Joe McWilliams

Joseph Elsberry "Joe" McWilliams (1904-1996) was an American 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 Native American 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.cite book |last=Carlson |first=John Roy |title=Under Cover |year=1943 |month=January |publisher=E. P. Dutton |location=New York]

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 margincite news
title=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
publisher=New York Times
date=September 18th, 1940
accessdate=2008-01-30] , he ran for Congress under the American Destiny Party ticket, But McWilliams was disqualified from the ballot after failing to gather enough signaturescite news
title=M'WILLIAMS BARRED FROM CONGRESS RACE; 1,909 Names on Jailed Candidate's Petition Ruled Invalid
publisher=New York Times
date=October 22nd, 1940
accessdate=2008-01-30] . Unsuccessful, he was led to believe that only Charles Lindbergh could be a saviour for American fascism. In 1944, he and other others were charged with sedition under the Smith Act.

After World War II, he briefly worked on the campaign of North Carolina Democratic Senator Robert Rice Reynolds, who had also been a fascist sympathizer.cite book |last=Hoke |first=Henry Reed |title=It's a Secret |year=1946 |publisher=Reynal & Hitchcock |location=New York]

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* [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,762892,00.html Christian Affronters] Time Magazine, November 27, 1939.
* [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,801966-1,00.html Mr. McNazi] Time Magazine, September 23, 1940.
* [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,774917-1,00.html The Curtain Rise] Time Magazine, May 1, 1944.