People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-23
ATLANTA, GA, FRIDAY. JUNE %, 1898.

in constituencies where the contests
are between conservatives or national
liberal candidates and socialists. 1t
these expectations are realized, not
only will the government open the
reichstag with almost half the mem
bers on it's side, but will also be
enabled at the final poll to keep the
social Democrats down to total of
forty or forty-fve seats.
Immediately after the election the
clerical leaders sent out circular
letter to the constituencies to admon-
ish Cathonc voters that under no
circumstances should they vote for
army bill candidates in the bi-elec-
tions. Since then the socialist scare
has become so general that the lead
ers have revoked their first letter
and have sent out another calculated
to solidify the Catholic vote against
the social Democratic candidates,
even in cases where such course
will lead to the election of a con-
servative or national liberal. The
Gorm0niu (organ of the olericals)
and several other Catholic dallies are
now urging the Catholics in con-
stituencies contested by social Demo
Gratis to ignore the army bill issue
and vote solidly Cor conservatives,
free conservatives or national lib
enals. Where socialist successes are
in question, says the Germo12j0, the
Catholic voter must subordinate all
other duties to the duty of doing his
best to prevent this. Social Demo
cratic triumphs must be prevented at
any cost.
Spectators on the bourse took a
sanguine view of the governments
prospects IN the second ballots. I'm
perial and Prussian stocks, which
weakened on Friday, were strong
yesterday in consequence Of the re-
ports that the government would
have a small majority at the opening
OF the reiohstag. Semi official infor-
nation that the chancellor would
abandon his latest proposals for taxes
on bourse operations and spirituous
liquors helped to strengthen the
prices. The official returns from
many constituencies have been re-
ceived and will be published to-mor-
row. They contain much interesting
information as to the votes polled by
conspicuous candidates. Count Her
bert Bismarck, who was elected by
the agrarians in the Jerichow dis
tr;tsst, leeei5od Il 66a .ft7os TO o,648
cast for Ferdinand Woellmer, radical,
who was the last member tor the dis
trict. Clock, the social Democrat
candidate, received 4,341 votes.
Count Herbert's majority over all,
therefore, was 480. He polled the
full strength Of the conservative
vote, which, for the first ballot in
1890, was 1872. The radical vote
in 1890 was 1864, and the social
vote 2,487. These figures illustrate
clearly how the socialists Slapped the
strength of the Richterists vote. In
Metz, DR.. Haas, AIsatian and clerical,
was elected by $3.50 to 1886 cast
for Liebermann Won Sonnenberg, the
anti semitic, and 3,428 for Wilhelm
Liebnecht, leader Of the social Dem
ocrats. In Ragit, Count Won kanitz,
the high protection conservative, re-
ceiyed $3.50 votes to 1877 cast for
his opponent, DR.. Brassick, OF the
radical union.
Rector Ahlwardt, the notorious
Jew batter, now serving q sentence
for libel in the Ploetzenze prison,
swept everything before him IN the
Arnswaldt district, his old constitu-
ency. In Luenberg, the new ballot
will be between Herr Withoeft, free
conservative, and Freiherr Won Wan
genheim, a Guelph, who last repre-
sented the constituency. An erro-
neous report was received to the
effect that the new ballot would be
between Withoeft and Fischer,
social Democrat. The vote was
Withoeft, 8,213; Wangenheim, 6,l25;
Fischer, 4,132.
PREDICTING A MAJORITY FOR THE
LONDON, June is The Berlin
correspondent of the Daily Ner8
says: There cannot be the slightest
doubt that the army bill will be
passed with a good majority.
The 6tandard's Berlin Cores
pondent expresses the same opinion
somewhat less emphatically.
The Sugar Bounty.
WASHINGTON June 17.-COmmi8-