Alphonse Capone

Alphonse Gabriel Capone, or simply Al Capone, is a mob boss and entrepreneur who is also the candidate for the Corporate Party in the 1932 presidential election. Capone is widely regarded as the founder of the Corporatist ideology, being highly sceptical of the perceived failed methods of Republican President and candidate Herbert Hoover and the potentially extreme methods of the Democratic Party, such as the reformist and subtly socialist schemes of Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the radical or Fascist methods of Democrat candidate Huey Long.

Capone's methods to tackling the economic crisis is by alleviating prohibition and making alcohol a marketable product again, as well as opening the United States to international enterprise, including the Banana Republics and European markets. Capone as well believes that the success of organised crime and underground companies in comparison to the Federal government is no mere coincidence, and suggests that enterprise control, which he dubs 'Supreme Capitalism', will save the American economy from collapse.

The Corporate Party acts as a third party in the election, but still has a substantial chance at making a difference, with some Republicans and Democrats seeing Corporatism as a potentially safe option in comparison to the other suggestions made by Hoover and the Democratic candidates. Although Capone has a criminal reputation, the lack of evidence to convict him has made Capone a rightful candidate in the election, one that he could win if he plays his cards right.