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A cartoon drawing by Clifford K. Berryman showing a bust of William H. Taft, facing left being hugged by “Teddy Bear” holding pennant “O.K. T.R.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1908
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1901-1909
Berryman, Clifford Kennedy, 1869-1949
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-09-28
Berryman, Clifford Kennedy, 1869-1949
English
Henry Gassaway Davis and West Virginia Senator Stephen B. Elkins carve up a “West Va” turkey. On the wall is a sign that reads, “West Va. is ours.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-02
A Republican elephant carries a “16 to 1 issue” skeleton and a flag that says, “the silver question is not dead!” as it rushes forward. William Jennings Bryan sits on a fence and says, “When I did that, they said I was crazy!”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-28
President Roosevelt and Alton B. Parker both point toward the “letter drop” as they each hold a “letter of acceptance” behind their backs.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-24
Alton B. Parker looks forlorn as he leans on a fence. Two men—one who wears a campaign button for President Roosevelt and one who wears a campaign button for Parker—both read “Judge Parker’s speech of acceptance” and grin.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-14
The “N. Y. Sun” holds onto the tail of a Republican elephant as a Democratic donkey looks on.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-13
New York Governor Benjamin B. Odell shakes hands with Republican National Committee Chairman Odell. On the wall behind him are somber pictures of President Roosevelt, Indiana Senator Charles W. Fairbanks, and New York Senator Thomas Collier Platt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-12
Alton B. Parker swims in a “sea of politics” as he heads toward the White House. A diving board—”the bench”—is directly behind him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-07
Speaker of the House Joseph Gurney Cannon holds a “Chairman Cannon notification speech” and stands in front of President Roosevelt, who sits in a rocking chair and holds a “speech of acceptance.” Cannon says, “Somebody got ahead of your Uncle Joe this time.”
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1904-07-28
President Roosevelt, Indiana Senator Charles W. Fairbanks, Alton B. Parker, and Henry Gassaway Davis sit on the edge of their seats on “the anxious bench.” They are all sweating. Uncle Sam watches and says, “Somebody ought to tell those fellows the names of the nominees. I want to know what they’ll say.”
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1904-07-24
David B. Hill stands in a tree labeled “Wolfert’s Roost” and looks out. There is an “exit ladder” leaning against the tree and a nearby sign that reads, “If you really want to aid Judge Parker, pull in your ladder for four months.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-07-22
West Virginia Senator Stephen B. Elkins holds onto a woman labeled “West Virginia.” Henry Gassaway Davis looks at the woman as he wears a fancy suit and a “West VA daisy” and says, “I want you mah honey, yes I do!”
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1904-07-17
“Judge Parker” rows a small vessel that holds a casket on which a woman labeled “democracy” rests. The vessel is decorated with flowers.
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1904-07-03
President Roosevelt rides out of the “Republican National Convention” with a “vice-presidency” flag. Speaker of the House Joseph Gurney Cannon looks toward him and wears a sign that reads, “Free trade is my pet—”Bob” LaFollette is my ideal—I dearly love the lilly whites—Long live 16 to 1—Down with the canal!—Say, you ought to see the other side!” Caption: Extremity to which Uncle Joe might finally have been driven.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-06-21
All of the attendees of the “Republican National Convention” are President Roosevelt. He can be seen at the “depot,” “headquarters,” “leading motel,” and the “Chicago River.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-06-19
Secretary of Commerce and Labor George B. Cortelyou sits and reads a “Catalogue of young vice-presidential timber” as Nebraska Representative E. J. Burkett, Minnesota Representative James A. Tawney, Illinois Representative William A. Rodenberg, Iowa Senator Jonathan P. Dolliver, Iowa Representative Robert G. Cousins, and Indiana Representative Charles B. Landis look over the fence at Cortelyou. President Roosevelt watches from the “White House.” Caption: Chairman (elect) Cortelyou—Don’t all speak at once, gentlemen.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-29
A Republican elephant holds out a dish of beans, including one marked “vice presidency,” to several blindfolded men, including Speaker of the House Joseph Gurney Cannon, Illinois Representative Robert R. Hitt, and Indiana Senator Charles W. Fairbanks.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-15
President Roosevelt holds a “vice-presidency” board on top of a log. Secretary of War William H. Taft looks on.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-12