Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-17
HARDLY A DEFEAT.
German Army Bill Supporters
Come Up Smiling.
THE MEASURE NOT SHOWED UNDER

Little Apparent Change Made by the Bal
lots of the voters-Agricultura Districts
Begin to Report and Make the Fight
Something Like a Draw-Herbert Bis
marck Not in It"-Socialists Become
Turbulent and Cheer for France.
BERLIN, June lit seems that the
kaiser is not so badly beaten, after all
Those early returns were a little deceptive,
and the later ones put a different face ON
the matter News from the cities, as stated
in these dispatches, was likely to be against
the government, but returns from the agrl-
cultural districts are now coming IN, and
there is not so much .hurrah' in the OppO-
sition ranks From all that can now be
hscertained it is reasonably safe to conclude
that the government certainly has lost
nothing and probably has won little.
The returns may be summarized as follows
in the $50 districts from which reports had
been received at 10 o'clock: Eighty-five dep
uties had been elected; in the remaining
ninety-five new ballots will be necessary;
of the eighty-fi deputies elected thirty
six will vote with the government. forty
six against.
How the Parties stand So Far.
had lost three seats to the opposition; the
parties working against the government
had evencd matters by losing the same
number of seats 10 the friends of the army
bill The Conservatives had elected sew
enteen deputies, the Social Democrats
twenty-three. the Clericals twenty, Rad
zeal Unionists one. Free Conservatives
four. Poles eight. Democrats five, anti
SemiteS two, Independents two-both IA
vorable 10 the bill, Government Clericals
one. National Liberals two. Not one inn
mediate supporter of Eugene Richter, the
anti-government Radical. had been
elected.
some of the Gains and Losses.
The Conservatives had won two seats
formerly held by Free Conservatives. The
Social Democrats had gained three seats
from Richterists and one from the Con-
servatives Lieberclericals had gained one
from the government Clericals and had
lost one to them The Radical Unionists
had elected one deputy, who voted against
the army bill but Will vote for it in the
next reichstag. The Free Conservatives
had gained two seats and lost three. The
Democrats had gained one seat from the
National LiJerals. The National Liberals
had lost three seats and gained two.
some still Later Returns.
Returns have now been received from
go cut of 391 electoral districts In
ninety-eight candidates have been elected;
in 122 second ballots Will be necessary. The
National Liberals. Conservatives and
Clericals areN holding their own. The
Richter Radicals remain very far behind.
OF the ninty-eight deputies already elected
fourty-two are counted for the bill and
fifty-six against it. Since the reports re
ceived up to 10 O'Clock were sent out, the
dispatches have shown that the government
has gained two more new seats and has
lost one more old one.
How the Vote Ran at Berlin.
The revised lists of the Berlin polls show
that the Radical vote fell from 5000 to
81 CO., while the Socialist vote increased
from I26, 81 to 150.911. The vote of the
Conservatives and anti-Semite cartel in
creased from -. O9S to 4S135. Complete
returns from the Second division of Mum
ich show that George Won Vollmar, the
victorious leader of the South German
Democrats, pol1ed 15,2S9 votes.
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social ISIS STOW THEIR COlORS.