The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-01-23
BOLSHEV|K| BEATEN
BY GERMAN VOTES
First Election Proves an Upset to
the Socialists.
CENTRISTS GET MANY SEATS
Strength Shown by the Democratic
Party Is Surprising to the Foliti-
cians-Reports From Berlin
Indicate Terrorism Showed
Under


Germany went down TO ignomnious
defeat under a landslide of votes for
the moderates in Sundays election for
the nation constituent assembly
Only Scattering Returns.
Berlin, Jan. 21.-Twenty-four of the
S31 election districts in Greater Ber-
lin give the following totals:
German Democratic party 1915;
Majority Socialists, S,195; Independent
Socialists, 3,OO5; German National
party, 4,706; German Peoples party,
1890; Christian (centrisD partly, 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 overwhelming Social
list.
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 1t was not of 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 Nationalist par
ty one seat and the German Demo-
cratic party three seats. The votes
cast were: Majority Socialists 362,-
94S Centrists, 3S0,644; German Ma
tionalists, 7S,7S6; German Democrats,
226,S11.
In the Karlsruhe district the Major
ity Socialists cast 34SS7 votes, the
Centrists 1850, the Nationalist SS3,
and the German Democrats 24S03.
Among the well-known Germans
elected in Baden were Konstantin 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
TO permit of any opinion being eN-
pressed as TO the significance of the
election, but the old National Liberal
party virtually has disappeared in Ba-
Ien and Wurttemberg, where the Cen
trists, Majority Socialists and German
Democrats alone have been successful.
The results in Wurttemberg were;
Majority Socialists, 470,316 votes and
seven seats; German Democrats, $780,
010 votes and four seats; Centrlsts
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 Nationalist one.
At Frankfort-on -the-Main the indie
pendent Socialists, so far as counted,
polled 1900 votes Democrats, $4,000;
Centrists, 10000; Peoples party, a.
600; Majority Socialists, $4,000; Ma
tionalists, 1000.
At Danzig the Peoples party polled
11,700; Centrists, 1890; Democrats,
23,500; Independent Socialists, $500.
These returns are incomplete.
At Magdeburg the Nationalist
poled 9,919; Peoples party, 1905;
Centrists, 2.514; Democrats, 1924. The
majority parties polled 1903, 4S3 minor
ity parties, 1861
At Elberfeld the Nationalist and
Peoples party secured 22,12S: Cen
trists. 11,077; Democrats, $3.50; the
majority parties, 35,039 the minori-
ties, 1924.
Centrists Win in Freiburg.
In Freiburg, Baden the Majority So
cialsts got 1897 votes; Centrists, "a
773; German Nationalist, 1926 Ger
man Democrats, 1920.
In Mannheim Centrists, 1876
German Nationalist, 6.OO7; German
Democrats, 26,562
In Lorrach, Baden: Centrists, 1852
German Nationalist, 1,444; German
Democrats, S,572; Majority Socialists,
1894.
At Waldshut the result was: Ma
jority Socialists, 1884; Centrists, o.
972 German Nationalists, 147; Ger
man Democrats, 1892. At Sackingan:
Majority Socialists, $500; Centrlsts,
5,91S; German Nationalists, 40; Ger
man Democrats, 1901. AT Constance
Socialists, 12,249; Centrists, 1910
German Nationalist, SOS; German