▁of ▁candidate ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁support ▁in ▁state ▁elections . ▁H ugen berg ▁attempted ▁to ▁keep ▁Hitler ▁in ▁line ▁with ▁the ▁Har zburg ▁Front ▁at ▁a ▁meeting ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁February , ▁but ▁to ▁no ▁avail ; ▁at ▁a ▁party ▁r ally ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁February ▁NS D AP ▁member ▁Joseph ▁Go ebb els ▁announced ▁that ▁Hitler ▁would ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁race . ▁The ▁St ahl helm ▁announced ▁its ▁choice – The odor ▁Du ester berg – l ater ▁that ▁day , ▁over shadow ed ▁by ▁the ▁Naz is ' ▁announ cement . ▁ ▁Camp aign ▁and ▁end ors ements ▁Although ▁H inden burg ▁preferred ▁to ▁have ▁either ▁been ▁the ▁right - wing ▁or ▁an ▁ap olit ical ▁candidate , ▁he ▁attract ed ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁Republican ▁parties ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁defeat ▁Hitler . ▁The ▁liberal ▁German ▁People ' s ▁Party ▁and ▁the ▁German ▁State ▁Party ▁declared ▁their ▁support ▁for ▁H inden burg . ▁The ▁Social ▁Democratic ▁leaders ▁Ernst ▁Heil mann ▁and ▁Otto ▁Braun ▁( him self ▁a ▁candidate ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁election ) ▁despite ▁the ▁initial ▁resistance ▁of ▁the ▁party ' s ▁left ▁wing , ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁launch ▁a ▁broad ▁elect oral ▁campaign ▁and ▁received ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Iron ▁Front ▁al liance , ▁including ▁the ▁dem ocr atic ▁Reich sb anner ▁Schwar z - Rot - G old ▁association , ▁the ▁Free ▁Trade ▁Un ions ▁( AD GB , ▁Af A - B und ) ▁and ▁the ▁Arbe iter - Turn - ▁und ▁Sport