Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-19
HOPES OF THE GOVERNMENT.

HOPES OF THE GOVERNMENT
As was expected, the latest returns have in.
creased steadily the list of members upon
whom the government can rely for support
While the victories of the social democratic
have been regarded with alarm theirimmediate
enect upon fhe fate of the army bill will be
more than Offset by the losses of Richter rsdi-
Gals. After four hours in conference Yesterday
afternoon the ministers who had met the cham
cellor to discuss the results of the election de-
cided that. in view of the recent returns 10
would be superfuous and inexpedient 20 issue
an appeal 10 the country before the second BAL
lots.
On Friday several ministers are confident
that by means OF conservative, free Conserve
tive and national liberal cartel thew can secure
large number Of seats at the second ballots
from the Richterists and clericals They de-
pend upon the general alarm excited by the So
clal democratic victories 10 drive clericals
and opposition clericals INTO the government
camp In constituencies where the contests are
between conservatives or national liberal candi-
dates and socialists. II these expectations be
realized not only will the government open the
reichstag with almost half the members on its
side, but also will be enabled at the final poll TO
keep the social democrats down to q total Of
forty or forty-hve seats.
COMBINING AGAINST SOCIALISTS.
That the ministerial expectations Of general
combination against the socialists are mot
groundless is shown by the action of the clerical
leaders. Immediately after the election they
sent out circular letter to the constituencies
10 admonish the Catholic voters that under no
circumstances should they vote for army bill
candidates In the bye-elections. Since then the
socialist scare has become SO general that the
leaders have revoked their first letter and have
sent out another calculated to solidify the
Catholic vote against the social democratic cam
didates. even in cases where such q course will
lead to the election of q conservative national
liberal.
The Gerrmdnid, organ of the the north Ger
man clericals. and several other Catholic
daiies now urging the Catholics in con-
stituencies contested by social democrats 70
ignore the army bill issue and vote solidly for
conservatives. free conservatives or national
liberals. Where socialist successes are in oues-
ton, says the Geymdnid. the Catholic voter
must subordinate all other duties 70 the duty
OF doing his best TO prevent them The danger
OF more social democratic triumphs must DO
obviated at any cost
Spectators ON the bourse took q sanguins
view of the governments prospects in the SEQ
ond ballots. Imperial and Prussian stocks,
which weakened on Friday. were strong. in
consequence of the reports that the govern
ment would have a small majority at the OPEN
ing of the reichstag. Semi-offcIal information
that the chancellor would abandon his latest
proposals for taxes on bourse operations and
spirituous liquors helped to strengthen ths
prices.
VOTES OF LEADING CANDIDATES
The official returns from MANY constituencies
have been received and will be published today.
They contain much interesting information a.
TO the votes polled by conspicuous candidates.
Count Herbert Bismarck, who elected bv
the agrarians, in the Jerichow district. received
IL .669 votes, TO 6.s4S cast for Ferdinand
Woellmer. radical, who the last member
for the district. G!oucke. the social demo-
cratic candidate. received 4.3ll votes. Count
Herbert's majority over all, therefore. was $50.
He polled the full strength Of the conservative
vote. which. on the first ballot in 1890, Was
11.ls2. The radical vote in 1880 was ., 564 and
the socialist vote 2.4s7.
THESE figures illustrate clearly how the
socialists sapped the strength of the Richterist
vote In Metz DIR. Haas. Alsatian aud clerical,
was elected by 1866 votes. TO S.iSs cast for
Liebermann won Sonnenberg, the anti-Senite,
and S.i2s for Wilhelm Liebknecht, leader of the
social democrats.
In Ragnit Count Won Kanitz. the high rro-
fecfloE conservative received $3.50 to l.1s7
cast for his opponent, DIR. Braesicke of ths
radical union.
snLwARp-' vlcTnsrs
Rector Ahlwardt, now serving a sentence .of
libel in the Pioetzensee prison. swept every
thing before him in the Arnswalde district, his
old constituency. He polled s.046 votes while
Bornstedt, the regular conservative. received
hot s-SS; Ernst. rsdIcA- Gnsoz:sI. bat / az. aud
MIIiare. socisi democrat. bur IS.
In Lueneberg the new ballot will be befween
Herr Withehoeft, free conservative. and Fret
herr won Wangenheim. Guelph. who last rep
reserved the constituency. An erroneous re-
port was RECEIVED . ;hf effs--f tia; TIE -ev
ballot would be between Mithehoeft and Fischer.
social democrat. The vote was: withehoeft'
s, 1873: Wangenheim. 6.3s5: Fischer 4225; Dr.
Never. radical unionist $50.
Other noteworthy figures from the official
reports are:
Thorn, where a new ballot is necessary be-
cause Herr Won Slash. Pole aud last deputy.
lacked ~ votes of a majority over all. He re-
ceived 1882 votes; kraehmer. conservative.
I, 3l2; Rudies, Richterist, l.5s2; Grassman, ma
tional liberal. S54; Mikuszinski, l.l30
At Teltow, Lubeil, social democrat, who
polled 32,O9l votes, against Is. leg poled by the
social democrats on the first ballot il 1890 will
have as his opponent on the second ballot
hlngk. conservative, who polled l7.4s? votes.
i he other candidates were Mueller. Rlchterist,
v no received s.507 votes. and Forester. anti
Semitic, who received 1852. Zubeil in all
probability will carry the district, which was
last represented by a conservative.
Thirty-five hundred Mecklenburgers went 10
Friedrichsruhe TODAY to pay homage 10 Prince
Bismarck With them were 5000 Hamburgers
The prince made large speech, in which no
alluded to the day of Waterloo ard TO Ger
manys share in the battle. He was en-
cheered. The prince looked hale
and hearty and wcs not az all affec ted by the
extreme heat The thermometer registered %
degrees Fahrenheit in the shade.