Word: tirpitz
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Look at those fat chaps gobbling and guzzling instead of getting us our savings back," screamed an irate female as she led her followers into the Reichstag restaurant. "Where is Count Westarp?" roared a voice. "We want Admiral Tirpitz," raved the crowd in unison. Not finding them, several women did the next best thing and roundly told a few handy Deputies exactly what they thought of them in the choicest German phrases...
...appeared that the aged (he is 78) Field Marshal had remained indurately opposed to accepting nomination until a loud knock sounded on the door of No. 15 Wedekindstrasse, Hanover, and Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz appeared to undermine Hindenburg's resistance. It was subsequently given out on the slenderest authority that the ex-Kaiser at Doorn had intervened to command the old man to stand for election ; and that the latter, faithful and true to the former Emperor and King, had immediately made Tirpitz's heart glad by accepting the nomination...
Monarchist Parties (principally the Nationalists and German People's Party) made no nominations. Some names suggested: ex- Emperor Wilhelm II, ex-Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince Eitel Friedrich, Chancellor Luther (who, although loudly boomed, was expected to step down in favor of Herr Jarres), Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz, General-feldmarschal von Hindenburg, ex-Minister of the Interior Jarres. The last named seemed the likliest candidate as, although a Monarchist at heart, he belongs to the German People's Party and is known to favor the continuance of a Republic for the present. As a matter of fact...
...Centre 68 3 0 Democratic 32 4 0 German Peoples' 50 6 0 Popular 14 0 IS Bavarian Peoples' 19 3 0 Communist 45 0 17 Other Parties 17 0 Totals 489 54 35 Elected. Most conspicuous of those elected was Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz, conspicuous for his appearance because of his famous snow-white beard, which reaches his chest in two magnificent and cylindrical cascades; conspicuous for his intellect because, if ruthless, he proved himself a good sailor and has since had the common sense to vote for the Experts' Plan...
...Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz was thought likely to be elected leader of the Nationalist Party. Admiral Tirpitz voted for the Experts' Plan; and, if he becomes leader of the Party, it was said that the Nationalists would refrain from attacking the Plan during the elections. ¶An incident only faintly connected with the elections came to light when 27 Bavarian Generals declared a social boycott against ex-First Quartermaster General Erich von Ludendorff because the latter declared that ex-Crown Prince Rupprecht, virtual King of Bavaria, had (TIME, Nov. 19, 1923). Further, he had demanded that...