Joe McWilliams

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Joseph Elsberry "Joe" McWilliams (1904-1996) was an inventor, industrial engineer, and proponent of American fascism, who spent his later years as a consultant to American industry. Born of mixed Irish/German and American Indian descent (part Sac or Iroquois), McWilliams had been long associated with Trotskyism and hard line communism. In 1939, however, he became associated with anti-Semitic Christian Front organizations, like the Christian Mobilizers, which he headed.[1]

In 1940, he ran for Congress as a Republican in the 18th Congressional District of New York, which is around the Yorkville section of Manhattan. After losing by a large margin[2], he ran for Congress under the American Destiny Party ticket, But McWilliams was disqualified from the ballot after failing to gather enough signatures[3]. Unsuccessful, he was let to believe that only Charles Lindbergh could be a saviour for American fascism.[1] In 1944, he and other others were charged with sedition under the Smith Act.

After the War, he briefly worked on the campaign of Democratic Senator Robert Rice Reynolds.[4]

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  1. ^ a b Carlson, John Roy (January 1943). Under Cover. New York: E. P. Dutton. 
  2. ^ "Leibowitz Wins in Primary Race; Both Labor Wings Claim Victory; McWilliams Swamped by Walker in Congress Contest in Yorkville--Fish Wins Up-State --O'Connor Fails in Comeback LEIBOWITZ VICTOR IN PRIMARY VOTING Fish Wins Easily", New York Times, September 18th, 1940. Retrieved on 2008-01-30. 
  3. ^ "M'WILLIAMS BARRED FROM CONGRESS RACE; 1,909 Names on Jailed Candidate's Petition Ruled Invalid", New York Times, October 22nd, 1940. Retrieved on 2008-01-30. 
  4. ^ Hoke, Henry Reed (1946). It's a Secret. New York: Reynal & Hitchcock. 

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