The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-01-24
BOLsHEv|K BEATEN
DY GERMAN VOTES
First Election Proves an Upset to
the Socialists.
CENTRISTS GET MANY SEATS
Strength Shown by Democratic Party
Is Surprising to PoIiticians-He-
ports From Berlin Indicate
Terrorism Showed Under.

Copenhagen, Jan. 21.-On the face
of all news from Berlin terrorism In
Germany went down to ignominious
defeat under a landslide of votes for
the moderates In Sundays election Tor
the national constituent assembly.
Only Scattering Returns.
Berlin, Jan. 21-Twenty-four OF the
S91 election districts in Greater ber-
lin give the following totals:
German Democratic party 1870;
Majority Socialists, S,195; Independent
Socialists, 1905; German National
party, 4,706; German Peoples party,
1890; Christian (centrist) party, q
264.
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 Young
ended. There was some shooting
around the Vorwaerts and other news
paper buildings late in the evening,
INT il was not of serious character.
Results Outside of Capital.
Paris, Jan. 21.-Returns of the cleo
tiOn for the German national assem-
bly, for the Third electorate district or
Baden show the Majority Socialists to
have won five seats, the Centrist party
FIVE seats, the German National par
~ one seat, and the German Demo
cratic party three seats. The votes
cast were: Majority Socialists, 362,-
949; Centrists, 3S0,644: German Ma
tiOnalists 1879; German Democrats,
226,S11.
In the Karlsruhe district the Major
ity Socialists cast 34,8S7 votes, the
Centrists 1850, and Nationalist SS3,
and the German Democrats 24,803.
Among the well-kDown Germans
elected In Baden were Konstantin Feb
renbach, former president OF the
reichstag, and Herren Dietrich, Haase
and Wirth, members of the Feichstag.
In Wurttemberg Matthias Erzberger,
Friedrich Won Payer, former vice chan
celOr; Adolph Groeber and Herr Kehl
were elected.
The first returns are too incomplete
TO permit of any opinion being ex'
pressed as to the significance of the
election. but the 6d National Liberal
party virtually has disappeared in Ba-
den and Wurttemberg, where the Gen.
trists, Majority Socialists and German
Democratic alone have been successful.
The results in Wurttemberg were:
Majority Socialists, 47O,316 votes and
seven seats; German Democrats, &c.,
O10 votes and four seats; Centrists,
3O3,O5O 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 FTanlxfort-on-the-Ma the indie
pendent Socialists, so far as counted,
polled 1900 votes; Democrats, $4,000;
Centrists, 10000; Peoples party, H.
600; Majority Socialists, $4,000; Ma
tiOnalists, 1000
At Danzig the Peoples party polled
11,7OO; Centrists, 1890; Democrats,
23,5O0; Independent Socialists, $500.
These returns are incomplete.
AT Magdeburg the Nationalist
pOlled 9,919 Peoples party, 1905;
Centrists, 2,514; Democrats, 1924.
The majority parties polled 103,4S3;
minority parties, 1O,637.
AT Elberfield the Nationalist and
Peoples party secured 22,12S; Cen
trists, f1,077; Democrats, $3.50; the
majority parties, 5000; the minori
ties. 1884.
Centrists Win in Freiburg.
In Freiburg, Baden, the Majority So
eialists got 1,697 votes; Centrists, 25,-
773: German Nationalist. 4,276; Ger
man Democrats, $500.
In Mannheim: Centrists, 1875;
German Natonalists. 6,007; German
Democrats, 26,562.
In Lorrach, Baden: Centrists. 1852;
German Nationalist, l,444; German
Democrats, 8.572; Majority Socialists
1924.
AT Waldshut the result was: Ma
jority Socialists, 1854; Centrists, g.
972; German Nationalist, 147: Ger
man Democrats, 2,292. At Sackingan:
Majority Socialists. $500; Centrists,
5,91S; German Nationalists, 40: Ger
man Democrats, LODI. At Constance:
Socialists. 12,249; Centrists, 1874
German Nationalist, 968; German
o.