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Fiorello La Guardia (view source)
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As a Republican La Guardia had to support Harding in 1920; he had to be silent
As a Republican La Guardia had to support Harding in 1920; he had to be silent
in the 1928 campaign although he favored Al Smith. In 1929, he lost the election for mayor to incumbent Democrat [[Jimmy Walker]] by a landslide.<ref>Joseph McGoldrick, "The New York City Election of 1929," ''The American Political Science Review,'' Vol. 24, No. 3 (Aug., 1930), pp. 688-690 [http://www.jstor.org/stable/1946937 in JSTOR]</ref> In 1932, he lost his House seat to James J. Lanzetta, a [[U.S. Democratic party|Democrat]], but Walker and his Irish-run Tammany Hall were forced out of office by scandal and La Guardia became the reformers' candidate in 1933.
in the 1928 campaign although he favored Al Smith. In 1929, he lost the election for mayor to incumbent Democrat [[Jimmy Walker]] by a landslide.<ref>Joseph McGoldrick, "The New York City Election of 1929," ''The American Political Science Review,'' Vol. 24, No. 3 (Aug., 1930), pp. 688-690 [http://www.jstor.org/stable/1946937 in JSTOR]</ref> In 1932, he lost his House seat to James J. Lanzetta, a [[U.S. Democratic party|Democrat]], but Walker and his Irish-run [[Tammany Hall]] were forced out of office by scandal and La Guardia became the reformers' candidate in 1933.
La Guardia won election as mayor on an anti-corruption "Fusion" ticket, which gave a winning coalition comprised of regular Republicans (mostly middle class Germans in the outer boroughs), a minority of reform-minded Democrats, some Socialists, a large proportion of middle class Jews, and the great majority of Italians.<ref>Arthur H. Mann, ''La Guardia Comes to Power 1933'' (1969)</ref> The Italians had been loyal to Tammany; their switch proved decisive.
La Guardia won election as mayor on an anti-corruption "Fusion" ticket, which gave a winning coalition comprised of regular Republicans (mostly middle class Germans in the outer boroughs), a minority of reform-minded Democrats, some Socialists, a large proportion of middle class Jews, and the great majority of Italians.<ref>Arthur H. Mann, ''La Guardia Comes to Power 1933'' (1969)</ref> The Italians had been loyal to Tammany; their switch proved decisive.
==Mayor of New York: 1934-45==
==Mayor of New York: 1934-45==
===Agenda===
===Agenda===