▁am ending ▁the ▁constitution al ▁prov isions ▁requiring ▁elections ▁once ▁every ▁seven ▁years . ▁H ugen berg ▁refused ▁such ▁propos als ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁week ▁of ▁January ▁and ▁ins isted ▁that ▁an ▁election ▁be ▁held ▁per ▁the ▁constitution , ▁a ▁position ▁that ▁Hitler ▁would ▁also ▁assume . ▁ ▁After ▁elections ▁were ▁guaranteed ▁H inden burg ' s ▁cadre , ▁led ▁by ▁Major ▁General ▁Kurt ▁von ▁Sch leich er , ▁court ed ▁the ▁milit ant ▁right ' s ▁support ▁of ▁another ▁H inden burg ▁candid acy . ▁However , ▁H ugen berg ▁persu aded ▁the ▁St ahl helm ▁to ▁reject ▁such ▁propos als ▁while ▁the ▁NS D AP ▁supported ▁a ▁possible ▁Hitler ▁candid acy . ▁This ▁lack ▁of ▁support ▁made ▁H inden burg ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁re e lection , ▁which ▁wor ried ▁both ▁people ▁who ▁wished ▁to ▁preserve ▁the ▁Republic ▁and ▁those ▁who ▁supported ▁Br ü ning ' s ▁style ▁of ▁rule ▁by ▁dec ree . ▁Heinrich ▁Sah m ▁of ▁Berlin ▁approached ▁Sch leich er ▁with ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁forming ▁a ▁re e lection ▁committee ▁for ▁H inden burg ; ▁Sch leich er ▁attempted ▁to ▁post p one ▁Sah m ' s ▁goal ▁pending ▁tal ks ▁with ▁the ▁St ahl helm , ▁but ▁as ▁more ▁H inden burg ▁comm itte es ▁were ▁set ▁up ▁across ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁the ▁prospect ▁of ▁a ▁Hitler ▁candid acy ▁rose ▁Sch leich er ▁and ▁Me iss ner ▁approved ▁the ▁project ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁January , ▁and ▁the ▁committee ▁was ▁organized ▁on ▁ 1