Beyond his reach
Subject(s): Elections, Grapes, Legislators, Woodruff, Timothy L. (Timothy Lester), 1858-1913
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Timothy L. Woodruff is chained from behind to rocks labeled “Petty Ward Politics, Dadyism, [and] Guden Job,” making it impossible for him to reach a bunch of grapes on a vine labeled “United States Senatorship” hanging just beyond his grasp. The U.S. Capitol is in the background.
Comments and Context
Timothy Woodruff, New York Lieutenant Governor under Theodore Roosevelt, was one of several New York State Republicans in the 1890s and the first decade of the twentieth century who had competing ambitions within the state (gubernatorial, senatorial, and presidential) and therefore clashed in intra-party squabbles. Governor Benjamin Odell, who was elected governor after Roosevelt — Woodruff being the only New York to serve as lieutenant governor under three different governors, Frank S. Black; Roosevelt; and Odell — sought to remove minor office-holders in Kings County, including a sheriff named Gruden and allies, the brothers Dady, all of whom were tainted with scandal and defied a court order issued by Supreme Court Justice William Gaynor. Woodruff allied himself with that trio, to his discredit, at least in the eyes of Puck. The style of dress assigned by cartoonist Pughe casts Woodruff as a common ward-heeler. Roosevelt’s position regarding Woodruff and Odell was delicate, as both were generally competent and honest, and both were consistently strong supporters of him.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1902-10-15
Creator(s)
Pughe, J. S. (John S.), 1870-1909
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Beyond his reach. [October 15, 1902]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276270. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Pughe, J. S. (John S.), 1870-1909. Beyond his reach. [15 Oct. 1902]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. August 3, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276270.
APA:
Pughe, J. S. (John S.), 1870-1909., [1902, October 15]. Beyond his reach.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276270.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. August 3, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
