot
after Aristide BRAND, who trailed
Doumer on the flrst ballot, had with
drawn his candidacy.
The official count gave Doumer 504
votes to 334 for Senator Pierre Mar
raud, who had the backing Of the So
cialiStS.
BRAND, defeated on the first presi-
Dental ballot, withdrew his candidacy
and threw his support to Senator Pierre
Marraud as the second ballot began
early in the evening.
Marraud was the most formidable OPP
ponent to Doumer, who polled 442 votes
to Brands 401 in the first ballot. The
Socialists announced their votes would
60 to Marraud.
Brands defeat was interpreted as a
blew to his prestige, and in the Hobbies
there was free discussion as to who
would replace him as foreign minister
BRAND had told the cabinet In confer
ence, however, that he would 60 to
Geneva tomorrow as he had planned
1OE nc Olu lOI COilSlOcL LIE pIeSiQcl1Gldl
vote had any affect on French foreign
policies.
Laval and Hennessy Withdraw.
Premier Pierre Laval, who polled @
few scattering votes, announced he
would not be a candidate on the second
ballot.
Jean Hennessy, former minister Of
agriculture, who poled IA votes on the
G~rk tel ra,{fk Il
his candidacy in favor of Doumer be-
fore the second ballot began.
If HennesSy's votes swing to Doumer
the Senate president will have 456
enough for election. In the Hobbies the
belief was freely expressed that Doumer
would win on the second ballot.
The left Republican group, most CT
whom voted for BRAND on the first
ballot, announced after a caucus that
they would support Doumer en- the
second.
Despite the overwhelming majority
BRAND got last week in the Chamber
after debate on his foreign policies,
his fellow Deputies let him down in the
secret ballot over which 1t Is impossible
to enforce party discipline.
The setback was attributed IN good
part to Brands overzealous supporters
who Wanted the alleged Endorsement
of his candidacy by Arthur Henderson,
the British foreign minister, and cited
praise for BRAND In American news
papers. ..-
This was believed to have solidifed
the Nationalistic opposition to the in
ternaticnal-minded foreign minister.
Before the second ballot began the
various political groups retired for
party meetings.
Oficial figures on the first ballot
gave Doumer 442, BRAND 401 and Jean
Hennessy, former minister CT Agricul-
ture, IA, with 40 scattering votes.
Bitter Defeat for BRAND.
It was probably the bitterest defeat
that BRAND had experienced in his
long. dramatic career, during which he
had been chosen premier IL times and
had been a cabinet minister 70 times
In a quarter Of a century.
Even though the rather decorative
role OF the presidency could hardly APP
peal to a man Of such action, the fact
that his fellow legislators had checked
his advance to the highest post was
bound to be blcw.
Doumer, Brands outstanding OPP
ponent, was the first candidate to ar
rive here this afternoon for the presi-
Dental election
He shook few outstretched hands
and retired to the quarters reserved 1or
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