Liberty Party (United States, 1932)

For other uses, see Liberty Party.
Liberty Party
Founded1932 (1932)
Dissolved1932 (1932)
Succeeded byJobless Party
International affiliationNone

The Liberty Party was a minor political party in the United States in the 1930s, based on the economic theories of W.H. "Coin" Harvey (1851–1936) (found mainly in his book, The Book). Harvey was initially its 1932 presidential candidate, and they held their convention at his resort, Monte Ne, near Rogers, Arkansas.

However, the Liberty Party ended up merging with the Jobless Party, and Harvey ran for president as an independent. He came in fifth, receiving about 53,000 votes, the majority of which (over 30,000) came from the state of Washington, where he polled 4.9% of the overall vote.[1][2]

  1. ^ Milton D. Rafferty Ozarks: Land and Life 2001 p 217 "The last big event held at Monte Ne was the national convention of the Liberty Party in 1932. Coin Harvey helped launch the party and served as editor of the Liberty Bell, its newspaper. Its slogan, "Prosperity in Ninety Days," was to be realized ..."
  2. ^ Richard Gazarik The Mayor of Shantytown: The Life of Father James Renshaw Cox 2019 "... his supporters were making arrangement for a meeting between Cox and William “Coin” Harvey, leader of the Liberty Party, at the Creve Couer racetrack near St. Louis. The goal was to merge Cox's Jobless Party with Harvey's Liberty Party ..."