The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-02-23
The German Emperor Angry Over
the Result Of the Elections
for the Reichstag.
Despite His Rescripts the Social
ist Vote Shows a Great Gain
Over Last Year


lCopyfight 1850 by New York Asf oeiated Fre.s. !
Berlin, Feb. 22.-inst night an mdepcud-
cnt and entirely reliable authority gave tig
ures showing the socialists had actually
twenty members, and had good prospects 60
capture thirty moro seats on second ballot.
The opposition in the Ieichstag will involve
almost revolutionary notifications. The
most sanqline cartcllers do 10; expect the
second ballots will make such Il change M
the result as seriously 90 modify their de
feat. The supreme question is how far Will
the socialist success ultimately gog Thurs
day their total recorded votes reached
nearly million and half.
against 77l.OW IN 1857. No combination
Of their opponents seems likely 90 head
them OF on second ballots. and there Is
prospect Of seeing thirty-iye tu forty So
ciaiists seated in the next reichstag. as
against eleven in the last Another result
Suggestive of the growth OF tie popular
movement is the reappearancc OF the Noll,s-
purtei. or democrats, so-called. IN the
rciolwlag of ISL this party held
eleven seats. Taking the whole result To-
gether. ns II simds in actual results. and as
II is likely 10 stand after the decision OF the
second ballots, the prospect is the opposl.
ton will hayo ~ in the house against li3
for the government groups. This opposi-
tion will be made up as follows: Centrisi'.
or Gltamonianes. 10; German liberals, or
liberals properly speaking, 10; socialists ~;
NolkspalteI. or democrats. I; Poles, III; Al
satan pr0testers, T.; tiuelpls. T..
This is Il very heterogeneous opposition,
hold together by no devotion to Il common
purpose. but 10y tho negative tie OF objec-
tion; yet II is bound 10 give the govern
ment some lively times. One of the incl
dents of the contest IL the defeat OF Prof.
NirChow. the famous and popular man of
science, and the distinguished liberal, by
Janiszcwski. poor journcymnn bookbinder
and Pole. Herr woertann. Bismarck's
friend, the great Hamburg ship owner, and
the candidate Of the national liberals, wns
defeated lay DiotZ. a socialist. This aston
ished the socialists themselves. Hamburg
is now entirely in their hands.
The opposition GpsscommeniS freely upon
the fact that after twelve years operation of
the law for the suppression OF the socialists
the great populous ccnicrs Of the country
have become the hot beds of socialism. IL
IL argued that since the law expires III Sep
teDlbcr next the government must abandon
the aitempt 60 rtpress this movement 10y
, leai ip ion or dissolve the reichsthg 9rd mp
peal TO the nation ON this special issue. The
/ PRESS EfIitIAllNs NJ ltAi hF ~ AllFAi XIV
any reflection of official feeling, refrains
from the attempt. but The progrcssionist
papers recur 10 their predictions thnt Bis
marck will immediately resign the presi-
doucy of the PrUssian ministry aud be sue
coeded by Boetticher. Official opinion ON
this subject fayors the yiewthat Bismarck's
position has been strengthened by the re
suit Of thu election. The emperor was coil
| ident that his rescrips would check the
successful progress of the socialists, and is
consequently enraged at the discovery that
this was all an illusion. Officials quote
Bismarck Ms saying the rcscripts would as
sist the socialists candidates and could not
weaken them. il Is thought likely, there
FORE that the emperor viii return 10 the
guidance of Bismarck.
| At .tij tonight some additional pnrticu-
lars are made known of the election. The
German liberals claim their returns show
/ they have 20 contest in supplementary
elections siXty-two seats; as forty six OF
these are against the clrtallcrs and four
teen against the socialist. they are conf
dent their party will hryo ia the rcichstag
81 "a ~ votes.