The Liberty Party was a minor political party in the

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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,

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. However, the Liberty Party ended up merging with the

Jobless Party James Renshaw Cox (1886–1951) was an American Roman Catholic priest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, known for his pro-labor activism. He was a candidate for President of the United States in 1932, and also an organizer of an unprecedented protest ...

, 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.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 ..."

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