The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-18
GERMANY's ELECTION.
The Exact Strength of the Govern
ment Not Known Yet.

me Exact Strength of the Govern
ment Not Known Yet.
Berlin, June 17.-Returns from 34S of
the districts in which elections for mem
bers of the Reichstag were held Thurs
day received up to o'clock this after
noon shows the election of 40 centerists,
81 conservatives, "a social democrats, II
national liberals, 0 centerists in favor of
the bill, Richterists, Volkspartei, 18
Poles, 6 Alsatians, Antizmites and 3
Wildes, with lS reballots necessary
An analysis of the vote shows that the
social democrats and national liberals
will figure chiefly in them, with the
Richterists and centerists long way be-
hind.
The defeat of tho Richterists appears
to be irretrievable. Their organs admit
the crushing character of the disaster
But the Berlin Freissinnige Zeitung finds
comfort In predicting that the ultimate
poll Of the party, combined with the
Nolkspartei, centerists and socialistsfwill
form an overwhelming plebiscite against
the army bill and the Huene compromise
1t Is certain that If plebiscite were to
decide the fate of the government, the
enormous socialist vote already cast would
depend largely upon party combinations,
regarding which it is still hazardous
to attempt to form any definite
conclusion. Herr Richter himself says
it is doubtful whether a majority
against the bill can be yet inferred from
the aseertained results. In calculating
what accession of strength the socialists
will gain in the Reichstag, the fact must
be remembered that the whole force of
the party has always hitherto been polled
on the first ballot, whereas the other
parties through anti-socialist conditions
show the greatest strength on n reballot.
1t was thus in 1890, when the freisinnige
party won In all thirty-five of the rebal-
lots between them and the socialists
About eighty socialists will stand In the
coming reballots, and IL Is a rational esti-
mate to credit them with securing twenty
six more seats.
Before the elections Herr Vollmar, one
of the sanest heads of the party pre-
dicted that fifty of his colleagues would
appear in the new Reichstag. What
ought to concern the government quite as
much as the increase Of the socialists in
parliament is the development of social
ism throughout the country.
CAPRIyI AND THE EMPEROR
Chancellor Won Capriyi n held confer
ences with the emperor Thursday and
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the character of the returns. IL is rather
significant that semi-ofiicial organs to-day
resuggest how to curb the popular vote.
Regarding the centerists, recent schisms
do not appear to seriously affect their
strength. The party may lose fifteen
seats and still remain the most solid party
In the house. If after the ballots the
centerists In favor Of the bill appear fifteen
strong 1t will not greatly affect the fight
of hfa a ~ -
Both the conservatives and national
liberals are coming out better than it was
expected they would, both having
to fight numerous reballots against
the socialists. These two parties
must rely upon cooperation in order
to defeat their common enemy. The ma
tional liberals have the best chance in the
rich manufacturing districts, like Eber-
field, Barmen, Mannheim, Darmstadt and
Bochum, where they succeeded in pulling
their candidates through to reballot, The
socialist leaders purposed issuing dircc-
tiOns giving minute Instructions as 10 how
the members Of the party should vote on
the reballot, but decided to-day that
broad moral principles should guide them
In their tactics. If the candidates of the
parties who stand in the reballots pledge
themselves to resist attacks upon popular
suffrage and TO oppose an increase of the
army and increase of taxation affecting
the masses, the socialists may vote for or
against them, or, If they see fit, abstain
from voting.
The socialists in Vienna will make a
demonstration in celebration of the
success of their German brethren.
Austrian official papers hold that the re-
suits of the election are alarming. The
Deutsch Zeitung says Germany can
only be saved by strong hand. It is
time that Chancellor Caprivi should show
that the future of Germany is safe in his
care"
STILL IN DOUBT.
Berlin, June 1S, 2 a. m.-Returns have
almost ceased coming in, although reports
from thirty districts are still lacking. At
12 o'clock the army bill parties and groups
had S3 seats, and the opposition S5. All
depends upon the second ballot
The government has decided TO exertan
its influence TO induce all factions favor
able TO the bill to unite against the Rich
terites, social democrats and clericals ia
the bye-elections, which will be held about
one week from tomorrow. Second bal
lots will be necessary, 1t is estimated, in
almost 200 districts.
The returns received so far have not
been complete enough TO render possible
accurate predictions of the result.
or the thirty-four districts from which
all the figures bearing on the second bal
lot have been received. it appears
certain that the clericals will win
25, the social democrats 2, the national
liberals, conservatives and agrarians 6
and particularists l. The radical union
lists are expected to gain several more
seats.
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