Word: hindenburg
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Germans, shouting "Hoch Hindenburg!" as der Feldmarschall's armies battled and blasted toward Paris, never dreamed that their beloved Hindenburg would be cheered in Paris by Frenchmen in 1932. Yet this astounding thing came to pass last week...
...been extremely nervous lest Adolf Hitler win the German election and repudiate the Treaty of Versailles. Massed in the Place de l'Opera, a tense French throng awaited bulletins. Suddenly, when the flash came that Herr Hitler had definitely not been elected, a joyous French cheer went up "Vive Hindenburg! Vive la France...
Nobody won the German election. Nobody has ever been elected President of Germany by popular vote on the first ballot. To be so elected a candidate must win 50% of all votes cast plus one vote more. In 1925 Paul von Hindenburg was not even a candidate on the first ballot; on the second (when the candidate who has a plurality wins), Old Paul was elected by 14,648,877 votes...
...they will inherit the votes of the Hugenburg nationalists these will be insufficient to offset the Communist votes which will go to the President, or which will at least remain inactive. A direct trial of strength, without the diverting issues of the other parties should almost inevitably lead to Hindenburg's reelection...
...name of Hindenburg is at present almost synonymous with that of the German Republic. If he wins in the final election, as he probably will, the forces of change will have to wait for political disaster to bring them their opportunity...