The Helena independent., 1893-06-19
A VERY NARROW MARGIN
German Election Returns Show 1O1
for and ia Against the
Army Bill.
Reballots Will be Necessary in
161 OF tho Undecided
Districts.
In Them the Gsvsrnmspt Expects to Work
J the Socialist ecars to SECURE .
Hsichstss Minority.

BERLIN. June 18. Tho election returns
were virtually complete this afternoon.
TIE report from one district Ia lacking. A
revision Of the returns May nscessitate a
few alterations but they will be trivial.
The candidates elected number 2l5. OF
these l01 will vote for the army bill. ia
against II. In the following list by parties
the anti-ssmetio conservatives are included
with the conservatives and the independ
ents ara treated a. members of the parties
with which they affiliated in the reichstaR:
Pitcher clericals 6S; social depoorass %;
conservatives and sgratians AZ; national
liberals IS; radical unionists who favor tho
bill 4; Poles IL; free conservatives 10; cleri-
eals favorable to the bill II; Alsatians Z;
South German democrats 4; snti-semetic
(two favorinR the bilD; Bavsrian sgrar-
ians 2; Guelphs l; Danes l; Bavarian sep
arAtists /; RichtcFists mono.
Among she candidates In the 1871 new
ballots will be ten poles. hfty-two conserv.
atives. sevsnty-two national liberals, thirty
clsricals. seventy seven social democrats,
slsven radical unionists. thirty-ave Rich
terists. sixteen anti-ssmites and eight
Guslphs. Az expected the latest returns in
creased steadily the list Of members upon
whom the government can rely for support.
While the victories Of the social democrats
are viewed with alarm, their immediate
sffect uron the fate of the army bill will be
more than Offset by the losses of the Rich
ter radicals.
After . four-hours' conference yesterday
the ministers who met the chancellor to
discuss the results Of the election decided
in view Of the recent returns IL would be
superauous and inexpedisnt TO issue An ap-
poal to the countrv before tho second bal
lots. The great majority Of the ministers
are confident they can secure large num-
ber OF seats at the second ballots from
upon the general alarm excited by the
social democ attic victories to drive the
clericals and opposition clericnls into the
government camp In constituencies where
the contests are between tho conservatives
or national liberal candidates and the
socialists. II their expectations are rea-
lizsd, not only will the government open
the reiohstAg with almost half the members
on its side. but ii will also be enabled at
the final poll to keep tho social democrats
down TO total OF forty or forty-fivs seats.
That the ministerial expectations of gen.
eral combination against the socialists is
not entirely underground. 10 shown by the
action Of the clerical leaders. The social
lst SCARE has become so general that the
leaders sent out . letter calculated to
solidify the Catholic vote against the social
democratic candidates even in cases where
suoh a course will lead to the election of
conservative or a national liberal.
Count Herbert Bismarck Who was elected
by the aRrarians IN the Jerichow district.
received II ,669 votes to 6.848 cast for Ferdi-
nand WoslIme', radical, who was the last
member for the district. Gloeoke social
democratic candidate. received 4. 421 votes.
Count Hssberrs majority over ail 10 there
fore 48O.
LONDON, June 12-The Berlin correspon-
dent Of the Daily News says thsre cannot
be the slightest doubt Ahat tho army bill
will b passed with good majority. The
ally.