Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-06-21
ELECTION DAY IN GERMANY
A Big Vote POed and Much Interest Man.
Tested,


BERLIN, June 15-This is election dav
throughout the German Empire, and
almost tropical weather prevails every
where in the country. This will
tend to bring out a heavy vote,
more especially in the rural districts.
In Berlin the streets wear an every day
appearance and there is an utter alb
sence of any excitement. In fact, the
Weather classes appear to be apathetic
as to the outcome of the elections.
The authorities thought that disorders
might arise among the voters belonging
to the lower classes, and the troops
were kept in their barracks so as to re-
press any outbreak that might occur.
Very few voters went to the polls be-
fore noon. At that hour, when the
workmen left the factories and other
places where they were employed, they
walked In groups to the voting stations
and deposited their ballots The stations
in the Fourth and Sixth districts located
in Acker Strasse, Bruennen Strasse,
Chaussee Strasse, Rosenthaler Thor.
kOttbuser and Frankfurte Strasse. were
more crowded than any of the others.
posters searching for information as
to where the stations at which thev are
to vote were located. There were 628
stations in the city, 500 Of them being in
taverns and restaurants, while the re-
naming 12S are III school buildings and
vestry halls.
The Socialists are displaying more &C.
tivity than any of the other political
groups. Women seem to be as deeply
interested in the success of the Social
Democratic candidates as are the men
of the party, and they have labored in
every way to aid the candidates.
A number of men and wom-
en- gathered at o'clock this
morning atthe Beck brewery, the head
quarters of the Socialists of the Second
District where Herr Fischer, one of the
Social Democratic leaders, is running.
They devoted themselves to receiving
orders for electoral tick cts, while others
scattered leaflets in behalf of the party
broadcast
Col. Won Egidy, the anti-Semite can
dldate who is standing in several dis
trlcts, and whose candidature when it
was first announced was greeted with
derision, will undoubtedly poll COM
paratlvely heavy vote. Many of the
Wealthlest voters are supporting him
and large number of ladies are using
their influence to secure his return as a
member of the Reichstag.
Chancellor Won Caprivi and DR.. Won
Boetticher, sec1e tary of the Imperial
Home Office both voted at the Kaiser
hof station. They apparently believed
IN depositing their ballots as soon as
possible, for they were among the earli-
est voters at the polls.
All the officials attached to the post
office have been given five hours leave
of absence in order that they may vote
IN their respective districts. Arrange
ments have been made by which the
fremen and men employed on the tram
way and omnibus lines will 90 to the
polls IN relays. Each relay is allowed
two hours for voting purposes.
The police have, taken no visible
to prevent rioting. 1t is
generally known, however, that all the
spare constables are confined in their
barracks. Thus far everything has
passed off quietly and no disturbances
are expected.
The Saale Zeitung, a Liberal paper pub
lished at Halle, says that Herr Kunert,
who is standing in Halle for election to
the Reichstag in the Socialist interest,
has been arrested on the charge of in
citing to theft. The charge is based |
upon utterances Herr Kunert is alleged |
to have made in his electoral addresses.