| Show GERMANY FAILS I ITO TO PICK MR LEADER 1 n DR JARRES LEADS BUT WITHOUT WITH OUT HOPE OF GETTING THE THC NECESSARY VOTE Election Will Be B. Held April Twenty Sixth When Plurality Rule Rul Will Govern The Results Berlin The Berlin The results in la the German Gorman election elections are Jarre Jarres M Dra Braun un Marx Held Berlin With With Dr Jarres In the lead but without hope of rolling up an absolute absolute absolute ab ab- ab- ab solute majority of ot all the votes cast cut which he be needs to be elected the first fint presidential election In German history history history his tory ended as predicted without electing anybody The first returns show that in the big cities Braun the socialist candi candidate date Is running a close second ab and t considerably ahead of ot the socialist vote rote at the last election He lie Heis Hela lieis is la apparently cutting heavily into the communist rank as that party is falling falling fall fall- ing behind its Ita previous vote Dr the tho democratic can candidate candidate candi candi- Ill date and formed Chancellor Marx on the centrist ticket seem to be holdIng hold hold- Ing lag their own in proportion to their party part strength General however seems to be undergoing the most roost defeat of ot his political political cal career In the north he got only one or two votes in each district and andIn andIn andin in some lome places none at all Although voting for the head of ot their state for the first time the German German Ger man people took the election very calmly almly This being the third national election in the last eleven months the whole country is suffering from election apathy The total vote vole is not expected to go much beyond 60 per cent of ot the voting strength as against 77 per cent in the election last December This expected apathy was the tho last forlorn hope of ot the Jarres bloc to pull their candidate through in the first round because they believed the apathy would especially hit the socialists soI so so- I and democrats This Tills hope was broken b by the returns and the second election will have bave to be held heldon on April 26 20 When hen the president will willbe willbe willbe be elected by ly a plurality The election was one of the most peaceful ever held In Germany Complete Complete Com Com- calm and almost Indifference reigned throughout the country Only in Berlin the national and letic fighting organizations clashed in two battles after atter which five communists fete were taken to the hospital Only a few tew automobiles parading paradine the streets with rival colors and brass braes bands tried to arouse enthusiasm enthus enthus- and failed miserably The members of ot the German c cabinet cabin et gave a good example to to the citi citizens zens tens generally and voted at the earliest ear liest teat opportunity Prussian Minister r of Justice was on hand so early he be had to stand In line and watt walt for the booth to open Potsdam stronghold of ot the monarchists mon anon showed complete completo indifference ence ease to this new republican Ion tion There was no sign of ot any Gny flag flagor or oth other r indication that an election was going on Nevertheless the lion lion- princes who lived there turned out in full force to vote for forthe forthe forthe the second successor to their father The candidates also appeared early at the polling booths except General He lie was busy in Munich reviewing with Adolph Hitler their league of front soldiers which selected select select- ed election day to stage stag a big national nation al rally In that city His Ills excellency cannot vote for himself can het he was was' the tho question I asked at his home I |
