The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-13
TIE PRUssIAN ELECTIONS.
The liberals and the Party Of Progress victo-
observation-disclosures Declining.

From The IhN Nal Gdssfe
The results of the elections to the Prus-
sian House of Commons correspond pretty near
ly To the approximate estimate which ! based
the other day on the primary elections. Tho
Liberal majority Of the House consisting ~
National Liberals and the Progress party have
come out Of the electoral struggle victorious.
notwithstanding that in many districts Govern
mcnt influence, 10y no means to be undervalued,
manifested itself strongly in favor OF the
Conservatives Although no direct appeal to tho
people to support the present cabinet was made,
Government must nevertheless have recognized
that tho great majority Of Prussian subjects arc
literally Inclined, and would under no consid-
Grafton uphold reactlpnary or even strong
Conservative policy. The Party Of Progress,
against which GQvcrnmcnt chiefly directs its in
Hucnce. aud from which the National Liberals
were vainly urged To separate, have experienced
no great decrease In strength. In Berlin. where
limited, nuctuating between D and 10 per
cent. OF the populations, Progressist candi-
dates were returned without opposition.
Professor NirChuw. the nnthronolopist, who Is
rather radical In his political views has. in spite
~ violent haranguos ~ the hustings. remained At
the bottom of the uol In Nagdeburg. from which
constituency he tried to Dust the more moderate
Professor Won Syhcl. the eminent historian The
Old Conservatives who, AZ the last general cleo
ton, were deprived Of Ministerial support be-
cause they opposed the ecclesiastical policy of
Government. and the concessions made 10y BIS
niarck to the Liberals. have. since their recon-
cliiation with the cabinet ana 10y the foundation
Of new "Gcrman Conservative party"
reun'tlng The shattered, remnants OF the
former "Stall fdciiOu,' become stronger,
their numbers being now increased
from tweuty-scvcn to thirty-sevcn. II IS difficult
10 guess how many Of the " German Conscrya-
tive party " will openly Join the agrcutursts,
rs the interests Of the two parties are almost
identical. The Free Conservatives. purely
mcdiatory party. to which all the Cabinet Minis
tiers in the House belong. are Weakened having
been obliged TO Yield several seats to the Ma
tipnal Liberals aud Old Conservatives, between
whom their political programme iuctuntcs. lnd
even To the Clerical Centre In Upper Silesa
Contrary to expectation, the ultramOntancs
nave gained no increase worthy OF lncntiVn.
Several towns on the Rhine. such IA Dusseldorf
and Ncuwied where It Is true many frotcstants
reside. ana lIcuthen, IN Ippcr Sil.Sa' nave even
seeded from them. Despite iudcfatirhhlc acita-
tions. reinarA ably well directed 10y the Central
Committee the IItramontanes have not sue
ceeded in propagating their principles beyond
their previous stronghods.namcly.in lthincland,
Mestphalia, aud Upper sllesia, and several
districts IN West Prussia. This decline Of IL
tramuutanc influence IL the more satisfactory
because. as the present general elections differed
from the last, "A resistance To llttamontansm
was not the common watchword Of all nom
Catholic factions. or twenty-nine deputies in
iuscn. fifteen only belong to the Polish. and
fourteen To the German party. The increase in
favor of German nationality is explained In the
eerlSral victories III Honltz ana Schlochau,
which towns. 10y q coalition between tunserv-
aliycs and Liberals, rcpulsod the allied Poles
and lltramoutnnes.
The success nf the new parties viz. agriculture
lists, ptotectionlsts aud master trAdesmcn. IN no
way corresponds to the cxcrtions made by them.
Candidates of their own party have nowhere
been returned: hut they obtained the promise
from some Liberal and Conservative deputies II
representing their interests in Parliament. on
general review OF the results ct the elections.
wc md that the new deputies are divided into
the follow Ing groups Liberals Inrty ui Pro-
gross. r., formerly ts National Liberals tl3 ORE
N"usN ~. II. Conservatives Cabinet Ministers.
I, Free Conservatives. - formerly $50. old aud
German Conservatives. 81 previously ~. ~.
INraWoninue. aud their followers tlcrcal-.
~ formerly ~ Poles. ~ lprcNiuii-y a. Guclph
PARTICULAR. , furncrl, - Danes. 3 ~ pre-
Nou~lv. ~. Not belonging To- any parry. or
twice elected. about L. As the pru-sHn House
OF commons consists Of AZ ucmlefs. uf whom
the TWO uauc-. kiycor. and Ia-sen. Will. how
ever. Immediately resign. ov ing Recommendations
scrullcs ON turing the Constitutional oath. the
absolute majority will be formed ~ sl6 mem
beers. or -H i's~ than the united National liberals
ana Progress parry 50 that Government Will
have 10 actuumudtte lis policy to the Liberal
tendencies prevailing iu the House.