New-York tribune., 1906-04-28
RADICALS STILL GAIN.
Russian Elections 4dd to Peoples
Posccr IN Parliament.

c. Petersburg. April 2s-Returns from the
.,s-tions are slowly coming in. but the propor-
- of Constitutional Democrats chosen con-
.,,Yes overwhelming. Up 20 2 o'clock this morn
A., reports had been received from sixty-three
% she 100 constituencies. out OF which the Oc-
.,h-,sts carried only three. the Constitutional
,.r,ocrats and their Polish allies forty-six. and
=. Social Democrats two. the remaining twelve
>,.ne classified as Independents. probably in
.vr,nathv with the Constitutional Democrats
vy,h the exception Of St. Petersburg and Mos
.,vr the representatives elected are OF little or
:, prominence. At Rishinen. where the Jewish
.,sroert Is strong. the people Of that religion
,,nbined with the Russian Radicals and elected
rr sitsinsl1y. former Mayor OF the city.
The Radical members-elect were not waiting
,o- the convocation OF Parliament 10 express
s,s,rpst OF the government. A resolution
vo-5ed in the sharpest terms is being circu-
,,t.d ana largely signed by Constitutional Dem
cratic rnembers-elect expressing lack OF con-
ssence both with Count witte and the En-
-.,or. The resolution is especially condemna-
,o-v of the banishnent OF Professor Grodeskul
o,s ~ the Kharkon electors. On account OF
,he emulsion OF Professor Grodeskul the cleo
lions did not occur at Kharkoff to-day. the elec-
tors refusing 70 vote until the sentence OF ex-
pulsion is removed.
81 Petersburg. April 27.-The second group of
-ro,-irclal conventions, seventeen in number,
.ns al the municipal conventions. which num-
her twenty were held to-day II was fore
eone conclusion that the members elected would
only swell the majority Of the Constitutional
r1srocrsts IN the lower house Of Parliament
rbev have undoubtedly carried the majority OF
,be provincisl conventions. and have made prac-
.,eallv clean sweep in the cities.
The balloting for members of the municipal
electoral colleges was simply formality. In ST.
Petersburg the count completed early in
,he afternoon Vladimir Smitrivich Maboukoff.
NJ Kedrine. Professor Kareieff Petrajitsky,
Michael Petrunkevitch ard NJ. Vinaver, all
prominent Constitutional Democrats. received a
solid vote except eleven votes cast by delegates
OF the worknen
The provinces have elected 162 members Of
Parliament and the cities 2s. which brings the
,o,sl number so far elected to 81.
me six European provinces OF orenburg.
Kisr. Esthonia. Courland. Livonia and Astra-
than and seven Of the ten Polish provinces. to-
rs,her with The cities OF Warsaw and LodZ, will
hold heir elections May g. bringing the total
membership OF Parliament before il assemblies
70 80
The representation OF the Caucasus. Siberia
and Central Asia and Of three Polish provinces
VIII be chosen subsequently. but the time OF the
elections has not yet been fixed.
Moscow April 27.-The following were to-day
elected members OF the national Parliament:
Professor MuronJoeff, municipal councillor; MN.
Kokostein. lecturer. and Savelieff. a eoInpositor
o. the 'Viedomosti," and Professor Hertzen-
stein q fnancier The election OF Professor
Herrzenstein who is a well known economist
involved the suuersession OF Prince Paul DOlgo-
roukoff, one II the most prominent Zemstvo
leaders. who withdrew in order TO give the party
the benefit Of Professor Hertzenstein's services