The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-21
GERMANY AT THE POLLS.
THE SOCIALISTS HAVE DOUBLED
THEIR VOTE.

SINGER whose L1DeI suit was Fol-
lowed by Remittance OF the Fine OF
the Editor at the Emperor's Com
mand = Fifteen Seats Lost by the
Government Parties.
BERLIN, Feb. 2O.-The geuer al elections
for members of the reichstag took place to-
day. The size of the vote polled was
phenomenal. The election officials were
overwhelmed, and many Of the polling
places were unable to cope with the crowd
of electors, who, during dinner, hasteued
to deposit their vote. A majority of the
factories were closed during the day. Many
anti-semite conservatives voted for the
socialist candidates in order to spite Herr
Virchow. Herren Liebknecht and Singer
are elected.
EUGENE RICHTER BEATEN.
The latter socialist defeated Eugene
Richter, one of the most distinguished of
German politicians, and the leader of the
German liberal party. Herr Singer is the
man whose libel case against the Stddts-
burger ZeitWng made great deal OF noise
in December last He gained his case, and
the editor was condemned TO pay fine, and
this fine the emperor remitted, using his
royal prercgative to set aside the virdict of
the court OF justice. This made great
sensation, and Herr Singers candidacy be-
came a sort of rallying center for protest
against such an abuse of power. His elec-
ton was an almost necessary consequence.
In Hamburg, Socialists Bebel, Dietz and
Metzger are elected.
THE VOTE IN BERLIN.
In this city the vote is as follows:
First district - Progressist candidate,
6,700; conservative, $500; socialist, $500.
Second district - Progressist Virchow,
1901 the socialist candidate, 1000; con-
servative candidate, 14,0lz.
Third district - Progressist candidate,
1876; socialist, Il, $50.
In all these districts, therefore, supple
mentary elections are necessary.
In the fifth district the progressst can
didate had TO- 100 and the socialist 1910
At Magdeburg Socialist Vollmars is
elected.
At Munich a second election Is necessary
in the First district.
In the Second district a socialist is elected.
At Strasbourg natio al liberal is elected.
At Leipzig a second election Is necessary.
Herr Hagen, progressist, is elected for
Nuremburg.
A socialist is elected for Meerane. in
Saxony; Auer socialist is elected for
Zwickaustolle, and a socialist is elected for
Danzig.
At zittau, Koenigsberg stettin and Lu-
beck, second elections are necessary.
For Meinningena progressist Is
elected.
At midnight the apparent result is that
the government parties have lost Is sea
and the socialists throughout Germany have
doubled their vote.
GOOD WEATHER
The weather was favorable to the oppo-
nents Of socialism. Previous experience
shows that the socialists disregard the ele-
ments, but the pleasant day brought out
the other vote. The socialists had forced
the closing wherever possible of all the
workshops and factories. There was tre-
mendous voting in the afternoon.
One great point In the vote in Berlin was
the complete absence of the antI-semitio
faction, who abstained from voting because
the candidates did not meet the approval of
the Cartel electoral committed Disorder
was thus averted.
The indications are that the Deutsche
Freisinnige party may secure at the best
two seats in Berlin, and it is not unlikely
chat this party will lose all its others
throughout the country.
The great fact OF the election is the enor-
nous and unexpected increase in the social
ist vote. This party has manifested strength
in places where it was unknown bef r., and
the other parties will have to make firm
the supplementary elections. In the vote
in Berlin alone these changes are shown:
The socialist vote is increased 10000, the
Deutsche Freisinnige $1,000, and the con-
servatives have lost "a, 900.
BISMARCK CASTS HIS BALLOT.
When Prince Bismarck entered the polling
place everybody present arose from their
seats, except one socialist. The chancellor
said: "This Is probably the last time | shall
ever voter The chairman expressed the
hope that he might ENJOY his strength for
many years. Prince Bismarck said: ''Why,
am 20; at my age five years Is very long
time"
Herr Lebknecht polled 30, 293 votes.
Herr Richter is elected for Hagen.
The socialists were successful at Elber-
field, Barmen and Frankfort, and have good
prospects for success in the second elections
at Stettin, Breslau, and Bremen.
The semi-official agency has published
but few results, but the emperor has Or
dered the complete returns TO be published
in special edition Of the Reichs Anzeiger.
1t is reported that socialist is elected for
Konigsberg.
Three Cartellers are elected for Worms,
In Dessau, two Poles for Posen. and six ul-
ira montanes for Cologne and Treves.
Gen. Moltke was candidate in the
Fourth Berlin district.
In Hamburg, in the First and Second
wards the socialist majorities were over
whelming In the Thi'd the contest was
closer, but the socialists polled 5000 votes.
SECOND BALLOT PROSPECTS.
LONDON, Feb. 21. A. M-The Times
Berlin correspondent wires: "In Berlin the
second ballots will be in favor of the radi-