The morning call., 1893-06-17
GAINED A LITTLE.
It Looks Better for the
Kaiser.
BUT THERE IS STILL DOUBT.
Only After Second Ballots Will the
Fate of the Army Bill Be
Determined.
BUT THERE IS STILL DOUBT.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.


toral returns have been the con-
tinued reports of Social Democratic
gains and Richterist losses. Early this
N forming most of the news came from city
constituencies and the list of opposition
deputies grew rapidly. This afternoon,
however, the dispatches from the agricul-
tural districts revealed the other side of
the page and from all that can be-
ascertalned it is reasonably safe to con-
clude that the Government has certainly
lost nothing by the dissolution. and has
probably gained little.
Returns from the agricultural districts
and small cities come in slowly. A few
seats are likely to change hands in these.
The Government candidates appear to
have lost slightly where yesterdays ballot
ing resulted in elections; but, in 125 dis
tricts in which second ballots seem as
sured, the Government has exceptional
opportunities to win. especially where the
contestants are Radical Unionists, who Op-
posed the army bill in the last Reichstag,
but who will support itin the next, ifI some
what modified.
The National Liberals claim they will
not lose more than two seats, instead Of
ten, predicted, giving them eighteen.
The Richter Liberals will have about
the same. Their failure TO draw opposi-
ton votes was the most surprising feature
of the election. The Social Democrats
claim sixty seats.
The Conservatives and Free COnserva-
tives are likely TO hold their own. Among
those elected are Won Levetzew, Independ-
ent, favorable to the army bill and Presi-
dent of the last Reichstag; Beidenfeld.
Clerical, defeating Won Schordner, and
Alst, leader of the diSsident Clericals, who
favor the army bill.
The only unfair maneuver, which may
be desert bed as a hit below the belt at the
Government, was the action of the Kreuz
Zeitung, which on the morning of election
published what is declared TO be Russia's
coun nteT-prOpOsals for a treaty of COM
merce- These alleged proposals were CAL
culated to create the greatest alarm in the
country districts, embodying everything
likely to prejudice the German agraran
interests. and the KreuZ Zeitung based on
them a violent attack on the Govern ment.
whose cowardice, it said. had been taken
advantage of by Russia to make these
nlnFst Insulting proposals. which. if
accepted. would mean nothing but ruin
for German agriculturists.
The official Richsanzeiger and semi-offi-
cial NOTd Deutsche Zeitung in the evening
fastened to publish emphatic denials, but
the mischief had been done and the
Kreuz' object was gained in having the
fictitious proposals telegraphed through
out the country. where they undoubtedly
had material influence on the farmers
choice Of candidates.
In Berlin it is estimated that nearly 80
per cent Of the electors recorded their
nr,k - 81
istered the Socialists obtained 159, 500, an
increase Of nearly one-ffth over the cleo
ton of 1890
The only favors worn were by the So
cialists, whose agents were stationed out
side every polling-booth, whereof there
were 62S in Berlin alone, and sold little
scarfpins with red roses and carnations,
which everywhere were adopted as the
Socialist colors. These little bad ges were
noticeable everywhere, and testified, with
out the assistance Of the polling record TO
the enormous strength of the Socialists
here
Late in the evening all the newspaper
offices had in front of them enormous
crowds waiting for the election returns as
they were posted up. The police were
obliged TO clear a way through from the
@ONNi ~AhLSi6OA hhChtO %OOSOOO
copies Of an extra edition, giving the re-
suits, were distributed gratis.
Although in the provinces the Socialists
were not so uniformally successful as in
Berlin. yet the returns are eminently salts
factory to them.
In fact, the 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 the last elections, but the
proportion of votes between the Radicals
and the Social Democrats is such that ex-
cept in one ward the Radicals practically
have no chance in the second ballots.
These second ballots will undoubtedly
mean, as predicted, great accessions to the
Socialist strength in the Reichstag
These are the returns received to-day:
Kalpe = Asehersleben Kesser, Social
Democrat, elected to succeed August Heine,
Social Democrat.
Cassel-New ballot necessary between
DR.. Endemann, National Liberal and
Pfannkuch, Social Democrat The dis
trict was Conservative at the last election.
Goelitz-New ballot necessary between
Erwin Lueders. Rich,erist and last Dep
uty. and Keller. Social Democrat
Oschatz- z-Hauffe-Conseryative elected to
succeed Conservative.
Atenburg-Buchwald, Social Democrat.
elected to succeed DR.. Baumbach, Free
Conservative. The result is loss for the
Government.
Hirschberg- Theodore Barth, editor
of Natchen. Radical Unionlst, in favor of
the bill, to succeed himself. This is a gain
for the Government, as Barth voted against
the bill.
Hagen-A new ballot is necessary be-
tween Richter and DR.. Lohmann, National
Liberal.
A recapitulation early this evening of
the numerical relations of the parties. as
indicated by the returns. has confirmed in
most respects the estimates made. The
Social Democrats have continued to gain
at the expense of the Richterists. The
Government parties have lost apparently
four seats, but made up for the loss by in
creasing tie chances IN the second ballots
and by winning three seats formerly held
by the opposition. The Free Conserva-
tives apparently have prospect of swell;
ing the Parliamentary delegation from Is
to % or %.
AT 10 o'clock this evening the returns