[Fascism, Foreign Intervention] George U. Harvey...The Man Who Can Win in 1936

New York: Harvey for Governor, 1936. 3 x 6 ¼ in. Offset. Single sheet folded into sixths.

George U. Harvey served as Queens Borough President from 1929 until 1941, using that time to push anti-Communist and anti-labor propaganda. Harvey openly spoke of his support for the actions of Mussolini and Hitler. He also supported the Christian Front, a New York City-based fascist organization with links to the German American Bund.

This pamphlet is a scarce example of campaign material from Harvey’s failed gubernatorial run in 1936. Despite this defeat, Harvey would run for Mayor the next year with an unusual foreign backer: the Nazi regime.

On May 3, 1937, Time magazine reported that Berlin newspapers pledged support for Harvey and “solemnly declared: ‘If he is elected Mayor, Mr. Harvey has promised to eradicate Communists from New York in two weeks, with rubber hoses.’” Harvey ultimately lost that election as well, though he would receive an endorsement for Borough President from his Mayoral competitor, Fiorello La Guardia. 

This campaign pamphlet promotes Harvey’s anti-Communism and his “vigorous” assault on “New Deal waste.” From a critical moment in the worldwide struggle against fascism.

Very good. No copies on OCLC. In fact, none of Harvey’s campaign materials located on OCLC as of March 2021.