Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-29
PICK PRINCE MAX
FOR GERMAN HEAD
Social Democrats to Name
Him for Presidency of
Republic.
PREPARATIONS IN WEIMAR


AMSTERDAM. January 2s.-Prince
Max Of Baden, the former German i'm
perial chancellor. will be nominated by
the German social democrats and the
German democrats as their candidate
for the presidency of the German re-
public, according to a Berlin dispatch
printed in the Neues Journal of Vienna
Weimar Lacks Facilities.
wEINfAR. Tuesday. January % (by
the Associated Press).-The transfer
nation of Weimar from literary shrine
and unimportant provincial town into
the seat of the German national assem-
bly, is presenting physical difficulties
of no small caliber.
The chief problem is in connecting
Weiner with the outside world as the
town which in recent years had partly
disappeared from notice as a CONNER
cial and railway center. is wholly IN
equipped for accommodating important
political gatherings and the attendant
demands of newspaper men. At present
more than 1000 telegraph and tele-
phone experts are at work here estab-
fishing needed communication.
press of Berlin. which continues to
lament the selection of Wernar as the
seat of the constituent assembly, fears
that the pressure of news will find
facilities lacking. 1t is proposed to
establish aerial communication be-
tween Weimar and Berlin SO as to
lessen the burden on the wires. Con-
nection also will be established with
the wireless station at Nauen for over
seas transmission
Troops Ordered to Weimar.
BERLIN. Tuesday, January % (by
the Associated Press).-Two battalion.
from one of the crack German regi-
n'ents will leave for Weimar this
week. They will be CHARTERED there
during the sessions Of the national as
sembly and will be at the govern
ment's direct disposal in case of ueces-
sity.
Prussian Election Results.
AMSTERDAM. Tuesday. January %.
The work Of counting the vote cast
in the Prussian elections Is. still in
complete, but partial returns show
that the majority socialist vote was
cut down In the larger towns. accord
ing to advices from Berlin. The In
dependent socialists made gains. prob
ably result OF propaganda carried
on after the shooting Of DR.. Karl
Liebknecht and Rosa Luxembourg. II
is believed that the social democratic
party. led by Phillip Scheid emann. will
be the strongest In the Prussian par
lament. The next party In strength
will be the democrats, with the Chris
tian peoples party. formerly the CEN
tris's. ranking third.
BERLIN. Monday. January 81 Thy
the Associated Press) Sharp winter
weather ana an unusual number Of
may have been respon-
sible for the small vote in the Prus-
sian elections on Sunday as compared
with the balloting for the national as
sembly eight days ago. Lack Of poll
Ing places forced thousands Of voters
to stand In line for hours. and this.
combined with q letting up Of en-
thusiasm, resulted in a detection
among the bourgeois voters. who ap-
parently were satisfed to laave the
deld to both wings Of the social dem-
ocrAtic party. Up to 3 o'clock today
the results reported showed that the
social democrats had q big lead In
greater Berlin. where they were al
ready credited with two-thirds Of the
democrats, clericais, conservatives and
liberals will divide up the re-
mainder.
Scattering early returns from other
sections Of Prussia indicate that the
majority socialists are everywhere
maintaining their lead, and. with the
independent socialists threaten to
reports reveal unexpected gains by the
and bourgeois parties.
Unofacial figures from the twenty
three precincts In Prussia will be un-
available before Wednesday sas the
count Is proceeding slowly.