St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-06-19
OF These a Majority of Thir-
teen Will Be Against the
Army Bill.
In the Reballots, However,
the Government Will
Probably Lead.
Imperial and PpuSsian Stocks
Go UP on Government
Prospects.

turns were virtually complete at
O'Clock this afternoon. The report from
but one district was then lacking. The
revision of the returns may necessitate
a few alterations, but they will be
trivial. The candidates elected number
215. OF these 101 will vote for the army
bill and ia against it. In the following
list by parties, the Anti-Semitlc Con-
servatives are included with the Con-
servatives, and the Independents are
treated as members of the parties with
which they affiliated in the rechstag.
Lieber Clericals, 6S; Social Democrats,
90; Conservatives and Agrarians, A;
National Liberals, IS; Radical Union
lists, who favor the bill, 4; Poles, II;
Free Conservatives, 10; Clericals. favor
able to the bill, IL; Alsatians, z; South
German Democrats, 4; Antl-SeInlteS,
(two of them favoring the billy; Bava-
rian Agrarians, 2; Guelphs, /; Danes, l;
Barvarian Separatists, /; Richterlsts,
none. Among the candidates in the
ISL new ballots there will be III
Poles, So Conservatives, 9 Agrariahs,
Z Free Conservatives. 70 National Lib
erals, 80 Clericals, II Social Democrats,
II Radical Uuionists, 80 Richterists, IL
Anti-Semites and Guelphs. AS was
expected,
The --latest Returns
have increased steadily the list of mem
upon whom the government can rely
for support Where the victories of the
Social Democrats have been regarded
with alarm, thei: immediate effect upon
the fate of the army bill will be more
than offset By the losses OF Richter
Radicals. After four hours in confer
ence yesterday afternoon, the ministers
who had met the chancellor to discuss
the results of the election. decided that
in view of the recent returns it would
be supertuous and inexpedient
to issue an appeal to the
country before the second ballots. On
Friday several ministers favored TINS
mode of arousing the voters to support
government candidates, but yesterday
only two of them were still in favor of
the plan. The great majority of the
ministers are confident that by means
of a,COnservative, Free Conservative and
National Liberal cartel they can secure
a large number CT seats at the second
ballots from the Richterists and Clerl-
Gals. They depend upon
The General Alarm
excited by the Social Democratic VIC
tories to drive Clericals and Opposition
ClericaEs into abe government camp III
constituencies where the contests are
between Conservatives or National Lib
eral candidates and Socialists. If these
expectations be realized, not only VIII
the government open the relchStag with
almost half the members on its slde,o put
also will be enabled at tbs final poll 10
keep the Social Democrats down to
total of forty or forty five seats. That the
ministerial expectations OF general
combination against the Socialists are
not entirely unfOunded is shown by
the action of the Clerical leaders. In
mediately after the election they sent
out circular letter to the constituencies
to admonish Catholic voters that under
uo circumstances should they vote for
army bill candidates in the bye-elec-
tions. 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 candi-
dates, even in cases where such course
will lead to the election of Conserva-
tive or National Liberal. The Ger
mania. organ of the North German Cler-
icais, and several other Catholic dailes
are now urging the Catholics in conStt-
uencies contested by Social Democrats
to ignore the army bill issue and vote
solidIy for Conservatives, Free Consery-
atives or National Liberals. Where
Socialist successes are in question. says
the Germania, the Catholic voter must
subordinate all other duties to the duty
of doing his best to prevent them. Inc
danger of mere Social Democratic tn
umphs must be obyiated at any cost.
Spectators on the DOurSe took SAN
guine view of the governments pros
poets in the second ballots. Imperial
aud Prussian stocks, which weakened
Friday. were strong yesterday in conSe-
quence of the reports that the govern
ment would have
A Small Majority
at the opening of the relchStag. Semi
official information that the chancellor
would abandon his latest proposals for
taxes on bOurse operations and spirit
uous liquors helped strengthen the
prices. The official returns from many
constituencies have been received and
will be published tomorrow. They con-
tain much interesting information as to
the votes poied by conspicuous
candidates. Count Herbert Bis
marck, who was elected by
| the AgrarianS in the Jerichow
| district, received 1866 votes TO 6,84S
cast for Ferdinand Woellmer, Radical,
who was the last member for the dis
trict. Gloecke. the Social Democratic
candidate, received 4,431 votes. Count
Herbert's majority over all, therefore,
was 49, He polled the strength of the
| Conservative vote, which on the first
ballot in 1890 was 11,1S2. The Radical
vote in 1890 was 1854, and the Socialist
vote 2,4S7. These figures illustrate
clearly how the Socialists Slapped the