▁run off ▁they ▁port rayed ▁Hitler ▁as ▁a ▁party ▁man ▁whose ▁anti - rep ublic an ▁r het or ic ▁dis gu ised ▁the ▁NS D AP ' s ▁ad her ence ▁to ▁the ▁system . ▁They ▁also ▁port rayed ▁Hitler ▁and ▁the ▁Naz is ▁as ▁social ists ▁whose ▁r het or ic ▁against ▁Marx ism ▁was ▁a ▁dis gu ise ▁towards ▁their ▁own ▁dis like ▁of ▁private ▁property ▁and ▁free ▁enter prise . ▁They ▁contrast ed ▁H inden burg ' s ▁Christian ▁character ▁with ▁Hitler ' s ▁a path y ▁towards ▁organized ▁religion . ▁The ▁NS D AP ▁respond ed ▁to ▁these ▁accus ations ▁by ▁not ing ▁the ▁revers al ▁of ▁H inden burg ' s ▁supp or ters ▁between ▁the ▁elections , ▁acc using ▁H inden burg ▁of ▁bet ray ing ▁his ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁supp or ters ▁and ▁al lying ▁with ▁the ▁C athol ics , ▁Marx ists , ▁and ▁Jews ▁who ▁had ▁opposed ▁him ▁then ▁and ▁as ser ting ▁that ▁Hitler ▁was ▁a ▁victim ▁of ▁a ▁sc are ▁campaign ▁by ▁those ▁elements . ▁ ▁Indust rial ists ▁who ▁had ▁supported ▁Du ester berg ▁were ▁not ▁enthus i astic ▁about ▁H inden burg ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁largely ▁cross ▁over ▁to ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁run off , ▁contrary ▁to ▁the ▁hopes ▁of ▁his ▁supp or ters . ▁Br ü ning ▁was ▁un pop ular ▁amongst ▁industrial ists ▁such ▁that ▁after ▁meeting ▁Hitler ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁March ▁Re usch ▁told ▁the ▁Frank ischer ▁Kur ier ▁to ▁ref rain ▁from