▁supported ▁Mira be au ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁June , ▁attacked ▁the ▁queen ▁on ▁ 5 ▁October , ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁president ▁on ▁ 4 ▁December ▁ 1 7 9 0 . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁June ▁ 1 7 9 1 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁criminal ▁trib unal ▁of ▁Paris . ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁June ▁ 1 7 9 1 ▁he ▁was ▁chosen ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁commission ers ▁appointed ▁to ▁bring ▁back ▁the ▁king ▁from ▁Var ennes , ▁and ▁he ▁has ▁left ▁an ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁journey . ▁After ▁the ▁last ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁assembly ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁ 1 7 9 1 ▁Rob esp ierre ▁and ▁P ét ion ▁were ▁made ▁the ▁popular ▁hero es ▁and ▁were ▁crown ed ▁by ▁the ▁popul ace ▁with ▁civ ic ▁crow ns . ▁ ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Paris ▁From ▁ 2 4 ▁October ▁- ▁ 1 1 ▁November ▁P ét ion ▁visited ▁London ▁and ▁had ▁dinner ▁with ▁Thomas ▁Pa ine . ▁By ▁late ▁ 1 7 9 1 , ▁administrative ▁control ▁of ▁Paris ▁was ▁domin ated ▁by ▁the ▁Jacob ins ▁and ▁mayor ▁Jean - S yl v ain ▁B ail ly ▁had ▁res igned ▁due ▁to ▁constant ▁political ▁attacks ▁from ▁the ▁left . ▁P ét ion ▁received ▁a ▁still ▁further ▁proof ▁of ▁the ▁affection ▁of ▁the ▁Paris ians ▁for ▁him ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁November ▁ 1 7 9 1 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁second ▁mayor ▁of ▁Paris ▁in ▁succession ▁to ▁B ail ly ▁in ▁a ▁contest ▁against ▁La f