New-York tribune., 1906-04-02
REPRESSION In ODESSA
TOTING THERE Il FARCE.
All Workmen,s Candidates arrested
-Capt0l's Elections.

Odessa. ANril I'm Nfte eve bI Ine prelin1-
mary elections among the workmen of sixty-six
fsctories. all the sixty-six candidates were ar
r.s,ed because they displayed too liberal ten
5encies and the authorities directed the voters
= choose other candidates belonging 20 the re-
sctionsry parties.
Professor Ivan Michaelovitch Zanchevskv.
actor of the university here. will be placed on
rial before the Senate. He is charged with or
eanizing the student militia which defended the
Jsu-s in the rnassacres last November
Governor General Kaulbars has prohibited all
election meetings,
St Petersburg. April 1.-The city OF ST
Petersburg will choose Tomorrow electors 10
the municipal congress. which in turn will elect
s,x members to the National Parliament The
hanks will be closed and business will be sus-
re7ded in order 10 give voters opportunity to
cast thei- ballots Many rumors are a7oat to
the effect that the reyolntionists intend TO throw
bombs in the polling places, but the authorities
say that nothing Of the sort will occur.
The close Of the campaign was marked by
great activity and considerable excitement but
these did not compare with the scenes at Amer
scan political meetings Speeches were pro-
hibited but hundreds OF thousands of circulars
were maile5 10 voters, and the Constitutional
Democrats sent reading matter by messengers
whom n was addressed. The newspapers are
filed with appeals 10 voters.
The strength Of the Constitutional Democrats
has compelled the Afoderates and Conservatives
10 pool issues and the Octobrists and Progress
sive Economists and the Law and Order and
Trade Industry parties have put in the field
combination ticket. Nevertheless. the Constitu-
tionaI Democrats expect a certain and sweeping
yictory. and the indications are that they will
carry the day. They enjoy the advantage of
paving their cards aboveboard. having openly
announced that their delegates are pledged TO
vote for six of the following nine candidates
FOR Parliament: NJ Kadrine a lawyer: NJ
Roditcheff: N. Petrunkevitch a brother of Ivan
Petrunkevitch. tho zemstvo delegate of Tver:
" NaboukoT leader Of the Liberal party; NJ.
Hessen Editor Of the 'Rech"; NJ Vinevr NJ.
PetroilvsSy. NJ Fedorofr and NJ. Kaarieff. The
combination. on the contrary. is carefully con-
ceslinz the names Of fits parliamentary Candi-
dates and merely publishes list Of 100 candi~
dates 10 the municipal congress The Emperor
end the Liberty and Integrity Of Russia party
has thrown in its lot with the Constitutional
Democrats. The Reactionists, realizing that IT
IS too dangerous 70 he divided in strength. have
not placed ticket in the field. and will vote for
the combination ticket
With the exception Of the "Novoe vremya"
and the "Slovo." which are supporting the COM
hInation. al the newspapers have declared for
the Constitutional Democrats. The 'Novoe
Vremya" Viciously attacks the parliamentary
candidates Of the Constitutional Democrats,
calling them renegades. Jews and Poles.
The city Of ST. Petersburg is divided into
twelve districts. each with a single polling place,
which elects from Eve to twenty delegates The
polls EIll be open from a m. 10 p. n.
Ekaterinoslav, April 1.-The Gctobrists capt
ured the city elections by electing to the mu-
nicpal congress forty-seven OF their delegates.
against thirteen Constitutional Democrats.
fifteen Jews and five Reactfdnists