Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-04-05
ELECTION.
St. Petersburg Is Experiencing Great
Excitement and Activity.
POLITICAL SPEECHES PROHIBITED.
Circulars Mailed 70 Voters in Great
Numbers and Sent By Special Mes-
sengers-NewspaD FILLED
with Appeals.

st. Petersburg, April 2.--Monday thu
city Of st. Petersburg will choose cleo
tors to the municipal congress which
in turn will elect six members to the
national parliament. The banks Will
be closed and business suspended In
order to give voters an opportunity TO
cast their ballots.
Many rumors are afioat to the eject
that the revolutionists intend to Gre
ate disorders and throw bombs In the
polling places with the purpose OF
discrediting the elections; but the au-
thorities declare that nothing Of the
sort will take place.
The close OF the campaign was
marked by great activity and consid-
cradle excitement, but these -did not
compare with the scenes at American
political meetings. Speeches were pro-
hibited, but hundreds Of thousands Of
circulars were mailed to voters, and
the constitutional democrats employed
the expedient Of dispatching their
reading matter by messenger in order
that 1t would be sure to reach the
,Jersons to whom 1t was sent.
The newspapers are filled with APP
peals to the voters that the strength
OF the constitutional democrats has
compelled the moderates and conser-
vatives to pool issues and the Octo-
oerists and progressive economists
and the law and order and trade and
industries parties have put In the
field a "block" ticket Nevertheless
the constitutional delegates claim a
certain and sweeping victory. and the
indications are that they will carry the
day. They enjoy the advantage OF
playing their cards above board, hav-
ing openly announced that their dele
gates are pledged to vote for six OF
the following nine candidates for par
lament: M. Kedrine, the well-known
lawyer; M. Rodicheff, member Of the
executive committee Of the bar asso-
citation; M. Petrunkevitch, Q brother
OF Ivan Petrunkevitch, the 'Zemstvo'
list of Tver; M. Naboukoff, leader of
the, liberal party; M. Hessen, editor
OF Rech; M. Vinevr, M. Petrojivsky,
M. Fedoroff and M. KaarieH. The
block" on the contrary, is carefully
concealing the names Of their parlia-
mentary candidates and are content
ing themselves with the publication
of list Of their 100 candidates to the
congress. 1t is evident
they fear that If the names are re-
yealed the radicals will concentrate
to defeat them by rnllying to the cry
OF Block" 4
THE emperor and the liberty and In
of Russia's party" a so-called
party Of democratic reforms, has
thrown in its lot with the constitution
II democrats. The reactionaries. re-
llizing that 1t is too dangerous to be
divided In strength, have not placed
ticket in the field and will vote for
he block"
With the exception Of the Novoe
rremya and the Slovo, which are sup
PORTING the block" all the newSpa-
,ers have declared for the constitution
Il democrats. The Novoe Vremya VI
ilously attacks the parliamentary can
lidates Of the constitutional democrats,
,haracterizing them as "renegades"
md Poles" The city Of St Peters
,urg is divided into twelve districts,
ZACH with single polling place which
lects from five to twenty delegates.
rhe polls will be open from . a. m
o 8 p. m.