Show DISTURBANCE NO DURING POLLING French Elections Passed Off Quietly in Spite pite of the Re Recent Recent Recent cent Riots GOVERNMENT MAKES GAINS SECOND BALLOT T NECESSARY IN PARIS May lIay 6 The results thus far an in the th general parliamentary elec elections elections which h wore were held today show few c hanges in the chamber most of former deputies being reelected but an extraordinary nary number of ot second sec nd ballots will be necessary i essary in Paris THe Ti present ballot gives the opposition a majority but the second ballot which will be taken May 20 is ex expected expected to reproduce the results of the 1902 1903 election when the representation of ot the capital was equally divided Nevertheless less the government has gained one seat It Is estimated that there was a record I poll ot of votes Owing to the excitement caused aused by the recent strike and the ders dels occasioned by the taking of oe inventories inventories inventories I tories of ot church property the polling booths were guarded by military and po lice ilce but the day passed practically with without without without out incident and intervention by the au thor tie was unnecessary Cheering or Hooting Great crowds this evening surrounded the Hotel de do Vile Ville the ministry of ot the In Interior tenor and the newspaper offices where re results results suits of voting were posted cheering or hooting when the return of ot popular can was announced The success of prominent men such as MM Briand Ix Lockroy and Mule Mine voys and Admiral was wa greeted with enthusiasm Marcel Hbert director dIrector director tor of ot the League Lea Ue of Patriots was de do Police and cavalry patrols prevented demonstrations by the disorderly element and good lood humor was wa generally prevalent Government Gains Provincial returns display an unexpectedly unexpectedly edly favorable tendency the gov government government eminent whose supporters have nave captured no fewer fower than eighteen seats scats against a loss of ot only onh two Including Paris 1 re results suIts are known Of those these the govern government government government ment captured scats and the opposition while ill will require second ballots The net gain to the government is elgh eighteen eighteen teen seats M Doumer president of ot the chamber of ot deputies Clementel former minister of the th colonies minister of ot the col colonies onies in the tho cabinet the leader minis minister ministEr ter of commerce former minis minister minister ter tr of marine Brisson former president of It t the tho th chamber and the Duke Duko de BrogUe Broglie Were vere all reelected |