Title
No Walkover!
            Subject
Political cartoons
                    Heaton, Harold R., -1940
                    Governors--Election
                    Elephants
                    Democratic Party (U.S.)
                    Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
                    Illinois--Springfield
                    Merriam, Charles Edward, 1874-1953
                    Deneen, Charles Samuel, 1863-1940
                    Donkeys
                    Governors
                    Political candidates
                    Election
            Description
A road sign posted on a fence reads "To the Governor's Seat in 1912" above an elephant wearing a saddle labeled "For the Reg. Rep. Candidate" crouching in the road. Armed groups on either side of the road representing Charles Deneen and Charles Merriam, Republicans seeking their party's nomination, prepare to attack as the Democratic donkey watches from a distance with additional attackers.
Political cartoonist Harold R. Heaton depicts the two warring Republican factions, those supporting University of Chicago political scientist Charles E. Merriam and sitting governor Charles S. Deneen (1905-1913), blocking the path to the capital, while the Democrats look on from the sidelines.
            Political cartoonist Harold R. Heaton depicts the two warring Republican factions, those supporting University of Chicago political scientist Charles E. Merriam and sitting governor Charles S. Deneen (1905-1913), blocking the path to the capital, while the Democrats look on from the sidelines.
Creator
Heaton, Harold R.
            Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
            Date
n.d.
            Format
jpg
            Language
eng
            Identifier
400955
                    Harold R. Heaton Collection
            Original Format
political cartoon
                    b&w
                    1
            Physical Dimensions
44 x 38 cm
            

