The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-17
RICHTER'S COLLAPSE.
The Surprise of the German Elec-
tions-War Clouds.
Bv cable to the United Press.

BERLIN, June II. 1S93.-Reports from
all parts Of the Empire continue co give
evidence of the collapse of Eugene Rich
ter's Radical party The South German
Democrats. with whom TIE Richterists
Joined hands at the opening OF the
campaign to fight more effectively
against tbs Army bill at the
polls, have secured five seats. one
OF them won from the National
Liberals, and are likely to enter the next
Reichstag with their delegation increased
from ten to fourteen or fifteen. AT Six
o'clock this morning. however, not
despatch had been received to indicate
that the Richtersts had carried con-
stituency on.the first ballot.
This failure of the RichIerists is due
partly to the fact that the Radicals who
deserted Richter to make a Government
campaign under the banner OF the
Radical Union, were the cream of the
old party. Excepting Virchow, hardly q
cous picuous deputy stood by Kic hter
after the dissolution of the Reich
stag, Rickert. Broemel, tiinze. Barth..
editor OF the Nation; Stemens and Haenel
deserted at once to the Government
The dissidents are known to have elected
one deputy and to have the best chances
of electing seven or eight more on the
second ballot.
Ihe Richterists, who constituted two
thirds of the parliamentary party OF
sixty-seven. will bring probably few more
than twenty-five members into the next
Reichstag. This state of affairs is dis
tinctly favorable to the Government. as
the loss of the Radical opposition is ex-
pected to more than counterbaIance the
gains of the Social Democratic op-
position.
The anti-Semites are now believed to
be in way to secure twelve seats
Ahlwardt and Boeckel, the most blatant
members of the last Parliamentary group
have already Leen returned. The
aggregate vote of the Anti
Ssmites has increased amazingly
since 1890. The National Liberals, ac-
cordihg To the reports received up to hve
O'Clock this morning are likely TO retu m
to Berlin with approximately their old
delegation of forty. The opposition Cler-
icals under DIR. Lisbsr have re tanned
virtually all their old constituenc les, as
far rs can be ascerIained.
The Government Clerical-Agrerlan
move ment unuer Freiherr Won Schorle-
mer-Alst and Freiherr Won Hnene has
shown no evidences of success. The Con-
servatives and Free Conserva tives.
as was expected, are suffering no
losses. The Social Democrats are
still triumphant at the expense OF the
Richter Radicals. In general the advan-
tages gained by the government are to be
found III the prospect that some ten
Radical Unionists, who voted against
the Army bill aud who now favor
1t, have good prospects of sitting
in the next Reicbstag and that the anti
Semitic presentation, partially favor
able to the government, bids fair to be
greatly increased. AS the candidates
whose elections have been reported NUM-
Der but few more than one hundred. the
question whether the government Won or
lost by the dissolution cannot yet be
answered positively.
The present conclusive returns from
constituencies carried by the large par
ties, show that the Conservatives aud
Free Conservatives have secured q seats,
Clericals, ~; SOCIAL Democrats. 23: Ma
tional Liberals, T. The Poles have seats,
the South Germnn Democrats. 5.
AT three O'clock this afternoon reports
have been received from 242 districts.
Second ballots will be necessary In 122 OF
them. OF the 100 deputies elected SO will
vote for Inc bill. and 81 agaidst it.