Show I FRANCE ELECTS PRESIDENT Man of Humble Origin Chosen on the First Ballot Paris Tho national assembly met on Wednesday for the purpose of electing a president Although several sev-eral candidates wore mentioned for tho presidency in succession to M Loubet including M Fallleres president pres-ident of the chamber of deputies M Sarrlcn former minister of justice and M Leon Bourgeois tho former premier the real contest was between M Fallleres and Doumer In all 849 voters were present The final figures were M Fallloros 449 M Doumer 371 scattered 28 Ono voter abstained from depositing his ballot M Fallleros returned to Paris from Versailles escorted by a military guard of hoonr He will take over his new duties February 18 The now president of France is the son of a magistrates clerk and the grandson of a blacksmith I |