The morning call., 1893-06-16
HAS MET DEFEAT.
The Kaiser Seems to Be
a Loser.
RETURNS COME IN SLOWLY.
So Far the Social Democratic Party
Has Big Lead in the Ger
man Elections.
Special to THE MORNING CALI.

BERLIN, June 15.-The elections pro-
gressed quietly. Almost tropical weather
prevailed everywhere in the country, which
brought out heavy vote in the rural dis
tricts. In Berlin there was an utter ab-
sence of excitement and the streets wore
an everyday appearance. The wealthy
classes appeared apathetic as to the out
come.
The expectations of the authorities OF
disorder among the lower classes were un-
warranted and the troops which were Or
dered in readiness lounged lazily about
their barracks.
Very few voters went to the polls before
noon. AT that hour the workmen left the
factories and walked in groups to the
voting stations and deposited their ballots.
The Socialists displayed more activity than
any other of the political groups, the
women seeming as deeply interested In the
success of the Social Democratic candi-
dates as the men of the party. A number
of women distributed electoral tickets
while others scattered leaflets in behalf Of
the Socialist party candidates.
Among the earliest voters at the Kaiser
hof station were Chancellor Caprivi and
DR.. Won Boetticher, Secretary of the Impe-
rial Home Office. All the postoffice en-
ployes we're given leave of absence in order
that they might vote in their districts.
At the headquarters of the Social Demo-
Gratis executive committee here telegram
after telegram brought news of Social
Democratic gains. An enormous vote was
evidently being polled for the socialist
candidates in the Rhine provinces-Sax-
ony. Hamburg, Frankfort on the-Main
and other industrial eenters.
Paul lnger and Herr Schmidt, two So
cialist candidates In Berlin. are reported
as sure of heavy maiorities. The socialists
are also confident that they will capture
other Berlin districts. In Hamburg the
balloting promised to result in the return
of three socialists. and Stettin. Leipsic,
Dresden. Kiel, West Breslau, Erangen.
MainZ. Mannheim, Offenbach and Some
berg are said to be likely to return social
lists.
Herr Krupp, National Liberal, is said
not to be getting the support he expected,
while DR.. Stocker, anti-Semlte, and Baron
Hammerstein, Conservative, and Eugene
Richter are reported as sure of seats.
The agrarians were highly sated when
they learned how Count Herbert Bismarck
u
would be necessary in his case.
At 6 O'Clock nothing positive is known of
the results, although dispatches from 120
electoral districts indicated that the So
calists had secured thirty and the Con-
servatives. Rich terists and Liberal Cleric
ais divided the other ninety among them.
BERLIN, June 16.-At o'clock this
morning returns from seventy districts ill
dicate that thirty-six have been carried by
parties opposed to the army bill, fifteen
have been carried for parties favoring the
bill and nineteen are in doubt between the
Government and the opposition parties,
with changes in the majority of them
in favor of the Government. The Govern
ment parties lost three of their former
seats-two 10 the Richterists or Social
Democrats, as the second ballots shall de-
eide, and one to South German Democrat.
The Government won one seat. The Social
Democrats won two seats, besides having
secured many chances for new victories in
the second ballot.
The police this morning closed up five
Socialist mass-meetings, owing to over
crowding. The crowds poured cheering
into the streets, where they were quickly
dispersed by mounted police. 1t is stated
that the Socialists are likely to win three
out of every four reballots against the
Radicals. In Berlin not a single candidate
pledged to support the army bill gained
even the bare honor of a reballot and the
prospects of Government majorities appear
to be vanishing. Roughly speaking, the
Socialist vote shows great increase every
where and tbs Radical vote is diminished
greatly. Not 10 per cent of the votes cast
in Berlin favored the army bill and pro-
vincial returns appear to be equally en-
phatic in the same direction. The great
success of the Social Democrats has caused
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