New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-25
THE ARMY BILL MAY PASS.
PROGRESS OF TIE BY-ELECTIONS.
PROBABILITY OF A GOVERNMENT MAJORITY OF
1-MINIsTERs VOTE FOR AN OPPONENT
OF THE BILL RATHER THAN
A

1-MINIsTERs VOTE FOR AN OPPONENT
OF THE BILL RATHER THAN
| SUPPORT SOCIALIST
Berlin dune 24.-The progress OF today's by'
elections appears to support the Governments caicn
Iation that the rebaloiing will give 1t sixty nine
seats Taking the adhcrcn's Of the Army bill elected
on the first ballot at 1870, the Government Will thl'
hold In the new RcIchstag 100 votes ont OF 3o'.
bare majority OF vote Is not much to rejoice
over vet the Government organs express content
with the result OF the voting.
The results Of the second ballots In scvcntyhvc
constituencies were known At midnight. With these
additions to the list Of candidates elected on Jnn'
10. the strength of the parties, far as known. was
tlericals % social Democrats. a.: Conservatives
and Agrarians. 80: National Liberals. 81: Radical
Unonists. II: Poles. 13; Free Conservatives. IA
Government Clcrlcals. II South German Democrats,
6; Alsatians = Richter Radicals. 10: Anti-Semltes.
8; Guelphs /; Danes. l; Bavarlan Peasants
League. I; Bavarian Particularis, I. or these
Deputies l4s are counted with the opposition and
130 with the Government.
The main features OF todays elections were the
wrestling Of Essen from the Ccricals by the "'ahhoh
King" Herr Krupp. the retirement OF Professor
Rudolph Virchow TO private life at the end OF MS
thirteenth year in the Rcichstag, the defeat o Max
Eroemel. leader OF the dissdent Radicals, by the
Socialists in stettln: the victory in Halle Of DIR.
fTe Social Democrat who held the seat In the last
Rcchs'ag and the election In Hagen OF Eugen Richter
The leader OF remnants Of the Opposition Radical
party.
In Berlin to-day phcnominal quiet prevailed In the
Second District, where second ballot was taken.
The National bcrals and Ccntrsts voted for Professor
Rudolf Virchoy the candidate OF tho Radical Peoples
party but the united strength OF e three parties was
not sufficient defeat Herr Fischer, the candidate oil
the Social Democrats.
Owing TO ab,tcntions from voting on the part OF
the Conservatives in the first Berlin district where
a reballot also necessary, Dr. Langcrhaus, Rich
terst scored tho first success yet credited to that
party or faction. DR.. Langcrhaus pocd e.743 votes
against $3.50 cast for Herr Tacterow Who stood In
tbe interest OF the Social Democratic party. The
success OF DR.. Langcrhaus was pnrtly due 10 the
support given him by the National Liberals and
Centrists.
Chancellor Won Capriy1 Dr. MIGUEL. Dr. stephan
and other prominent In political HE voted Tor
DR.. Langcrhaus today with this decisive example
before them OF the Ministers actually supporting an
opponent Of the bill rather than TO allow Socialist
to triumph. adhesion 10 the Government candidates
where they are opposed by Socialists has become
secured.
All the Ministers voted at II o'clock In the fore
noon so as to allow the voters the second ballot
throughout the country to know their position This
had its effect. Thus at Specr, the Centre party
NlnUT'W us support lEOm lHc sWlhnS', FIHhHs III
other districts secret arrangement for an exchange
OF Ccn,rst and Socialist votes collapsed.
Everywhere the Social Democrats polling their
last man, while the coalitions against them are ir-
regular and indolcnt feature Of the campaign has
been the appearance OF large number Of foreign
Socialists, Czechs and AustriaDs. who assisting
the OF their German brethren. The
trciAnnigc 2ciiung- sent ont n regiment Of men
carrying sandwiches for the voters of The frcisnnr
and these today patrOlling
streets in tho ncighborhood Of the polling places
The weather In Berlin today WIS rainy and sultry.
Up 10 O'Clock barely 20 per cent Of the voters had
their ballots. but after that hour they came In
a rolling tide. the worllnmcn swelling the Socialist
totals.
Baslng the calculation on tho most Trustworthy
data the aggregate Soclals vote will fall short OF the
" Cologne Gazette II estimated that the vote
will show an INCREASE Of 372. 900 that p)llcd In
1890. Tho An,i>cmtic vote Is calculated 1T 800 OOo
being times the size Of the vote by that party
in Ie00. The two sections OF the Freisnnigc party
cas-, total vote OF 10000. loss Of 2l4.3Oo since
1890. The enormous increase In the An>emitic vote
accounts for the failure Of the Socialists reach the
figure they expected the Anti t>enitcs drawing large
proportion Of their gains from electors who wouh
otherwise have voted for the Social Democratic
didatcs.
The papers now recall the fact that Prince Bismarck
favored the anti-semtc agitation ri It's inception ms
a safety-valve 10 the movement against capitalism
Chancellor Won Capriv also. speaking nj the last
session OF the Reichstag said that the Anti
Semitic and Socialist streams came from a common
The "Vorwacrts.' therefore, Justly holds that
u large part Of the Anti-ScmItic vote ought 10 lie
placed TO the credit OF socialism.
Herr Richter viii probably be retired from the
leadership Of the Frrlsinngc party. The "Tigeblat.'
= VossiSche Zeung.' and other organs demand his
resi- gnation. they hold him responsible for the
nciion OF the party. Personally. Herr Richter gives
sign OF defeat. lie IS energetic cheerful and
tdcnt OF the early reconstruction Of the Fresnnigc
party.
The speech Of Emperor william opening the session
Df the Relc9tag IS awaited With much anxiety. as
report wdcns that his language will menace II
stfiction OF the suffrage. in au interview today a
prominent Minister said that the Government neither
further dissolution OF the Rcichsag nor
any cncrOachmcnt the suffrage. On the contrary.
le hoped that entente between the dominant poli'
cal groups would be effected and the Army bill
speedily passed.