The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-11-15
GREEK PREMIER
CLAIMS VICTORY
Result of Sundays Election In
Greece viii Not BE Known
Until Night.
GOUNARIs HAS PASSPORTS
On Result Depends Final Fate OF
Former King Constantine;
Fight Bitter One.

ANnenas greece. nov. 1e.-Fremief
venisslos announces that his party
has obtained a majority in the elee-
tions throughout Greece.
The results of the election viii not
be known untfi Monday night as the
vote in Smyrna and other distant
points is to be taken into eonsidora-
,ion. n is expected that the soldiers
will support venizelos
Prior 20 the hailotinE the venizei-
lists declared themselves confident or
victory. They claimed the certain re-
turn % $50 deputies. hat they need
ESQ Or more 20 oversvheIn the royal
lists and demonstrate fully that the
country indorses the past four years
policy.
The premier's party looks for a big
maioyitv = Attiea. and othar pas1a
of old Greece and also IN Thessaiy ana
orecian Tsies. such as Crete and as.
sert that there viii be . close vote
in constantins's stronghold. the Pelo
rsonnessus. pointing out that after the
premier's speech a. Pstras, Gounaris
postponed his trip 20 saionikl ~ order
TO undo as far a. possible vsnezilos'
work there
summing up the forecasts brought
@ him IN his modest home next door
70 the American legation. tho premier
said confidently
The vote viii show tire definite
differentiation Of the people to realize
their destiny and hold their place a.
q eiSiiizing factor IN the Near East.
General elections were held throHrh.
out Greece today and on the outconse
Is expected TO hinge the question ~
whether former King Constantine
shall come back to the throne as4n
or remain IN exile IN Switzerland.
Dcrnststos Gounaris. former prsmser
and leaa@ser the opposition. who was
the oppi~f : Of Premier venizelos In
the baiioiinN aas the candidate 20 the.
elements desiring the return Of Con-
stantine. Al Nenixaloa. oa the othsr
hand. is unaiterably opposed 70 the
return of the fallen monarch.
A bitter camraign has been wared
by both sides end. no matter which
side carries the elections. trouble t.
feared claims of certain victorS
were made By both the Venizslists and
the Royallsts. with indications that
~ Nenizelos would pom a bis ma 3orfty
ia the new fuovinCes of Macedonia
and Thrace and the Islands but that
old Greece would witness a fierce
ntruKEie
Gounaris made preparations for
quick fiiEht Sea case tle elections went
against him having requested pass
ports 20 italy on Friday last
Exilsd during the war on ths charge
of high treason be was permitted
with the approval of ~ Nenlzeias. a.
return to take part IN the camnaign
bat should he fail % election his par
itsmeutary Immunity would expire
immediately ~ case Premier veni.
seios Il successful he will be given 4
free hand IN the selection % new
head - the state. Prince Paul who
was offered the throne on the death
of the late Klna Alexander not hav-
Ink yet formally accepted the govern.
ments invitation 20 return from swift
aeriand and rule Greece
The gonerai elections IN Greece are
% unusual importance aK Involving
lesl Of strength between the existing
Fenixeios regime and that of formes
King Constantine. aiso IN determin-
lnE the succession ~ the Greek throne
and possibly foreshadowinR an issue
between a republic ard a monarchy
The elections are the first held Is
Greece since Decemhsr 1878. prior te
the entry ~ Greece into the aoria war
Premier Nenixelsss has held = strona
ma30uty IN pariiameng since she ah-
dlcation % Constanfine. The osa
Hovafst eieneut favorable te Com
stantine has maintained ffs orxani-
tttion however and has Recently heen
reinforced ~ the return ~ ~ netrios
8ounaris. premier under the Couutan-
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