In.the French electicumof last Sunday the most complete vindica- tion
was afforded of the votes of the Assembly which invalidated the elections for the eight seats. These are once more filled up. All eight seats had been held by Conservatives. But only two of the eight Conservatives contested the seats on this occasion, and those two were beaten by large majorities. In other words, when let alone, all eight seats were filled by members of the popular party. Nor is it even alleged that this time there was any official pressure. The enormous official pressure of the last elections was simply re- moved, and the result was that popular opinion rushed into the vacuum and decided the matter in the natural way. Still this will be no justification for invalidating elections where there is no evidence that overwhelming official pressure was actually exerted.
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