Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-02
|CUMDERL AND CHOSEN ELECTIONS IN RUSSIA
Next Place OF Meeting OF NJ BaNong in ST. Petersburg Re-
/ E. Conference. ported Farce
DATE TO BE FIXED LATER SOME SINGULAR CONDITIONS
Commission Named Fix Church One Nan Elected Serving
i Boundary Line.
BALTIMORE AND WEST VIRGINIA ANOTHER OFFICE
i gratifying Increases-Washingon
i ates Arrested
SOME SINGULAR CONDITIONS
One Man Elected is Now Serving lime
in Prison.
ANOTHER REFUSED AN OFFICE
Feared That Persecution Would Fol-
low If He Accepted an Election
Candidates Arrested.

Although the polls do not close
until 9 O'Clock this evening, it was
apparent late this afternoon that
the constitutional democrats were
destined to score a decisive victory
IN the elections to municipal con-
ventions in St. Petersburg, which
III turn elect six members to the
lower house of parliament. Their
organization is infinitely superior TO
that OF the so-called Black ticket"
or list of candidates supported by
the "Octoberists, progressive econ
omlsts. law and order and trade and
industries parties. whose failure to
publish the names of their ultimate
candidates for election TO parlia-
ment has created mistrust in the
minds of the voters.
ST. PETERSBURG. April 2-The cleo
tions of workmen within the limits OF St
Petersburg proper were held yesterday
pre- cedlng the elections to the municipal
convention here. which. in turn. will elect
six members to the lower house of parIia-
ment The balioting of the workmen. how
ever. was almost a complete farce, as were
the elections fortnight ago in the bigger
factories outside the city.
The latter's representatives will partici-
pate in the provincial convention and the
former take part in the ST Petersburg mu-
nicipal convention. Out of sixty seven es-
adjustments the workmen Of twenty-nno
boycotted the elections. and of the remain
der only the minority voted, and of those
elected about ne-haif were constitutional
democrats and the other half conservatives
or members of the black hundred as
they are now popularity termed. One man
elected is now in prison. and another de
clined to accept election for fear II would
subject him to persecution. NJ. OushakoI.
one of the delegates chosen. ~ superin-
tendent of the state printing Office ard
chief of the Independent workrlen's PAL
ty, which. like the famous Zubatoff organi-
zation. is considered to be a creature OF
the ministry of the interior.
The delegates of the workmen outside the
city who had previously been elected sim
ply went through the form OF selecting can
didates for the provincial convention. y
number Of them had been arreSted since the
elections. and only seventy-two appeared at
the meeting. They chose four progresstVeS
and four conservatives.
Edition of Russ Confiscated.
The edition of the Russ published today
was coniiscated by the police, owing to the
publication of sacriiegious travesty of the
Lentefl prayers written by M. Amh.tiatroH.
the famous feulletonist who was exiled to
Siberia in 1902 owing ID rs publication OF a
pamphlet rejecting on the imperial family.
and who was subsequently amrestied. One
line of the Lords Prayer, supposed to he
offered by the imperial family. was made
to read:
Let the people pay cn debts. but not as
we pay our creditors.