4 , 0 2 9 ▁votes ▁out ▁of ▁ 6 , 1 0 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Naval ▁Committee . ▁He ▁now ▁expressed ▁opposition ▁to ▁General ▁Bou lang er . ▁From ▁his ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁questions ▁of ▁Tun is ia ▁and ▁Ton kin ▁he ▁must ▁be ▁considered ▁a ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁nas cent ▁colonial ▁group . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 ▁August ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁elections ▁he ▁was ▁re elect ed ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁by ▁ 3 , 7 5 3 ▁votes ▁out ▁of ▁ 6 , 8 6 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁particularly ▁involved ▁in ▁improvements ▁to ▁the ▁marine ▁and ▁postal ▁services ▁of ▁Al ger ia ▁and ▁C ors ica , ▁and ▁increases ▁in ▁cred its ▁for ▁colon ization ▁and ▁administration ▁of ▁Al ger ia . ▁He ▁ins isted ▁on ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁the ▁Al ger ian ▁government ▁to ▁be ▁controlled ▁by ▁a ▁body ▁of ▁elected ▁represent atives . ▁In ▁the ▁general ▁election ▁of ▁ 8 ▁May ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁For ci oli ▁ ▁won ▁only ▁ 4 , 8 8 5 ▁votes ▁against ▁ 5 , 1 3 0 ▁for ▁the ▁journalist ▁Thom son , ▁who ▁was ▁elected ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round . ▁ ▁Deput y ▁of ▁C ors ica ▁ ▁For ci oli ▁ran ▁in ▁the ▁C ors ican ▁legisl ative ▁by - e lection ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁to ▁replace ▁Em manuel ▁Ar ène , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁elected ▁Senator ▁of ▁C ors