St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-22
A Battle Of Ballots Wipes Out
the Cartel Party's Ma
jority.
Socialists Will Sweep Berlin
&c in All Districts Except
t the First.
A General Disapproval Of the
Policy Of the Present
Government.
InfOpmer lie Caron Not In the
Pay Of Premier Lord
@ Salisbury.

BERLIN, Feb. 21.-The results of the
election so far as now known account
for 234 seats. AS the reichstag has 397
members. this leaves l63 seats to be ac-
counted for. Of the 234, the election
failed in ninety-twO districts, making
supplementary elections necessary in
those places. The 142 members elected
are divided between the following
parties: German Conservatives, %;
Imperiallsts, 10; National Liberals. 9;
Centrists, 50: German Liberals. IL; So
cialists, 20; Poles, 3; Alsatians, 10; DEM
ocrats. 3; Danes, 1: Independent Liber-
ais, l. The ninety-two districts in
which there were no elections
will be contested by: Con-
servatives. IL; Imperialists, Is:
National Liberals, 53; Centrists,
IA; German Liberals, SO: Socialists, 40;
Guelphs, 2; Poles. 4; Democrats, 9.
The Freissinnige Zeitung reckons that
the Cartel combination has lost twenty
seven seats. Twenty Socialists are
known to be elected. Socialists will
also contest thirty-three districts in
which second ballots are necessary.
The Center party and the Liberals hold
their ground. The Cartel parties have
SUSTAINED SEVERE LOSSES.
The National Zeitung estimates from
the returns thus far received that the
Cartel parties have already lost eighteen
seats. The paper says that owing to
these losses of the Cartel parties the
government will be unable to Sc
stag. The clear Cartel majority
that existed in the last reich
stag has irrevocably vanished. 1t is
likely that the Socialists will sweep
Berlin with the exception of the first
district Only. One of the facts of
the case is that the Socialists
have had comparatively little success
in the mining districts. They have
gained most in the manufacturing
districts and the large towns.
The Liberal organs attribute the defeat
of the Cartel party to the heavy taxation
that bears upon the workingmen and to
the protective tariff which favors the
landed interest. They demand the abo-
lition of the socialist law, which
famed the discomfort. The VOSsiche
Zeitung says the socialist votes were
not all cast by socialists, but they eX-
press general disapprOval of the pol
icy of the government. The National
Zeitung appeals for union of all par
ties against the socialists on the second
ballots. The only disorder that occurred
in Berlin was collision between the
police and the socialists late in
evening. Some officers were endorsed
and one was severely stabbed and taken
to the hospital. Knives were freely
used and many arrests were made. At
Anhalt polling booth was stormed,
the tickets for voting were destroyed,
and the election at that place is de-
ciared invalid. All the chief party
leaders are elected. The second
ballots are fixed for March 1. There
are conflicting reports as tn the election
of Herr Miguel. He has at best a trif-
ling majority. Upon tue refusal of a
socialist crowd to dispense at midnight
in Altoona the military made charge
with the bayOnets. Many were wound
ed and MANY arrests Wert. made.