The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-17
SOCIALISTS sue.
CESSFUL IN GERMANY
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from 4,40O to 22,705. The Centrist par
ty also increased its vote there from
20, 10S to 1884.
The returns as yet are far from COM
plete. In the city districts where the
Socialists are strong they are nearly
all in rural regions and the small town
districts cannot change general results,
though the returns may swell the sue
cess Of the Socialists.
Richterites Suffer Most.
The Richter wing Of the Radicals
seems to have suffered most, having
lost eight members, or nearly a third
Of it's whole representation. The Barth
wing of the Radicals lost three mem
bers and the Nationalist and Conser-
vatives have lost Saxony.
Herr Richter, sometimes called the
"Mirabeau of the House." will probably
have to submit to a second contest, as
he has only plurality and not a ma
jority as the law requires Herr Barth,
Prof. Mommsen and Herr Basserman
must also try a second time. Bremen
is lost to the Liberals Herr Frese being
defeated by saloonkeeper named
Schmalfeldt.
A confusing factor in fixing the rel
ative position of parties in the new
parliament is the number of second
elections which must be held on June
rs in all constituencies where no can
didate received majority. The posi-
ton Of the parties based on the returns
received up to o'clock this morning
from 235 districts give: Total mem
bers elected, III; requiring second cleo
ton, 118.
The elected are: Socialists, 40; Cen
trists, 35; Conservatives, IL; Alsatians,
6; National Liberals, 5; Free Conserva-
tives, 4; Independents, 8; Poles, 2;
Danes, 1: Agrarian League, 1.
In the foregoing districts the Social
lists have gained II seats and lost 2.
Socialist Women Active.
An extraordinary feature Of the poll
Ing in Berlin was the part taken by
Socialist women. Hundreds went from
house to house bringing out laggard
voters, waiting at the exits of factor
les and mills and accompanying the in
different electors to the polls While
the other parties had paid workers, the
Socialists employed canvassers who
were unpaid and alone of all the par
ties they voted their full strength. They
had bought up space on the municipal
advertising pillars and placarded doors
and windows with party legends. Fifty
thousand copies of a poem entitled
Vote Red were ciculated. At the most
aristocratic balloting place, opposite
the residence Of the imperial chancel-
lor, were Socialist watchers and ticket
distributors smartly dressed in frock
coats and silk hats.
The affair of the late crown princess
appears to have had some influence on
the elections in SaXony, where great
Socialist gains were made. A more po-
tent cause of the Socialist success in
Saxony, however, is the increased tax
alton due to a decrease in the railway
receipts and the industrial depression.
There, as all over the empire the So
cialist war cries were bread, usury
and dear meat" The Berliner Tage-
blatt says the food question gave the
Socialists their gains and the results
of the elections is accepted by that or
gan as disapproval of the new tariff.
Crowds of Socialists held jubilation
meetings all night which were address,
ed by Herr Bebel, Herr Singer and
other favorite orators, who said they
had reason to hope for close to three
million votes.