Figure
S.12.2 SPD Press, Agitation, and
Election Costs in Saxony, by Constituency, 1907–1912
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Election Campaign Costs |
Number of Rallies Held |
Election Flyers Distributed |
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Reichstag
Constituency Organization |
Elected |
SPD Press Subscriptions |
SPD in local assemblies or councils |
Constituency Expenditures (Marks. Pf.) |
Supplement from District Committee or Election
Fund |
Available Indoor Locales for Rallies |
Reichstag / Landtag Election Rallies |
(Other) Public and People's Rallies |
(Other) Party and Members' Rallies |
How Many Times? |
Print Runs |
Total |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
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Reichstag Election January 1907 |
(col. 8 not included in cols. 9/10) |
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1: Zittau |
Prog |
5,951 |
Saxon totals
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7,481.49 |
4,000.00 |
35 |
33 |
13 |
230 |
4 |
35,000 |
140,000 |
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2: Löbau |
Cons |
2,866 |
4,997.89 |
2,000.00 |
19 |
34 |
14 |
15 |
3 |
40,000 |
120,000 |
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3: Bautzen |
AS |
2,100 |
805 in 1899 |
6,387.50 |
2,793.65 |
14 |
31 |
10 |
34 |
4 |
31,000 |
124,000 |
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4: Dresden-New City |
SPD |
10,790 |
8,266.53 |
- |
86 |
53 |
85 |
148 |
4 |
75,000 |
300,000 |
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5: Dresden-Old City |
NL |
6,400 |
1,152 in 1905 |
14,962.03 |
- |
18 |
22 |
32 |
20 |
6 |
75,000 |
450,000 |
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6: Dresden-County |
SPD |
17,112 |
10,007.56 |
- |
116 |
71 |
87 |
186 |
3 |
96,000 |
288,000 |
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7: Meißen |
AS |
5,615 |
1,610 in 1910 |
7,704.10 |
- |
66 |
59 |
16 |
71 |
5 |
40,000 |
200,000 |
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8: Pirna |
WV |
4,600 |
5,617.07 |
- |
22 |
62 |
49 |
55 |
5 |
42,000 |
210,000 |
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9: Freiberg |
Cons |
1,500 |
6,998.48 |
4,975.95 |
10 |
24 |
21 |
40 |
6 |
24,000 |
144,000 |
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10: Döbeln |
NL |
3,800 |
13,552.00 |
- |
12 |
56 |
12 |
24 |
8 |
36,000 |
288,000 |
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11: Oschatz-Grimma |
Cons |
2,769 |
19,639.14 |
15,355.41 |
18 |
119 |
54 |
19 |
14 |
30,000 |
420,000 |
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12: Leipzig-City |
NL |
5,854 |
10,522.53 |
- |
20 |
9 |
12 |
26 |
10 |
55,000 |
550,000 |
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13: Leipzig-County |
SPD |
35,645 |
10,368.26 |
- |
186 |
81 |
248 |
807 |
3 |
120,000 |
360,000 |
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14: Borna |
FKP |
3,800 |
12,140.54 |
8,704.00 |
35 |
89 |
68 |
126 |
7 |
35,000 |
245,000 |
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15: Mittweida |
SPD |
6,063 |
Reich totals |
6,060.29 |
- |
41 |
49 |
67 |
365 |
4 |
44,000 |
176,000 |
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16: Chemnitz |
SPD |
16,000 |
5,938.70 |
- |
28 |
42 |
49 |
236 |
5 |
90,000 |
450,000 |
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17: Glachau-Meerane |
SPD |
5,500 |
6,431 in 1909 |
4,394.12 |
- |
26 |
78 |
26 |
160 |
6 |
40,000 |
240,000 |
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18: Zwickau |
SPD |
9,143 |
6,590.51 |
- |
30 |
49 |
34 |
44 |
4 |
60,000 |
240,000 |
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19: Stollberg |
SPD |
5,551 |
7,729 in 1910 |
5,026.02 |
- |
17 |
64 |
54 |
205 |
3 |
45,000 |
135,000 |
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20: Marienburg |
AS |
2,381 |
7,188.25 |
7,463.86 |
12 |
42 |
6 |
17 |
3 |
40,000 |
120,000 |
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21: Annaberg |
NL |
3,148 |
5,974.04 |
3,400.00 |
11 |
46 |
11 |
22 |
4 |
30,000 |
120,000 |
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22: Auerbach |
NL |
5,153 |
7,163.41 |
2,750.00 |
27 |
58 |
32 |
112 |
