The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-17
SOCIALISTS ARE
SHOWED UN R
Blizzard of Ballots In France
Gives Victory to Coalition
Of Republican
Parties.
vINDICATE THE PREMIER
Six Supporters of ciemeneeau Out Of
Seven are Elected In Paris
at Sunday Elec-
tion.
[By Henry Wood, United Press Staff
CorreapOndent1

SOTTSHpOuu0uL.J
PARIS, Nov. 17.--Sweeping repudia'
tion of the socialists, characterized
Frances parliamentary elections yes.
terday, according to returns today.
While the complete result will not
be known for some time, owing to
complications in tabulations caused
cations today were that coalition of
republican parties had won smash
ing victory.
Former Premier BRAND, former Pre-
mier Viviana, and Captain Andre Tar
dieu have been elected to the cham.
ber of deputies, it was indicated. Paul
Deschanel, president Of the chamber
of deputies and General Casteleneau
have been seated, early returns show.
The campaign had centered largely
on vindication of the war policies Of
Premier Clemenceau and his actions
in the peace conference.
Socialists who opposed many OF
Clemenceau's measures, put on a
strenuous campaign to defeat his sup
porters.
A grouping of non-socialist parties
known as the "bloc national" followed
and the socialists apparently were
generally defeated. They polled a
heavy vote in many of the larger
cities. however.
Election day passed without dis
orders. Elaborate precautions by the
government were believed to have
discouraged any demonstrations
planned by the radicals. The vote was
unusually heavy, reports indicated.
Results in Paris indicated that six
supporters Of Premier Clemenceau out
of seven places contested, had been
seated
The republican vote was given un-
officially as 334,102 In the suburbs to
211, ,331 for the socialists.
Reports from the department of
Loire-Inferieure declared followers of
former Premier BRAND were leading.
Supporters of former Premier Gail
laux were badly beaten in the depart
ment of Srathe, according to early
returns.
The election of LeBrun and Renoult
has been conceded. The radical Lon
guet has been defeated on the face
of early returns. The socialists, Rem.
audel Brizon and Mayeras, also have
been defeated it was indicated.
Politicians everywhere considered
the republican victory as complete
vindications of the policies of the gov
eminent.
Election in Italy.
lBy Camille Cianfarra. United Press
Staff Correspondent
ROME. Nov 16.-Conservative can
didates apparently had succeeded
generally in overcoming the threat
ened socialist sweep in today's par
liamentary elections. Candidates Of
the Catholic parties seem to have
scored heavily
Although violence and rioting had
marked the campaign throughout the
entire kingdom, election day passed
quietly according to reports reaching
here. Reports from Turin, Florence,
Bologna, Genoa and Naples said bal
loting was proceeding quietly.
At Lodi, the scene of severe rioting
during the campaign, former Deputy
Trevese, in an address last night de-
clared a revolution in Italy was i'm
possible.
Voting was Comparatively light
throughout the kingdom, reports in
dicated.
Outlet Election Day.
BRUSSELS, Nov. 17.-Election Gay
passed quietly yesterday with many
votrs away from the polls because OF
bad transportation after Saturdays
blizzard
The new chamber of representa-
tives will be composed of seventy
nine Catholics. thirty-eight liberals.
sixty-seven socialists, one soldier and
one Flammand, returns showed to-
day.
Sweeping Defeat.
PARIS, Nov. 17-France has re-
piled to the bolshevik challenge with
a sweeping defeat of radicals.
Returns up to 2:40 o'clock this
afternoon from yesterdays elections
for chamber of deputies, covering
about one third of the total vote cast
showed the radicals have lost ground
throughout the republic.
Results from twenty-seven districts
showed republicans had won ten