MAYOR OF LYONS.
M. HERRIOT RE-ELECTED. (TOTTED PRESS ASSOCIATION—BT ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH —COPTRIGHT.) (Received May 20th, 5.5 p.m.) PARIS. May 19. Socialists at Lyons withdrew their opposition to M. Herriot, who was erected Mayor for his 21 st year.— United Service. [M. Herriot was Minister for Public Instruction in the Poincare Cabinet until November last 'ear, when a crisis occurred and the Ministry resigned, being reformed without Herriot and other Socialist-Radical members. The crisis was precipitated by M Caillaux, one of M. Poincare's most bitter critics, who, at a nierht sitting of the Socialist-Radical Conere=s, and in Herriot's absence drafted a manifest*, /•ompelline the Ministers to leave the Government. M. Herriot met with a hostile reception at Lvons. following his nnveilins of the statue to M Oombe". Tn the course <">f a straff**!" in tbe Council Chamber councillor* climbed into thp jrallpry and fought and ejected the flomonotrfttors.^j
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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19624, 21 May 1929, Page 9
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