Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-14
The CAthoascs Asv Making Prepare
stons sbr = Bitter Fight in AppAr-
entiy Hopeies. Districts.


tho party in the last reichstag. From
ths unprecedented number VI candi-
dates appearing II viii be impoSable for
the results II the first days polling on
June IL to decide the general issue. and
IL is possible that the vote on
that day will not certainly e.
tsblish the political character of
the new house. As is well known
the successful candidate requires ma
iority over all his opponents. and the
large number of m~n seeking election
aud reelection in the various constitu
encles will make the required majority
hard IN obtain in many cases. IL Ii
thought that over loo second ballots will
he necessary to decide questions of
elections. and 10 in therefore highly
probable that the end of summer will
hare been reached before the house IL
finally constituted. IL is doubtful,
whatever may be the result of the
elections. whether the reichstag will
even then be- convened for business. Ii
II more likely that II will meet only To
hear the emperors speech opening the
session and then adjourn until the usua!
period 81 opening in October.
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1t is evident that the parties will be
reconstructed on the platform on which
the army bill will have almost a second.
AIRY place. The foremost plank of the
conservative platform already decided
upon are proteciionism and bimetalism.
In the absence ~ recognized party lead
ers and a party manifesto. some mem
bers al the center party will figure as
influential democrat catholics. DR.
Sigl. rabid anti Pruseian, will stand for
election in Munich as a catholic demo
crat. and his program is undoubtedly a
significant feature IL the campaign as re-
CARDS South Germany. Each party seems
determined Ia expcnd every available
resource in contest,ng districts where il
has the remotest chance of success; in
deed, in many instances candidates will
stand in districts where succcss appear
impossible Thus i'm Berlin the cen
trists will contest every district. al
though they know the catholic vote il
certain In Lee swamped 10y the immense
preponderancc 81 the freisinnigc and
socialist votes. In some constituencies
each 81 the eight recognized parties has
a candidate IN the held. The contest is
further complicated 10y class interests
which are demanding attention.
Fear Dr. Lcihcr.
The agrarian league demands special
pledges before giving It's support Ia can
dIdaics. the trading guilds insist upon
being heard. and the anti scmites. hi
metallists and hosts of faddlsts are
making turmoil which will not cease
until the first days ballotlng clears the
atmosphere and brings into prominence
the grand principles at stake.
The retirement ~ Count Ballcstrom
and other cenirist leaders is under con
sidera,ion. The bulk Of the party
shrinks from the prospect ~ DIR. Lciber
becoming the leader of the party.
Under him the democrat evolution
party would proceed "a, full pressure
The aristocratic element ~ the
party view such a prospect with dismay.
DIR. Leibcr's recent declaration that he
was Prussian against his will and his
attacks on the mnnarchial principles as
represented In Emperor William have
made u Impossible for him Ia be recog
niz~d ~ chief 81 a united center party.
The two wings of the freis,nnige party
have started in with opposing candidates
ia Berlin and elsewhere. The provincial
frcisinnig. organizations. however. gen
orally support Herr Eugene Richter the
leader ~ the faction known as the radi
cal peoples party.
Beat the Ts~ip.
The government organs carefully re-
prpluce the reports IN French PAPERS a.
o. how France is rejoired ~ the rejcc
'ion 81 the army bill. adding sinister
rumors regarding the dcsigps of the
French government. They alsp publish
doubtful kilograms from Stlssburg re-
porting that the French gafrisons
along tho frontier have already
been reinforced. and the granting
= furloughs q. all French soldiers
ard officers has been stopped The
alarm INCH ,hcse organs profess Ia feel
haa not srrrsd among the people Every
ono knows that 'he rejection has neither
diminished the defensive strength 81 the
triple alliance uor added to France s
tsrser - oifensive. butsld~ of Char
r.ilor Won Caprivis org1u tho idea -
ridicu'-d that France and Eussia will
attack Germany horsusr the reichstsg
refu-.si q grant all the government d~
manda
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pr.--- view vas given today There Hrro
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