The sun., 1893-06-05
NEXT WEEKS ELECTIONS.
THE GERMAN PARTIES Mixing THEIR
IisT APPEILs TO THE Voters.

soc,,Iist. in Fine Battle Array-Their Can.
s,dnt.- Are Mostly from the Manufae-
occurring District. - Tho Government
eroup. working Most Inharmoniou-iy:-
subordinato Issues Likely TO Hurt the
pro-peets OF tho Army Biii-Socisiist
Meetings Broken Up by tho Poiice-Mr.
p,ryou Pleased with Ills Reception.
prptry. June 4.-Tho lines OF the electoral
son,est novt week have been finally drawn,
su tho leaders have been chosen. and from
,hc marty platforms throughout the ompiro
arc coming the last appeals to tho loyalty OF
,,o voters, With this week the campaign will
no virtually closed. and parties and Govern
ment will await in silent anxiety tho uncer-
tain result OF tho ballot on June 10.
Oiull parties tho Social Democrats are con-
duct.ug their campaign in tho most mastery
uornrr Their completed list of candidates
contains 3J7 names. or but 40 fewer than the
,otol number Of constituencies, Most Of their
candidates arc drawn from the largo cities.
Tor despite all boasts of progress among the
,urpl voters. the only stronghods OF the Social
Dorocyacy ars still the centres OF the empires
un,ufncturing interests Seventy candidates
h,,e bepu taken from Berlin alone. Tho 9TH
ara a,o from Leipsic. Munich. Eonn, Brcslau.
hamburg, Dresden, and towns OF hardly less
hrsine.s Importance. The average OF educa-
,;o, and character among these representa-
,,vo Socialists il much highor than in any pre-
r;ous campuign. Many of them have taken
their university degrees, Us. for instance.
scbuize In Bambcrg. Mahlke in FlenRburg.
Euntge in Grciffenbcrg. and kuehn In Glst2-
To spch creditable nominations must
ho ndted nlso those Of the leaders.
nebol. Iicbknccht. Nollmar. and other
.onspicuous orators or writer's who have
heen identified with the Social Democratic
movement almost from its inception. Where
Il serves the purpose OF vote catching. tho
nhnring element OF the party Is represented
h- the nomuec. Many workingmen contest
constituencies In the distinctiyely industrial
districts among them compositor. n shoe
maker, several miners. and a lew tnilors.
Thus the Social democrats in their list OF
nominations. rs in their manifesto. have
thrown out drag net to capture al obtain
aSle votes. Every one OF their candidates has.
moreover recognized relations with the Cen
tral Executive Committee. either directly or
through loca branches. such soiidity Of or
ganizution has seldom. IL ever been elualled
BY any other German political party.
The An,i-Semites publish lists to show that
National Liberals hope to contest 142. The
Radical Peoples party. under EuEen Rich
ter has candidates in 100: the Radical Union
Acknowledging the principles OF Major Ilinze.
in 80 The Opposition Clericals. under DR..
Iieber tho prussian hater. are trying to hold
their own in 12O districts. while the Govern
ment Clericals. undor Frelherr Won Schorle-
ner-Alst. have entered tho list with thirty
champions OF tho Army bill. The Conserva-
tiyes have candidates in 40 districts.
These figures convey but an Inadequate
idea however. OF the multiplicity OF cnndi-
dates in most constituencies. as many are mon
contestinE several seats each. Thus, among
the Anti-Semites. Zimmerman contests four
seats: Forester. seven. and Pickenbach. six.
Finally the Gue!phs. Poles. Democrats. Alsa-
tians. and Independents contribute their
shorter lists Of candidates to swell the great
total.
While tho Social Democrats, the head and
front OF the opposition. will march with un-
broken ranks to the polls. tho groups on
which the Government builds its hopes OF
passing the Army bill are working most in
harm oniously.
Many OF the National Liberia! candidates are
contesting seats with the old limo conserva-
ti7es. others with the independent Con serva-
tves Tho Conservative alliance with tho
Anhsemltos has produced quarrel as to tho
proportion between the two lists OF candidates.
The Conservatives Say that tho Anti-Semites
have made no moro nominations than arc
allowable under tho agreement. and the Cross
Gazette organ OF the cUltra-Cnnservatives. de-
nounces tho Jowbaiters rs "trhitorous allies
who have used the Conservatives merely to
drag their chestnuts out Of the fire." The
Anti-Senites reply that the Conservatives have
tried to monopolze all tho constituencies
likely 10 be won. and. moreover. have imperilied
thp!r chances in the election by naming weak
candidates.
The North German Gozstls protests against
this domestic ra,ty nflict which is carried on
without regard Tor tho fate OF the Army bill.
The Government" it says. although not
Interfering. cannot refrain from viewing with
anxiety the mutual hostility OF the parties who
profess to be working for common cause
Even old members of the Reichstag. who
voted for the Army bill, now find themselves
confronted by new candidates who also favor
the Army bill. but are dividing tho vote favor
able to the Government because OF other sub
ordinate issues. AS closely related rs are tho
Conservatives and Independent Conserva-
tves they have not refrained from q perilous
rivalry which Las divided, to dep!orablo ex-
tent, tho Government forces"
This semi-oficial appeal Is likely to have
little effect unless 1t be supported by an ap-
pIication OF the Prussian bureaucratic ma
chine to move local authorities to follow Gov |
eminent candidates. In former elections this
machine has beon kent in constant operation. |
DO far the Government has almost ignored its |
usefulness. This woes Chancellor Won Caprivi |
viii presumably awake from his lethargy to |
REGAL! to their duty all tho provincial officials
VINO In the absence Of Instructions from |
befl'h nav" boen encouraging the candidates |
hostile or Indifferent to the Army bill 1t Is |
tuFmiSei that Chprivi has abstained from |
tcnoh Nerause tho dicipline o. Prussian Of |
acialdom Is properly the duty Of the Prussian |
Aihlster President, Count Bottle IA Eulonburg
ANS gentleman has been too busy. however.
uulsiIg his own aspirations to the Chancellor
s1Ep and indulging his own political prefer
fHee, to have time Tor rallying the Govern
neat forces. Eulsnburg's sympathies more
o'er arc entirely favorable to the ACrarian
eonservatives as against Caprivl with his
IDEAS OF tariff reform. Hence, whatever ia to
hdone for the Army bill in the rural districts
dPrussia must be done by the Chancellor
himself or not at all.
Wilhelm Liebknecht the high priest NJ Oh.