The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-02
W,yd Rumors of Bomb 0utrages Afloat.
AT CLOSE OF THE CAMPAIGN
Speeches Prohibited, But Many
 Circulars Are Issued.
Constitutional Democrats Claim to Be Certain of Sweeping Victory in the Capitol of The
 Empire.

St Petersburg. April, 1.-Tomorrow the city of St. Petersburg will choose electors to the Municipal Congress. which in turn will elect six members of the national parliament. The banks will be closed and business suspended generally.
 Many rumors are afoat that the orders and throw bombs in the polling places with the purpose of discrediting the elections but the authorities de- clare that nothing of the sort will take place.
 The close of the campaign was mark ed by great activity and considerable excitement. but these did not compare with the scenes at American politicial meetings. Speeches were prohibited. but hundreds of thousands of circulars were mailed to voters and the Con- stftutional Democrats employed the expedient of dispatching their read ing matter by messenger in order that it would be sure to reach the person tS whom 1t was sent
 The newspapers are filled with ap peals to the voters declaring that the strength of the constitutional Demo-
 
 conservatives to pool issues and that the octoberits. Progressive Economists. Law and Order. and Trade and In- dustries parties have put in the field ''block" ticket.
 Nevertheless. the Constitutional Democrats claim a certain and sweep ing victory and the indications are tha. they will carry the day. They have an- naunced that their delegates are pledg- Co esr nf hA fnllnwfna nine candidates for parliament: NJ Kedrine. a we'll known lawyer: M Rodicheff. snember of the executive committee Of the bar association; NJ. Petrunkevitch- a brother of Ivan PetFunkevitch. the Zemstvoist of Tyer: M. Naboukoff. leader of the liberal party: M. Hessen. editor of Rech; M vineyr. M Petrojiy- sky, H. Fedoroff and N. Kaarfeff. Name gre Concealed. The block" on the contrary is care fully concealing the names of their parliamentary candidates and are con tenting themselves with the publication of list of the 169 candidates to the municipal congress It is evident they fear that if the names are revealed the radicals will concentrate to defeat them
 '"The Emperor and the liberty and Integrity of Russian Party" a so- called party of Democratic reforms. has thrown in it's lot with the Constitu- tional Democrats. The reactionaries. realizing that 1t Is dangerous to be divided in strength, have not placed ticket in the field and will vote for the block"
 With the exception of the Novoe Vremya and the Slovo. which are sup porting the "block." all the newspapers have declared for the Constitutional Democrats. The Novoe Vremya viciousiy attacks the parliamentary candidates of the Constitutional Demo- crats, characterizing them a ''renegades and Poles"
 The city of St. Peterburg is divided into twelve districts. each with single polling place. which elects from five to twenty delegates. The polls will be opened from g a. m. to p. m-
 Father Gapon, in letter to the procurator. says he is living in St Petersburg only by tolerance and de- mands to be put on trial in order to defend his honor and legaiize his status, or if guilty. to be condemned.