Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-13
ALFONSO DEFEATED
BY REPUBLICANS
Ministers of State, Justice
and Education Out in
Republican Slide.
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tricts were the same as those of the
cities monarchist cabinet would find
its position untenable.
Pertinax, commentator Of Echo de
Paris, was inclined TO think the mon
arch rather than the monarchy in dan
ger and considered the question wheth-
er the monarchist enemies Of Alfonso
we're strong enough to impose MAIN
tenance of the monarchy under an
other sovereign.
The peseta, which recently had been
improving, slumped this morning to
around 943 to the dollar, compared
with a Saturday quotation of about 9.
Voting in the first elections held in
this country in eight years, a tremend-
Gus popular outpouring showed large
Republican majorities in the councils
of almost every city and town of any
size, and in many of the smaller places
King AlfonSo's home ward, that con-
tanning the royal palace at Madrid, even
went against him, an alderman repre-
senting the Republican movement being
elected. Madrid, Barcelona, Seville,
Granada, all turned in large Republican
majorities.
AAhSWCE Due FEUm MOudIcH4
The returns gave Alfonso, who was
born a King and since has been victor
over military rebels and political enemies
alike who have assailed his throne. the
task Of answering what everywhere was
considered popular reputation of his
rule.
Premier Admiral Juan Bautista AZnar
who helped pull the monarchy from the
crisis which followed the downfall of
Gen. Berenguer, commented:
1.-THE government did not expect the
majority gained by the Republicans
But the government has not lost its
serenity and will continue at It's post
All will be worked out. shall call the
council Of ministers together and see
what is to be DONE"
Melquiades Alvarez, who has been one
of those demanding that Alfonso take
vacation from the throne" while a
constituent corteS, or Constitutional
Convention decided whether Spain was
to continue a monarchy or republic,
said:
THE triumph Of the left is logical
consequence Of the dictatorship of Primo
de Rivera. The King should go. But
the King will know his road"
Grave Times for Spain.
The Condo de Romanones, richest
man in Spain and minister of state in
the present cabinet, said:
There are grave times for Spain
ahead and this Republican victory is
of the greatest Importance. I shall
confer with the King and tell him
frankly that the situation is serious"
The provinces which appeared today
to have gone definitely Republican were
Huelya, Orense, Oviedo, Valladolid,
Leon, Badajoz, Barcelona, Tarragena,
Lerida. Granada, Malaga, Cordoba,
Corun tCoruna, Pontevedra. Ciudad Real,
ZaragGZa, Teruel, Sevilla, Valencia,
Santander, San Sebastian, Toledo,
Zamora and Jaen.
The elections were held almost with
out disorder. Two army lieutenants
and a civilian were wounded in a riot
at Lertda There was some fighting in
Madrid, but generally the country was
peaceful.
1880 TO 38,903 in Madrid.
In Madrid there were 1850 votes
cast for the candidates of the Republic
can groups, and 33,904 for those of
the Monarchist parties. In Valencia
the vote was 38,903 for the Republicans
and 1880 for the Monarchists, who
gained % aldermanic seats against 80
for the Republicans.
The City of Zamora returned Is Re
publican aldermen and seven Monarch
lists, but the province as a whole was
Monarchist Granada returned IS Re-
publicans and IL Monarchists, but the
remainder of the province went Mon
archist.
Other returns were Ferrol, 26 Re-
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