The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-06-17
THE ELECTION INGBRNANY.
Late Returns Show That the
Government Loses Nothing.
GAINS OF THE SOCIALISTS.
New Ballots Necessary in Ninety Five
Districts.
OF the Deputies Elected &c win Vote
with the Government and 10 Against
It-several Small Election
Riots Reported.

BERLIN, June 16.-The two most con-
spicuous features of today's returns has
been the continued reports of social dem
ocratic gains and Richterist losses. Early
this morning most of the news came from
city constituencies, and the list of oppo-
sition deputies grew rapidly. This after
noon, however, dispatches from the agri-
cultural districts revealed the other side
of the page. From all that can be learned
it is reasonably safe to conclude thai the
government has certainly lost nothing by
the dissolution, and probably won little.
Returns from the agricultural dis
trlcts and small cities come slowly
and few seats are likely to change
hands in these. Government candi-
dates appear to have lost slightly
where yesterdays balloting resulted in
elections, but in 100 to 125 districts in
which second ballots seem assured, the
government has exceptional opportuni-
ties to win, especially where the contest
ants are radical unionists who opposed
the army bill in the last reichstag, but
VINO will support it in the next, if some
what modified.
The National Liberals claim that they
will not lose more than two seats instead
OF ten. as predicted, giving them thirty
eight. The Richter Liberals will have
about the same. Their failure to draw
opposition votes was the most surprising
feature of the election.
The Social Democrats claim sixty seats,
about the number accredited to them be-
fore election. The Conservatives and
Free Conservatives are likely 20 hold their
own. Among those elected are Won
Levetzew, Independent, favorable to the
army bill and president OF the last reichs-
tag; Weidenfeld clerical defeating Won
Schorlemer. Alst, leader of the Dissident
Clericals. who favored the army bill.
Yesterdays election, so far as Berlin is
concerned, can be considered almost a
complete triumph for the Socialist party.
Not only have their votes enormously in
creased since last election, but the pro-
portion of votes between the Radicals and
Social Democrats have also increased.
Except in one ward the Radicals practi--
cally have no chance in second ballots.
In Berlin it is estimated that nearly SO
per cent. of the electors recorded their
votes. Out of total of nearly 357 COO
registered votes the Socialists obtained
152, 900, an increase of nearly one-ffth
over the election of 1890.
| Although in the provinces the Socialists
were not SO uniformly successful as in
Berlin, yet the returns are eminently
satisfactory to them, and the results OF
second ballots Will, undoubtedly, mean
as predicted, great accessions to the So
cialisJ strength in the reichstag.
| The only unfair manpuvres which
might be described as hit below the belt
on the government was the action Of
the RYeuS Zeltang which on yesterday
morning published what it declared to be
| the terms of Russia's counter proposals
for treaty of commerce. These alleged
proposals were calculated to cause the
greatest alarm in the country districts
lemoodying everything likely to prejudice
German agrarian interests, and the Kreat:
Zeitunq based on Them violent attack or
the government, whose cowardice hac
been taken advantage of by Russia tt
make these almost insulting proposals
which, if acceded, would mean nothing
but ruin for German agriculturalists.
The official ReichSdRzei0er and the
semi official Nord Deutsche Zeitung in the
Ievening fastened to publish emphatic
ldenials but the mischief had been done
and the Kreaz Zeitdag's object was gained
in having fictitious proposals telegraph
Throughout the country, where they un-
Idoubtedly had material influence on the
farmers choice of candidates.
/ z pm. Recapitulation. This evening
the numerical relations of parties as in
Dictated by returns confirmed in most re
spects the estimates made. The Socia
Democrats continued to gain at the ex
pense of the Richterists. Government
parties lost apparently four seats, Blu
made up for the loss by increasing thei
chances in second ballots and by winnin,
three seats formerly held by the opposi
ton Free Conservatives. There is appar
emily prospect of swelling the parlia
mentary delegation from eighteen t
twenty-five or twenty three.
At 10 o'clock this evening returns MAJ
be summarized thus: In $50 district
from which reports are received eighty
five deputies are elected and in the re
naming ninety-five new ballots will b
necessary. Of the deputies elected thirty
six will vote with the government an
forty nine against it. Parties sidin
> with the government lost three seats t
. the opposition; parties working agains
the government evened up matters by los
ing the same number of seats to friends {
the army bill. The Conservatives electe
seventeen deputies, the Social Democrats
%, Clericals, 20; Radical Unionists,
Free Conservatives, a; Poles, 8; Demo
Gratis, 5; Apti-Semites, 2; Independents
p; Government Clericals, L; Nations
Liberals, 2. The most interesting featur
reported until now is the probable gain
, of Social Democrats and Radical Union
/ lists.
Several small election riots are reporte
today from the provinces. In Strassbur
| last night shortly after the poll was ar
J lnounced, socialists began parading tt
streets and shouting for their candidate
They refused to dispense, when the polio
attacked them and many cheered fc
France. The military eventually brob
up the procession and arrested eight mel
Nobody was injured.
In Reutlingen, Wurtemberg, the polio
arrested many Social Democrats who a
tackled the police station. In Gruenbe1
. the socialists rioted through the streets
The police dispersed them with draw
. sabres and arrested the leaders. In tn
city the police arrested Herr Landaue
anarchist editor, on charge of incitin
a riot.
At 2 O'Clock this morning returns we,
ireceived from 900 out OF 1917 electoral dis
d tricts. In 81 districts candidates we
t elected and in 122 second ballots will b
9 necessary.
The National Liberals, Conservative
1 and Clericals are holding their own, Il
: Richter Radicals remain very far benin,
OF So deputies already elected AZ q
counted for the bill and Sc against
The government has gained two mo
new seats and lost one old one since la
report.
TREATIES OF ARBITRATION.
A Resolution Passed bv the Commo