Title
Ready for Business at Springfield
Subject
Political cartoons
Heaton, Harold R., -1940
Deneen, Charles Samuel, 1863-1940
Shurtleff, Edward D.
Lorimer, William, 1861-1934
Illinois--Springfield
Legislative bodies--Buildings
Public buildings
Description
Goivernor Charles A. Deneen stands in front of the Illinois Governor's Mansion in a face off with Illinois Speaker of the House Edward D. Shurtleff who towers over the Illinois capitol building.
Political cartoonist Harold R. Heaton captures the tension between Governor Charles A. Deneen (1905-1913) and Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, Edward D. Shurtleff, both Republicans, during the tense deadlock over the 1909 Senate election, known as the Lorimer scandal.
Political cartoonist Harold R. Heaton captures the tension between Governor Charles A. Deneen (1905-1913) and Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, Edward D. Shurtleff, both Republicans, during the tense deadlock over the 1909 Senate election, known as the Lorimer scandal.
Creator
Heaton, Harold R.
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
n.d.
Format
jpg
Language
eng
Identifier
400932
Harold R. Heaton Collection
Original Format
political cartoon
b&w
1
Physical Dimensions
43 x 37 cm