The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-20

No Chance for Proletariat Control of
the New Russian Ma
tional Assembly.
ELECTIONS ARE FARCICAL
LINEUP OF THE VARIOUS PO-
LITIcAL GROUPS.

st. Petersburg, March f5.-As the
elections proceed there is more and
more evidence of the virtual exclusion
from participation Of the radical ele-
ments of the population. The prelim-
mary stages Of the elections will rob
the national assembly of much Of its
national character Its authority to
speak viii be absolutely denied by the
proletariat organization which bore
the brunt of the fight for liberty Com
plants of interference and duress in the
country districts are increasing. Many
fragrant instances are cited of the ter
rOrism Of local officials i'm preventing
a free expression of the peasants and
often particularly compelling the selec-
ton of priests and village elders. The
seeming apathy of the small land own
ers assemblies, at which an average of
only ten per cent of the voters were
present is explained by the feeling
that they were not free to choose.
Elections a Farce.
Carefully information from the out
lying industrial districts today shows
that the elections were a complete
farce. NOminally eleven out of thirty
nine working groups entitled to partici-
pate elected twenty out of fifty-seven
delegates to the convention which will
select eighteen representatives for the
city. The convention in turn elects for
st. Petersburg six members of the ma
1Onal assembly. In reality the number
of wOrkmen participating was infinites-
NAL. Some of the men held meetings
and discussed the advisability of par
ticipating, but the great mass simply
withdrew, declaring that during the
present reign of terror the designation
of their real choice was equivalent to
turning over the men to the police. In
the big Okhta and Moscow districts not
d single man has been elected, the rail-
road employees unanimously refusing to
vote until the imprisoned members of
their organization are released from
Jail.
Boycotted by Workmen.
At the Narva works the men en-
ployed in foTty-fOur shops boycotted
the elections. declaring that the candi-
dates who were not in jail had been dis
missed Saturday.
At the KolDino works the men were
holly discussing the question of partici-
patton in the election when they were
surrounded and dispersed by troops,
who mOrtally wounded a workman.
At Moscow yesterday where the
wOrkmen delegates met for the second
election stage to select representatives
to the city, the greatest confusion pre-
vailed and no result was attained, the
delegates insisting on being allowed
time to get acquainted, as the choices
were limited to the members present.
There were 1S2 candidates. although
only eighteen qualified for election.
Fight for Supremacy.
In the meantime the leaders of the
real parties In the fight for supremacy
in the national assembly are concen-
trating their efforts for the final strug-
gle in the provincial and city conven-
tons, which choose the actual members
of the national assembly. Little at
tentiOn is paid by the Liberals to the
new council of the empire which is
foTedoomed to be controlled by the gov
eminent. 1t is becoming apparent that
the progressive and Liberal elements
with chances of actual representation
are uniting with the Constitutional
Democrats. They have already made a
good showing. capturing 20, of whom
Professor ManUilOff, rector Of the Mos
COW university. Is one, out of fifty-twO
small lands owners delegates of Mos
cow province. Their candidates for the
national assembly, for which full tick
cts are in the field have already come
forward for election to the conventions
to which they must be elected in order
to insure them eligibility for election
to the national assembly. Ivan
Petrunkevitch. their choice for presi-
dent of the national assembly. is a can
didate at Tver; NJ. Roditcheff, NJ. Hes
sen. NJ FeOdOToff and others are can
didates here; and NJ Kokoshkine
prince Paul DolOgorOkOff and NJ Tes-
linko are candidates at Mascow-
Law and Order Party.
The conservative middle party repre-
scented by the League of October go
and the party of law and order. have
full lists in the field under the leader
ship of NJ. Guchkoff, Dimitiri ShipOf
and NJ Plevoko at Moscow and Baron
Serge Alexander kOTiff, NJ Krosovsky
and count Heyren in st. Petersburg.
The reactionists also have tickets
headed by Vladimir Gringmuth NJ
and Prince Tcherbatoff at
Moscow and Professor NichodskY and
NJ. Kamaroff in st. Petersburg.
NJ. KrOusheVan, editor of the Droug
(Friend). the noted anti-semite, is a
candidate at Kishineff, but he is not
considered TO have a chance.
The party of trade and industry will
elect some members and
will be a conservative factor.
The present indications are that the
Democrats will consti-
tute the left party with not over one
third of the membership.
The majority will consist Of the cen
ter party and conservatives with their
position not sharply defined and a few
extreme TeactiOnistS. The Constitu-
tional Democrats believe that with
present development they may draw
enough strength from the center to en-
able them to obtain control, especially
If the government shows a reactionary
Sanpete passengers. Use the old re-