Show 3 FAILS a 1 11 faw TO PIK PICK mil LUBER IR R jannes LEADS BUT WITHOUT HOPE OF GETTING THE NECESSARY VOTE lebond election will be held april twenty sixth when plurality rule will govern the results 73 orlin tho the results in ili the german sections tire farros farres 31 arain marx rha elman helfach aalde lierl ln with dr jarres in tho load lead mt hit without hopu of rolling up an ft ah ab locuto majority of all tho the votes cast which lie he needs nacda to be elected tho the first drat presidential election in fit german ills ory ended as predicted without electing lec olec ting anybody the first returns show chow that in fit the ls lg cities braun tile tho socialist cardl lute late la Is running a close second and consider on sider ably ahead ot of the social socialist ls t roto oto at the lie last election lie ha a apparently cutting heavily into tho the tommu communist rank us its that flint party la Is fall rig ng behind its previous vote dr hellbach Hell pach tho the democratic cavada late and formed chancellor marx in n the centrist ticket seem to be hold ng their own tit in proportion to their party arty strength general Luden ladendorff dorff seems to bo be undergoing the tha disaster ous defeat of his al career in ili the north ho he got only MIO lie or two votes in each district and n tome some places nono at all although voting for the head of heir state for tho the first time the german took the election very almly this being the third national election in the last eleven months the he whole country Is suffering buffering from election apathy the total vote to la abot expected to go much beyond 60 per cent of the voting strength as 77 per cent tit n the reichstag election last december this expected apathy was the last for forlorn lorli hope of tho the jurres jarres bloc to pull their candidate through in the first round because they hoy believed the apathy would espee especially fally hit the so and democrats tills this hope was broken by the alie returns lio second election will dave to be held id M n april 20 when the president will be ele elected eted by a plurality the election was one of tho the most moat peaceful ever li held eldin in germany complete culm calin and almost indifference reigned throughout tile the country only in berlin the national and commini latic fighting organizations organ clashed in fit two battles after which five communists were taken to tile hospital only y a few antoin automobiles obliges parading the streets with rival colors and brass bands tried to arouse enthusiasm and failed miserably the members of the german cabinet gave a good example to the citizens generally and voted at the earliest opportunity prussian minister of justice denhof was on hand so early he had to stand in line and wait tor for the booth to open potsdam stronghold of the mon moa archis ts showed allowed complete indifference to this new republican institution thero there was no sign of any flap flag ir r other indication that an all election was going on nevertheless the lion ilon princes who lived there turned out in full force to vote for the he second successor to their fattier father the candidates candidate 1 also appeared early at the polling booths except general Luden ladendorff dorff lie he was busy in munich reviewing with adolph littler hitler their league of front soldiers which selected election day to stage a big national rally in that city his excellency cannot vote tor for litin himself self can lie he was the question asked at his home |