4 |
48,000 |
192,000 |
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23: Plauen |
Prog |
4,165 |
11,000.00 |
3,450.00 |
16 |
63 |
46 |
70 |
6 |
54,000 |
324,000 |
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Totals 1907 |
165,906 |
197,980.00 |
53,892.87 |
865 |
1,234 |
1,046 |
3,032 |
1,185,000 |
5,836,000 |
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SPD Elected 1907: 8 |
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Landtag Election October 1909 |
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July 1909 |
July 1909 |
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Members |
Press |
Municipal Deputies |
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1: Zittau |
1,057 |
5,100 |
65 |
62 |
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2: Löbau |
879 |
2,669 |
40 |
30 |
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3: Bautzen |
857 |
2,400 |
32 |
40 |
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4: Dresden-New City |
8,059 |
10,567 |
94 |
106 |
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5: Dresden-Old City |
3,032 |
5,500 |
6 |
26 |
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6: Dresden-County |
10,832 |
15,788 |
178 |
180 |
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7: Meißen |
3,471 |
6,200 |
169 |
64 |
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8: Pirna |
3,119 |
5,200 |
79 |
65 |
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9: Freiberg |
722 |
1,329 |
5 |
10 |
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10: Döbeln |
2,000 |
3,400 |
53 |
16 |
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Autumn 1909 |
July 1909 |
Autumn 1909 |
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Agitation District Leipzig (11-14) |
Agitation District Leipzig (11-14) |
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11: Oschatz-Grimma |
1,227 |
2,423 |
32 |
3,248.35 |
1,355.26 |
12 |
47 |
32 |
44 |
1,211,900 Flugblätter
(flyers) |
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12: Leipzig-City |
3,461 |
5,900 |
19 |
4,022.14 |
11,098.88 |
30 |
50 |
433 |
711 |
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320,350 Handzettel
(leaflets) |
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13: Leipzig-County |
23,728 |
36,000 |
155 |
1,606.10 |
4,707.11 |
187 |
172 |
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13,463 Plakate
(posters) |
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14: Borna |
1,326 |
3,029 |
42 |
1,108.30 |
1,033.69 |
36 |
48 |
71 |
102 |
493,000 Stimmzettel
(ballots) |
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9,984.89 |
18,194.94 |
317 |
536 |
857 |
(Totals from Agitationsbezirk) |
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15: Mittweida |
3,335 |
5,705 |
141 |
43 |
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16: Chemnitz |
7,465 |
18,000 |
91 |
48 |
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17: Glachau-Meerane |
2,946 |
5,085 |
132 |
43 |
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18: Zwickau |
3,295 |
8,667 |
66 |
32 |
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19: Stollberg |
3,087 |
5,646 |
112 |
23 |
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20: Marienburg |
1,096 |
1,869 |
30 |
18 |
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21: Annaberg |
1,201 |
2,811 |
42 |
14 |
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22: Auerbach |
1,746 |
3,945 |
47 |
22 |
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23: Plauen |
1,701 |
2,476 |
25 |
13 |
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Totals 1909 |
89,642 |
159,640 |
1,595 |
1,120 |
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SPD Elected 1909: 25 |
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Reichstag Election January 1912 |
(col. 8 included in cols. 9/10) |
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1: Zittau |
SPD |
4,237 |
76 |
7,913.11 |
4,000.00 |
94 |
90 |
106 |
318 |
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2: Löbau |
SPD |
3,382 |
63 |
17,447.53 |
10,400.00 |
57 |
129 |
172 |
238 |
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3: Bautzen |
