Telegram-herald., 1890-02-22
GREAT GAINS.
Socialists SHOW Surprising Strength
at the Polls Ia Germany
THEY DOUBLE THEIR RORKER yOIk
Ths Governments Asssss A@sy so&ts Ia tEs
k.sselassag -1hs Easersr's ALsEsa
Abass of Power Causes the De
fe2t sf faEeas hichter.
a SURPRISE IA sEKMASs.

sVEFBISk IA 6EKMANt-
BERLIN. Feb n A heavy vote was
pollod az Thursdays elections tor mem
bers q shs keiohstAg and 81 many poll-
ing places tie officers were eyerwhelnsd
witA work Al midnight the apparent
result IS that the Government parties
have lost hfteen seats ana tAf
Socialists throughout Germany have
doubled their vete Herr lAebkneolt
aGG Herr Singer are elected. Tse lat
ter. a Socialist defeated Eugene Riol-
ter one Of the most dlsting uishsc %
German politicians and loader q the
German Liberal party Singer is the
nan whose libel case agsiEst the stsSts-
burger Zeitung made q great deal q
noise in Deoem Der last tie gained hls
case aud the ealtOr Was condemned -
pay fine, and this fne the Emperor re
mitted, using his royal prerogstive 20
set aside the verdict Of court of jus-
tice This made great sensation. and
Singers candidacy became sort
OF ralylng center for protest
against such an abuse % power
His election WAS an almost
necessary consequence. Singer polled
a, 500 votes, against u 100 for Richter
German Libersl). In the Fifth dis
trict Baumbach, Doutsche Frels-nnige
20. coo: Aaerbach, the Socialist, 2, ,ss2;
Luedtke. Conservative. g. Ss4 Llob-
knecht received so, EOS votes
The great feature Of the election is
the enormous and unexpected increase
IN the Socialist vote. This party
has manifested strength in places
where il Was unknown before, and
other parties viii have 70 make
firm combination against IL 10
stem the tide on the supplementary
elections Ia the vote n Berlin alone
the Socialist vote is increased 20, Ooo, tie
DentSche Freislnnlge 5000, sno the Con-
servatiyes have lost Ss. 600
Richter ls elected for Hagen The
Socialists were successful at Elberfeld.
Barmen and Frankfurt and have good
pros spects for success In the second cleo
tions az Stettin. Breslsu and Bremen.
1t is reported that a Socialist IS elect
ed for Konigsberg; three Cartellers are
elected for Worms. IN OessGu. two Poles
FOR Posen, and six ultranontsnes tor
Cologne and TrCves. Noltke was
candidate for the Fourth Berlin district.
Ia Hamburg in the First and Second
wards the Socialist Inaioriues we're
overwhelming. In the Third the con-
test was closer, but the Socialists poiled
5000 vs,es
Schiffel. Socialist carried Chemnitr
by "A, 900 ma jority. In Leipsie, Geyer.
Socialist, is elected in one district and
a new election is required in another %
decide between the Socialist and Ma
tional Liberal candidates
Auer and Stole. Socialists, are elect
ed in Zwickau and Dantzic respectively.
Meerane returns Socialist and Meinin-
gen a Progressiyist
Compared with the last preceding
shows an increase of IS, 600, and the
Liberal vote an increase OF 5000. The
Conservative vote decreased S5, 900.
When Prince Bismarck entered the
polling place all present arose from
their seats except one Socialist The
Chancellor said. This is probsbl the
last time shall ever vote The chair.
man expressed the hope that lie might
enjoy his strength for many years. Bis.
msrck said: why, an rs; st nay age
five years is very long time"
The campaign which preceded the
election was quiet one and thanks 70
the influence Of the Emperor. the Social.
lists, for the first time in many years,
were allowed 10 pursue their canvass
without molestation by the police. Nc
spies were permitted 20 attend their
meetings and all their gathering
were held with open doors. Ever
in Sa1ony, the Rhine province
and the Westphsl. district, where the
working classes are in TIE large ma jor1
". and where extreme sentiments pre-
vail. Bebel and other extremists were
allowed to indulge IN the most violent
harangues without let or hindrsnce
in view Of this liberal policy n is not
surprising that the Socialists expected
10 send larger contingent 20 The
Reichstag than they ever eit before.
IN the last body they were represented
by eleven mem bers
IT is generally believed that The Ger
man Liberals viii cease % sTist as .
distinct organization and that new
party Will probably be formed called
'Demoorsts.~ whic, will en- brace the
National Liberals" and the Social
Democrats"