holds , ▁getting ▁up ▁to ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 5 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁H inden burg ▁vot ers ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round . ▁T aking ▁Du ester berg ' s ▁votes ▁into ▁account ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁estimated ▁that ▁H inden burg ▁retained ▁fewer ▁than ▁a ▁third ▁of ▁them ▁who ▁had ▁voted ▁for ▁him ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁fewer ▁than ▁ 3 0 ▁percent ▁ex cluding ▁Bav aria , ▁where ▁the ▁Bav arian ▁People ' s ▁Party ▁( B VP ) ▁had ▁end ors ed ▁him ▁in ▁both ▁elections . ▁▁ ▁The ▁expect ations ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ists ▁present ing ▁" the ▁only ▁left ▁candidate " ▁were ▁not ▁ful filled , ▁never theless ▁they ▁continued ▁their ▁fight ▁against ▁the ▁policies ▁of ▁the ▁Social ▁Democr ats ▁and ▁nominated ▁Th äl mann ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁April . ▁ ▁In ▁reporting ▁the ▁outcome ▁The ▁Des ▁Mo ines ▁Register ▁war ned ▁that ▁" If ▁Hitler ▁wins ▁in ▁April ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁the ▁nation ▁and ▁even ▁of ▁Europe ▁to ▁a ▁great ▁extent ▁is ▁uncertain ▁... ▁[ the ▁Naz is '] ▁extrem ist ▁policies ▁might ▁easily ▁lead ▁to ▁the ▁grav est ▁international ▁comp lications ." ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Daily ▁News ▁described ▁H inden burg ▁as ▁" the ▁grand est ▁character ▁of ▁modern ▁Germany " ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁completely ▁defeated ▁the ▁commun ists ▁and ▁the ▁St ahl helm , ▁predict ing ▁an ▁easy ▁re e lection . ▁It ▁was ▁hes it ant ▁on ▁the