No Walkover!

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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.

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