HINDENBURG LEADS.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20496, 15 March 1932, Page 9

HINDENBURG LEADS.

SHOKT of ABSOLUTE MAJORITY. SECOND BALLOT NECESSARY. HSSULT3 OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. tztss ASSOCIATION"— -TiY ELECTRIC «IJSGBAI>H-COI'YRIGHT.) March 14th, 7 p.m.) BERLIN, March 14. Bwept for Mecklenburg, which cantd, fffdtt t he Tcsult of thc Prcss dontial the following arc tho final dciai ague*-ffaid-Marßbal Paul von Hindenburg .. 18,418,983 :"HMf Adolf Hitler (HMto) •• 11444,541 wmtt Ernst Thaelmann (OonununiEt) . • 4,924,956 fioleaal Tbeodor Duestarttorg (Natlonalallgt) • ■ 2,497,860 gut Adolf Winter (Independent) .. 109,292 A Mtilttd ballot will be necessary, fljgfty-flve per cent, of thc electorate nfed, Mi 37,660,377 votes were cast. Reld-Marshal von Hindenburg was jty.168,453 short of a clear majority, rtUscnecess on April 10th is regarded u acrtsis. fbt Bhineland, which is predominate CWholie, gave President Hindenbpgllizge majority and also an absolute Majority in Berlin, where Herr ni a bad third to Herr ThaelItfe aynficant that in Southern Gervuf where tho Nazi movement origiHerr Hitler polled fewer votes On Pmftlent Hindenburg, who was i]w TietoriW m Westphalia, where the ifJ—MfrHat districts which hitherto TOO dmbtfal apparently at the last Tf-f * decided not to trust Herr vague promises. in Snow. Ths atiy mkt to Presidential polling fey to u& etreets covered with M#w t ita>W' n E enthusiasts to construct i now of their Presidential tluneet. Every square in Berlin pos- ' teasel * msMWii of either PieldICudttT' TO ;-Jj|pbnburg or Herr Hitler, by their supthe opening of «i|iVeloek in the morning, situated in taverns, l' frfitlMMp*** ar ® '*ble to drink the champions. The police controlling the crowds all generally peaceful, fH?'"" ■ Dm vere verv animated scenes at i;ers. In spite of the notoT'cars and cycles te streets, showering anda leaflets, often ading Nazi success, d aeroplanes, one of e occupants being jtivities were chiefly uas districts of BerRed flags bearing re displayed, tubed in five-foot ry wall: "Vote for Reich is near." An beneath; "It is belle Scenes, rkable scenes in the lands of Roman ock last night, went Bin ancient chapel on tlogno, and "knelt in hours, praying for lindenburg's success, went in procession here) they attended a j'clock in the mornilding to suffocation received Communion 3 circumstance is cathedrals for cenes everywhere wero f by people fervently farshal von HindenBature of the polling ed rush of women, g, apparently for Hindenburg. ;ions were taken to ughout the country, nt patrols of foot j, armed with car- ] truncheons, in all Nevertheless, there lashes, notably in hineland. At Kernel with Communists, being killed. Police scene. in Berlin. developed in Berlin >n, where there was obs of Nazis and ig shots. Tho same conflict in various ng wounded and aing made, nd booths closed at timated that 85 per 's voted. s results flatbed vas given 321 votes •lindenburg's 12 by ny village in FranHitler stronghold, sof the Bavarian sll, where President his yearly holiday, iponcnt by 228 votes is showed- that Presided strongly in the ocialists followed en ' orders to vote for was more successful antry districts. 'ince voted at PotsHcrr Hitler, whom (a Nazi) also sup: