Evening star., 1925-04-27
Marx, Loser by 8s9,759,
Sees Hope for Liberals in
Failure of General to Get
+ Majority of Electorate.
SENTIMENT AND WOMEN
DECIDE CLOSE CONTEST
Violence Marks Voting in Many
Sections-Marshal to Take Oath
Within Fortnight-Limit on
Powers Regarded as Hopeful
Sign by Nationalist Foes.
Ry the Associated Press.


Fy the Associated Press.
BERLIN. April 27.-Field Marshal
von Hindenburg's front porch" cam
87aign. conducted from his home in
M Hanover. has been successful, and
IeXt week he will be inducted into
'fice as the first popularity elected
President of Germany.
The first President, the late Fried
ich Ebert, was named by the Ma
onal Assembly Immediately after the
evolution which established the re-
ublic, but Won Hindenburg was
losen by direct vote of the people.
Running as the choice of the Ma
onalist-C t-Conservative bloc, consisting
the parties of United Right, he re-
eived II ,639 ,399 votes, or 4S.3 per cent
lWf the total valid ballots cast in yes
SVhrdays polling. He obtained a plu-
zality of SS6,759 over his principal
opponent, former Chancellor DR.. VIII
elm Marx, candidate of the republic
@loc, who received 13,752,64o votes.
Ernst Thaelmann, the Communist
trailed with 1881 ,591.
Race Always Close.
The race was close from the start
the two chief candidates running neck
and neck almost until the official
count. DR.. Marx, backed by the Cen
trists, Democrats and Socialists, con-
Quoted a whirlwind campaign on the
American plan, delivering several
scheduled addresses daily as well as
speaking from the rear platform OF
his train when occasion offered.
von Hindenburs took little active
personal part in the fight, and did
II L
rorters were busy everywhere wagffs
a strenuous campaign. His most i'm
portant speech was delivered before
a great gathering of Nationalists at
Hanover, when he denied that he
represented reaction or that his can
didacy was inimical to the republic.
His only other public utterance of
significance was a final appeal, broad
cast by radio. last Friday night.
Appealed for Unity.
On that occasion the grizzled war
veteran, who has spent his life in the
military service of the Fatherland,
made this statement:
Il affirm before the whole world
that 1t has always been my holiest
endeavor to prevent new horrors OF
war and to help to the utmost the
victims of past wars. This aim can
best be attained by unity, and to
serve our people as leader in this
wense will be my holiest task"
When questioned by the Associated
Press during the program of the cam
paign as to his attitude on the Dawes
reparation plan, the field marshal
stated that only the future could show
whether the scheme was capable of
fulfllment
GERMANY" he asserted, will not
be able to fulfill the conditions unless
the foreign powers participating in
the pact evince political and economic
loyalty"
The women's votes and the heavy
turnout of former stay-at-homes are
believed TO have been responsible for
his victory over such a seasoned po-
litical campaigner as DIR. Marx. The
latter, however. failed TO arouse en-.
thusiasm in the ranks of the Demo
cratic party, which was but an unwill-
ing partner in the sC-called Weimer
coalition. DR.. Marks supporters also
freely admit that anti-Catholic feel
ing mitigated strongly against their
candidates prospects.
Will Take Oath Soon.
D The Reichstag will reconvene next
Tuesday, and Won Hindenburg, If he
follows established custom. will have
the Republican oath administered to
him some time in the next fortnight
by the Socialist Reichstag president,
Paul Loebe, in the presence of a Par.
lament in which he probably has
more opponents than supporters, as
the Centrists, Democrats, Socialists
and Communists command PIT seats,
against only PIC for the Rightists.
Early voting was the rule in Berlin,
and the crush at many of the polling
places was so great ,that violent en-
L.
police were busily occupied in separat-
ling the fighters.
More serious trouble occurred at
Karlsruhe, where two persons were
killed and number wounded in a
clash between Republicans and Ma.
tionalists.
Scores Are Arrested.
Disturbances also took place at
Ratibor, in Silesia, when an erroneous
announcement was published to the
effect that DR.. Marx was leading Won
Hindenburg by nearly 1000 900 votes.
The Nationalists, reused by this, gath.
cred and began marching through the
streets. Dispersed by the police, they
obtained reinforcements and besiesed
he police stations in various towns in
Che area. Scores of arrests We're made.
Analyses of the election returns
maze Dy the duHeIeIllS OIL LIT. marx
have left these anti-Nationalist ele-
ments far from discouraged, even in
the face of their decisive defeat in
yesterdays test. They point out that
the total ballots cast by the opposi.
ton to Hindenburg, the supporters of
DR. Marx and Herr Thaelmann, were
more than half of the total vote, or
51.7 per cent.
The inauguration of Hindenburg will
of the ballots is verified. 1t is esti-
mated that this can not be accom-
plished before May 10 at the earliest.
Powers Are Limited.
5sA rs the field marshal throughout his
~aign insisted upon the cleansing
Of public life" there seems likely to
be q considerable conflict over public
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