Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-26
Government Carries Ger-
man Reichstsg Elections.
Socialist Party Loses Nearly
a Score Of Its Seats.
Population OF Berlin Gives Way to
Enthusiasm at Results.

Berlin, Jan. 25.-The government
has won a definite victory in the gen.
eral elections held today for new
Reichstag The Liberal, Radical and
Conservative parties supporting Cham
cellor Buelow's colonial policy have
won ut least 90 seats. but more in
portant fer the government than the
success os its colonial plans. is the
smashing defeat administered to the
Socialists, WHO will lose q total of l.
or is seats. I
This is the frs election since 1887
that the Socialists have not increased
their representation in the Reichstag
by from ) to - seats. They have lost
especially large cities. among these
places being Breaiau, Halle, MAGGIE
burg, Leipsig and koeningsborg. The
clerical center holds almost all of lis
former 100 seats, having lost one or
two to the Poles in SilcSia. There is q
possibility, however, that re-bal,otings
in the undecided districts may lose one
OF two more seats to the Centre party.
The conservatives have won six
seats, two from the Anti-Se,nites, two
from the National Liberals and two
from the Socialists.
sary in 1.5 constituencies, so that COM
plete returns will not be in before
Feb. 5.
Certain districts in upper Bavaria
that are snowbound have not yet been
heard from, but they are considered
safe for the Centre party.
When il became evident at a late
hour tonight that the government had
won, immense crowds strea.ned from
the neighborhood of the newspaper Of
fees toward the palace of Chancellor
Won Buelow IN the Wilhelm strasse
The people 1nasscd in front OF the
building and sang Hell Dir I'm Seig-
erkranZ.' Prince Won Buelow came out
and advancing 10 the railing OF the
palace garden, spoke as follows:
Gentlemen: thank you for your
homage and I am especially delighted
that your national feeling brought you
here. My predecessor in Office, before
whom we all must respectfully bow.
said 40 years ago. Put the German peo-
pie in the saddle and it will ride soon
enough
The German people has shown to-
day that it can ride. I believe and
hope that every one will do his duty
also in the re-balloting. Then viii
Germany stand respected and mighty
before the world. Let US then unite
together i'll cry Long live Germany
and the German nation, hurrah.'"
The assembled multitude then burst
into enthusiastic cheering. and soon
after set out for the imperial palace
But on reaching the castle bridge
over the Spree, I strong body of po-
lice opposed the crowd and forced it
back with some violence. The people
then formed in line again and marched
down under Den Linden to the palace
of the crown prince, Frederick VIII
liam, where they sang and cheered
The crown princess appeared upon the
balcony Of the palace and bowed re-
peatedly to the people. The crowd
then quietly broke UP and dispersed.
Never before has Berlin known such
after-election enthusiasm and noisy
demonstrations by singing and cheer
ing crowds. The Emperor's picture,
however was Kissed when it was flash
ed upon a transparency in front Of the
office of the Lokal Anzieger. but those
Kisses were lost il the volume Of cheer
ing.
The newspapers gave away hundreds
of thousands Of copies Of extras dur
ing the day.
Not a single Incident of disorderly
character has been reported from any
Of the polls in Germany.