Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1914 edition. Excerpt: ... IV SOME MEN OF THE TIME The Elections for the Commune--The Arrest of Blanqui--The Commune Proclaimed--Charles Beslay and his Career--Jules Allix--Charles Amouroux--Arnaud, Arnold and Arnould--Babiok--Generals Bergeret and Brunei--Billioray and Blanohet--Chalain, Champy and Chardin--Cldmenoe and the three Clements--The great Cluseret--Courbet of the Column--Cournet the Polite--Delcscluzo the Commune's Robespierre--Demay, Dereure, Deoamps, the Duponts, and Durand--General Eudes--Ferre the Firebrand--Fortun6 and Franckel--Gambon the "Cowboy"--The two Gerardins--Geresme--Pasohal Grousset, the Diplomatic "Nut"--Johannard the Billiard Player--Jourde the Financier--Langcviu--Lcdroit and Lefrancais--Lonclas, Longuet, Lebeau and Vesinier. Apart from one or two somewhat riotous incidents at Montraartre, there were no disturbances in Paris i v- v on March 26 when the Commune was elected. In' some parts of the city, Montmartre, Belleville, La Villette, the Faubourg du Temple, the H6tel-deVille, and the Pantheon districts, the voters were numerous, but such was not the case elsewhere. At the plebiscitum taken by the National Defence Administration during the siege, 375,000 electors had gone to the poll, whereas only 180,000 took part in the election of the Commune. As I previously mentioned, thousands of people had lately quitted the city, and many of those who still remained were not disposed to participate in the appointment of an illegal Assembly. The Central Committee itself could scarcely be congratulated on the results of the election, for only fourteen of its forty members V "' were chosen to form part of the new Government On the other hand, many rival revolutionists now came to the front, and their triumph was celebrated in a pastoral...
