bund ▁organization . ▁The ▁Social ▁Democr ats ▁and ▁Br ü ning ' s ▁Centre ▁Party ▁would ▁support ▁H inden burg ▁– ▁in ▁contrast ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁president ial ▁election , ▁when ▁the ▁non - part isan ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁candidate ▁of ▁the ▁political ▁right ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁str enu ously ▁opposed ▁by ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁moder ate ▁left ▁and ▁political ▁centre . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁this ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁political ▁spectrum ▁decided ▁to ▁un ite ▁with ▁the ▁moder ate ▁right ▁in ▁supporting ▁H inden burg ▁to ▁prevent ▁Hitler ' s ▁election . ▁The ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁moder ate ▁We imar ▁Co al ition ▁was ▁also ▁encourag ed ▁by ▁the ▁fact ▁that , ▁contrary ▁to ▁fear s ▁expressed ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁election ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁H inden burg ▁had ▁not ▁used ▁his ▁office ▁to ▁sub vert ▁the ▁constitution , ▁as ▁Hitler ▁now ▁aim ed ▁to ▁do . ▁This ▁put ▁H inden burg ' s ▁conserv ative ▁supp or ters ▁in ▁a ▁difficult ▁position , ▁as ▁their ▁desire ▁for ▁a ▁return ▁to ▁conserv at ism ▁was ▁at ▁odd s ▁with ▁H inden burg ' s ▁new found ▁pro - dem ocracy ▁supp or ters ; ▁indeed , ▁H inden burg ' s ▁failure ▁to ▁completely ▁break ▁from ▁the ▁We imar ▁system ▁would ▁prove ▁a ▁dam per ▁on ▁those ▁who ▁had ▁supported ▁him ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁Among ▁those ▁who ▁had ▁voted ▁for ▁H inden burg ▁in ▁ 1 9