AS |
2,931 |
38 |
14,777.98 |
8,400.00 |
53 |
66 |
77 |
113 |
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4: Dresden-New City |
SPD |
15,766 |
139 |
16,633.27 |
128 |
85 |
140 |
118 |
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5: Dresden-Old City |
SPD |
8,725 |
15 |
22,554.52 |
- |
23 |
28 |
41 |
111 |
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6: Dresden-County |
SPD |
22,936 |
214 |
19,432.14 |
- |
185 |
107 |
177 |
296 |
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7: Meißen |
SPD |
7,550 |
134 |
10,330.18 |
- |
104 |
100 |
163 |
204 |
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8: Pirna |
SPD |
7,501 |
128 |
12,985.18 |
- |
108 |
151 |
180 |
193 |
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9: Freiberg |
SPD |
2,516 |
28 |
14,220.83 |
12,200.00 |
56 |
94 |
119 |
113 |
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10: Döbeln |
SPD |
3,977 |
77 |
8,427.07 |
- |
59 |
97 |
137 |
222 |
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Agitation
District Leipzig (11-14) |
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11: Oschatz-Grimma |
Cons |
3,800 |
56 |
14,829.14 |
7,736.02 |
58 |
105 |
121 |
107 |
2,238,650 Flugblätter
(flyers) |
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12: Leipzig-City |
NL |
6,200 |
22 |
15,373.39 |
- |
20 |
8 |
9 |
103 |
786,450 Handzettel
(leaflets) |
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13: Leipzig-County |
SPD |
42,000 |
175 |
20,260.32 |
- |
194 |
120 |
327 |
734 |
37,380 Plakate
(posters) |
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14: Borna |
Cons |
4,700 |
45 |
14,605.63 |
7,871.07 |
78 |
118 |
152 |
197 |
1,070,000 Stimmzettel
(ballots) |
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1,501,200 sonstige
Drucksachen |
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(other printed matter) |
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15: Mittweida |
SPD |
8,331 |
180 |
8,692.38 |
- |
96 |
105 |
127 |
388 |
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16: Chemnitz |
SPD |
24,896 |
99 |
6,122.16 |
- |
92 |
82 |
163 |
359 |
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17: Glachau-Meerane |
SPD |
5,804 |
98 |
6,151.78 |
- |
65 |
58 |
84 |
253 |
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18: Zwickau |
SPD |
11,166 |
116 |
7,711.23 |
- |
77 |
80 |
88 |
400 |
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19: Stollberg |
SPD |
7,666 |
127 |
5,901.00 |
- |
72 |
70 |
107 |
325 |
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20: Marienburg |
SPD |
3,281 |
48 |
7,300.09 |
5,757.45 |
38 |
78 |
120 |
280 |
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21: Annaberg |
SPD |
4,644 |
49 |
11,000.56 |
7,784.00 |
57 |
98 |
162 |
340 |
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22: Auerbach |
SPD |
6,543 |
69 |
10,033.90 |
3,000.00 |
98 |
106 |
128 |
184 |
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23: Plauen |
SPD |
6,332 |
27 |
28,903.81 |
11,000.00 |
65 |
191 |
212 |
263 |
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Totals 1912 |
214,884 |
2,023 |
301,607.20 |
78,148.54 |
1,877 |
2,166 |
3,112 |
5,859 |
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SPD Elected 1912: 19 |
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Notes: Figures for 1907 and 1912 are taken from the reporting years
July-June 1906/07 and 1911/12; those for 1909 combine information from
July/Aug. 1909 with the reporting year July-June 1909/10.
Sources: SPD Sachsens, Protokoll … Dresden … 1907; ibid., Protokoll … Zittau ... 1909; ibid., Protokoll … Leipzig … 1910; ibid., Protokoll … Dresden ... 1912; SPD Agitationskomitee Leipzig, Bericht … für das Jahr 1909–1910 (Leipzig,
1910), 47-51; Schrörs, Handbuch, 84-5; Förstenberg 1909,
Sächsisches Hauptstaatsarchiv Dresden, Kreishauptmannschaft Leipzig, Nr. 250.
Copyright © 2017 James Retallack. All rights reserved. This page is part of the Online Supplement to James Retallack, Red Saxony: Election Battles and the Spectre of Democracy in Germany, 1860-1918 (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017). ISBN 978-0-19-966878-6. Last updated: 8 March 2022.