The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-18
Is THE ARMY BILL LOST?
THE GOVERyMENT MAY xFIERALL
MOLD ITS OLD GROUNDS.
The Defeat OF tho Richterists and Gen.
trists Overwhelming--Gain of the
Social Democrats.

phSiNi<iN, june lfs-isctuiHs iToih St,
OF the districts in which elections for
members OF the Reichstag were held on
Thursday. received up TO 8 o'clock this
evening. show the election of forty nine
Centrists. thirty-seven Conservatives.
twenty-four Social Democrats. seventeen
National Liberals. nine centrists in favor
Of the bill. three Richterlsts. four volks-
parti thirteen Poles. six Alsa;ians. three
anti-semites and three wldss. with iso
reballots necessary. An analysis OF the
votes show that the Social Democrats and
National Liberals will figure chiefly In
them. with the Richterists and Centrisss
long way behind
The defeat OF the Richterists appears
10 be irretrievable. Their organs admit
the crushing character OF the disaster.
but the Berlin Fresnnige Zcitung finds
comfort IN predicting that the ultimate
poll OF the party. combined with the
Volksparti, Centrists ana Socialists. viii
form an overwhelming plebischite against
the Army bill and the Huene compromise.
1t is certain that If the pleblschite were
10 decide the fate OF The Government
the enormous Socialist vote already cast
would determine that But the Army
bill will depend largely upon party COM
binitlons, regarding which IL Is stil ha-
zardous TO attempt TO form any definite
conclusion.
Herr Richter says Alt Is doubtful II
r. majority against the bin can he yet
inferred from the ascertained results. In
calculating what accession OF strength the
Socialists will gain I'm the Reichstag. the
fact must be remembered that the whole
force OF the party has always hitherto
been polled on the flrst, whereas. other
parties. through an,i-Socialistic condi-
tions, show the greatest strength on re-
ballot. 10 was thus I'm 1880, when the
Freislnnige party won I'm all the thirty
five OF the reballots between them and
the Socialists. About eighty Socialists
Will stand I'm the coming reballots. and II
is a rational estimate 10 credit them with
securing twenty-slx more seats. Before
the elections. Herr Volkmar. one OF the
sanest heads OF the party. predicted that
fifty OF his colleagues would appear IN
the new Relchstag.
What ought to concern the Government
quite as much as the increase OF the
Socialists I'm Parliament Is the develop
ment Of Socialism throughout the coun-
try.
Chancellor Won Caprivl held n confer
ehce with the Emperor on Thursday.
and again last night. reporting TO His
Majesty the character OF the returns.
II is rather significant that the semi
official organs to-day suggest AS TO how
20 curb the popular vote Regarding the
Centrlsts the recent schlsms do not np-
pear TO seriously affect their strength.
The party may lose fifteen seats and
still remain the most solid party In the
house. II after the rebalot the Centrists
In favor OF the bill appear fifteen strong
II will not greatly affect the nghtinv,
power OF the main section Of taJ party.
Both the Conservatives and National
Liberals are coming out better than IL
was expected they would. both having
20 fight numerous rebalots against the
Socialists. These two parties must rely
upon cooperation I'm order 10 defeat their
common enemy. The National Liberals
have the best chance I'm the rich manu-
featuring districts like Elberfeld. Bar
men. Mannheim Darmstadt and Bochum,
where they succeeded I'm pulling their
candidates through 20 a rcbailot.
The Socialist leaders purDosed issuing
directions giving minute Instructions as
20 how the members Of the party should
vote on the reballot but decided to-day
that broad moral principles alone should
guide them I'm their tactics. II the can
didates OF the party who stand I'm the
rebalots pledge themselves 10 resist at
tacks upon popular suffrage and 10 op-
pose Of an increase OF the army and an in
'rease OF the taxation affecting the masses
the Socialists may vote for or against
them. or. N they see NJ. abstain from
voting The Socialists I'm Vienna VIII
make n demonstration I'm celebration of
the success Of theif German brethren.
The Austrian official papers hold that
he results Of the election are alarming.
The Duetsch Ieitung says: Germany can
)nly be saved by a strong hand. II ~
line that Capriu should show that the
'uture Of Germany Is safe IN his care"
The returns have almost ceased coming
n, although reports from thirty districts
IRE still lacking. At ~ o'clock the Army
)ll parties and groups had elghty-three
eats. the opposition parties eiehty-nye.
All depend upon the second ballots. The
Government had decided 10 exert all its
influence 20 induce all the factions favor
bile 20 the bin 20 unite against the Rich
orists. Social Democrats and Clericals
n the by-eectiOns, which will be held
bout one week from tomorrow Second
allots viii be necessary. II is estimated.
n almost 200 districts The returns re-
elved so FAR have not been complete
nough 10 render possible accurate pre-
ictlons OF the result. OF the thirty-four
lstrcts from which all the figures bear
og on the second ballot have been re-
eiyed n appears certain that the Cleri-
ais will win twenty-five. the Social
Democrats two. the National Liberals.
and Agrarians six and the
one. The Radical rniOnlsts
ra exDected 10 gain several more seats.