Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-23
LSHEV|K| BEATEN
BY GERMAN VOTES
First Election Proves an Upset to
the Socialists.
CENTRISTS GET MANY SEATS
Strength Shown by Democratic Party
Is Surprising to Politicians-He-
porSs From Berlin Indicate
Terrorism Showed Under.

OODcU1dScAl, JAIL Yin I4A$ AN~O
of all news from Berlin terrorism in
Germany went down to ignominious
defeat under landslide Of votes for
the moderates in Sundays election for
the national constituent assembly.
Only Scattering Returns.
Berlin, Jan. 21.-Twenty-fOur Of the
831 election districts in Greater Ber-
lin give. the following totals:
German Democratic party, 1873;
Majority Socialists, S,195; Independent
Socialists, 1905; German National
party, 4,7O6; German Peoples party,
$3.50: Christian (centris) party, p
254.
The strength shown by the Demo
cratic party is surprising to the politi-
clans in view of the fact that Berlin
always has been Overwhelmingly So
cialiSt.
The day passed without any serious
disturbances in Berlin, but rumorS
that the Spartacans intended to inter
fere with the counting of the ballots
resulted in all polling places being oc-
cupied by soldiers when the voting
ended There was some shooting
around the VorWaerts and other news
paper buildings late in the evening,
but it was not of Il serious character.
Results Outside of Capital.
Paris, Jan. 21.-Returns OF the cleo
ton for the German national assem-
bly, for the Third electorate district OF
Baden show the Majority Socialists to
have won five seats, the Centrist party
five seats, the German National par
ty one seat, and the German Demo
cratic party three seats. The votes
east were Majority Socialists, 362,-
94S; Centrsts, 3S0,G44; German Ma
tionalists, 7S,7S6; German Democrats,
226,S11.
In the karlsruhe district the Major
ity Socialists cast 34,S87 votes, the
Centrists 1870, and NationalistS SS3,
and the German Democrats 24,SO3.
Among the Well-knoWn Germans
elected in Baden were KOnStanrin Feb
renbach former president of the
reichstag, and Herren Dietrich, Haase
and Wirth, members of the reichstag.
In Wurttemberg Matthias ErZberger,
Friedrich Won Payer, former vice chan
cellor; Adolph Groeber and Herr Kehl
were elected.
The first returns are too incomplete
10 permit of any opinion being eX-
pressed as to the significance of the
election, but the old National Liberal
party virtually has disappeared in Ba-
den and Wurttemberg, where the Cen
trists, Majority Socialists and German
Democrats alone have been successful.
The results in Wurttemberg we're:
Majority Socialists, 47O,316 votes and
seven seats; German Democrats, $780,
90 votes and four seats; Centrists,
303,050 votes and four seats.
Three Seats to Socialists.
In Mecklenburg and Lubbock the So
CialiStS secured three seats, the Demo
Gratis and the NatiOnalists one.
At Frankfort-on-the-Ma the indie
pendent Socialists, so far as counted,
polled 1900 votes Democrats, $4,000;
CentriSts, 10000; Peoples party, A.
900; Majority Socialists, $4,000; Ma
tionalists, 1000.
At Danzig the Peoples party polled
11,700; CentriSts. 1890; Democrats,
23,5O0; Independent Socialists, $500.
These returns are incomplete.
At Magdeburg the Nationalists
polled 1919; Peoples party, 1905;
Centrists, 2,514; Democrats. 1924.
The majority parties polled 1903, 4S3;
minority parties lO,637.
At Elberfield the Nationalists and
Peoples party secured 22,12S; Cen
trists, 11,077; Democrats, $3.50; the
majority parties. 5000; the minori-
ties, 1924.
Centrsts Win in Freiburg.
In Freiburg, Baden, the Majority So
cialists got 1857 votes; Centrists, %
773; German Nationalists, 1926; Ger
man Democrats, 1920.
In MannheimI CentristS, 1876;
German Nationalists, 6,007: German
Democrats. 1852.
In Lorrach, Baden: Cent-ists, 1852;
German Nationalists, 1,444; German
Democrats, S,572; Majority Socialists,
1904
Al Waldshut the result was: Ma
jority Socialists, 1854; CentristS, o.
972; German Nationalists, 147; Ger
man Democrats, 1922 At Sackingan:
Majority Socialists, $500; Centrists,
5,91S; German Nationalists, 40; Ger
man Democrats, 1,091. AT Constance
Socialists, 12,249 Centrists, 1874
German Nationalists, 96S; German