Show FOR ONE LONELY VOTER remarkable election held in a 3 district in france A curious election took place at les sables in the department of the var recently when a single elector drew up the whole list ot of candidates and was the only one to vote he hatun natu ally voted tor for his whole list himself included the commune contains about inhabitants some time ago the municipal council resigned elections were held on november 25 last when only four men came to vote there was to be a second election last sanday the whole day passed and not a solitary voter appeared A quarter of an hour before the legal limit of time elapsed a benevolent citizen at last appeared drew up a list ot 0 ten candidates including himself and voted A quarter ol of an hour later the election was declared legally valid and the other nine candidates were duly notified of their election they have since declined in a body to be elected by a single vote the good gond natured citizen therefore who alone voted now constitutes by himself the town council of les sables what la stranger still Is that he nay liay invoke a precedent in fact on a previous occasion another citizen was also the sole voter at an election and voted for himself remaining legally in office for ton ten years this would indicate that political activity is at a low ebl ebb ir IP the var and yet the french pr prin laic 0 in minister inister II 11 clemenceau CIemence au Is senator for that department perhaps his energy makes up for the negligence of the rest 1 lr |