Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-19
TO UNDO THE VOTES
Confessions Being Md b
Sase the Amy Bill
RESULT OF the ELECTION
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BssL1E. jose la-Ths election re-
turns we're virtually compiets q 5
o'clock shis sfsesnenn. The report frou
bat o. District vas thea lscking. The
rsvisioa q the rstusns may nscsusitsts
= lev slIssationA bus thsy viii b triv-
ial The candidates sIscted nuubes
PA; II thess lOl vill vote for the nsxt
army bill. and lis against u Ia The fol-
lowing list. BY psrtisA the sntisenits
conservatives are included With the con
ssrvativss and the indepsndsnts and are
treated - usmbsss a he parties with
which they aililiass In the rsichstag:
Liheral clesicals 6; social democsatA
ID; conservatives and aersrians. ~; No
tionsl liberals. 10; radical uni0nists. who
favor the bill. 4; Poles. ~; free conscsv.
stives. 10; clsricsls. fsvosabls 10 the bill.
IL: AlsatianA Z; South German demo
Gratis. 4; auti-ssmites. 3 two Il them
favoring tho bill); bavssiah sgrariana,
?; Geulpha. I; Danes. 1; Bavsrian ssp-
aratista. ]; richterists. o Among the
candidates Ia the Isl new ballots there
viii be 10 Poles, 81 conservative. Q agra
riana free conservatives. u national
liberals. ID clericala n social dcnocrats,
II radical unionists. 66 richterists, Is
and-ssmitss and . Geulphs.
Afraid q socsa,ssssL
A was sxpscted, the latest returns
have increased steadily the list Of mem
bers upon whom the government can rely
Tor support while the victories Of the
social democrats have been regarded
with alarm. their immediate affect upon
the tate u the army bill win be more
than o6sct BY tho losses Of Richter radi-
Gals. After four hours in conference
yesterday afternoon tho ministers who
had met the chancellor to discus the
result VI the election decided that in
view Of the recent returns il would be
supcrfiuous and inexpcdient to iaeuo an
appeal to the country before the.sccond
bailotA
On Friday several ministers are con-
fident that by means Of q conservative.
free conservative. and national liberal
cartel. they can secure . large number
Of seats ct the second ballots from the
Richteristg and clcricula They depend
upon the general alarm excited by the
social democrats' victories to drive clcri.
Gals and opposition 10 clcricals into the
government camp Ia constituencies
whore there are contests between cleri-
cals and national liberal candidates and
socialiotnL
II these expectations be realised, not
only will the government open the reich
stag with almost half the members on
its side. but also will b enabled ut the
final poll to keep the social democrats
down 10 . total OF forty or forty five
ecats.
Want the Catholic Vote.
That the ministerial expectations Of a
general combination against the social
lists arc not entirely ungrounded, 10
shown by the action Of the clerical
leaders. Immediately after the election
they sent out . circular letter to the
constituencies to sdmonish catholic
voters that under no circumstances
should they vote for the army bill candi-
dates in the by-elections. Since then
the socialists scare has become 20 gen.
eral that the leaders have revoked their
first letter and have sent out another
calculated to solidify the catholic vote
against the democratic candidates in
cases where such q course will lead to
the election Of conservative or nation
al liberal.
The Germania and several other
catholic dailies are now urging the
catholics in constituencies contested by
social democratic. to ignore the army bill
issue and vote solidly for conservatives,
free conservatives, or national liberals
Where socialists successes are in ques.
ton. says tho Germania. the catholic
voter must subordinate all duties To the
duty Of doing his best to prevent them,
The danger Of more social democratic