The Archive · 1925

London's Astonishment

London, Apr. 27.

Though most papers managed insert Reuter's announcement of Marshal von Hindenburg's election p in their stop press column, there has not yet been time for consider-fed comment, beyond headlines ex-Pressing astonishment at the Dismay in Paris creasing as the results appea Strong. police patrols are posted everywhere.

The first three Berlin stations gave Dr. Marx a 50 per cent. Majority, but later eight combined Eerlin districts showed that Marshal von Hindenburg had polled 10,064 Notes to Dr. Marx's 6,532 and Herr Thaelmann's 694.

Going up Steadily At nine o'clock this evening, Dr.

larx had secured 1,558,000 votes, marshal von Hindenburg. 1,377,000 end Herr Thaelmann 251,006.

'At ten, Marshal von Hindenburg' had polled 2,556,000 votes, Dr. Marx 2,482,000 and Herr Thaelmann- 41 000." These figures include votes polled in. the Marshal'

ronghold, East Prussia.

At ten-thirty, the figures were:—Marshal von. Hindenburg, 5,962,000; Dr. Marx, 5,733,000.

At eleven o'clock, the figures were:—Marshal_ von' Hindenburg, 8,800,000 (2); Dr. Marx, 7,100,000.

There were about 15,000,000 more votes to be counted, Approximately '85 per cent. of the electors voted. Apr. 27.

At midnight, the results from 20 electoral districts out of the total lof 35 gave the following figures:—Marshal von Hindenburg, 8,085,999 (7)

Dr. Marx, Herr Thaelmann, '970,000 At 12.30 a. the Tesults from 27, districts gave the following figures:—Marshal von

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