“The Mulligan guard lies, but – surrenders”
Subject(s): Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887, Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893, Burchard, S. D. (Samuel Dickinson), 1812-1891, Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893, Civil service reform, Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908, Curtis, George William, 1824-1892, Dana, Charles A. (Charles Anderson), 1819-1897, Dorsey, Stephen Wallace, 1842-1916, Elkins, Stephen B. (Stephen Benton), 1841-1911, Evarts, William Maxwell, 1818-1901, Explosions, Gould, Jay, 1836-1892, Keifer, Joseph Warren, 1836-1932, Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886, Political campaigns, Presidents--Elections, Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912, Robeson, George M. (George Maxwell), 1829-1897, Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906
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An explosion has occurred at the “Claim Agency, Formerly Republican Head Quarters” with William M. Evarts peeking through the opening in the tent to survey the damage. Several small kiosks labeled “Machine Republicans Meet Here, County Democracy Blaine Exchange, Tribune Blaine Organ, [and] Friends of Tammany Meet Here” have been blown over and damaged. Also knocked to the ground by the blast were “Keifer, [Blaine holding a paper that states “I Claim Everything”], Logan, W. Reid, Butler, Dana, Burchard [labeled “R.R.R.”], Robeson, Elkins, Dorsey,” and an unidentified man lying on the ground next to bags of “Soap.” On horseback, in the upper left corner, is Grover Cleveland holding a scroll labeled “Reform,” and a Puck character carrying a standard labeled “Independents.” Among the ranks are Carl Schurz, George W. Curtis, and Henry Ward Beecher. Strewn on the ground are papers that state “I.O.U. If we win. J. G., I.O.U. Conditional on Success, C.W.F., [and] I.O.U. If you get there, J. Roach”; and several of the downed “Mulligan Guard” hold papers that state “We Still Claim,” whereas Dana’s paper states “I Give Up.”
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1884-11-19
Creator(s)
Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894
Period
Dakota Rancher (June 1884-1886)
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:
“The Mulligan guard lies, but – surrenders”. [November 19, 1884]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287772. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894. “The Mulligan guard lies, but – surrenders”. [19 Nov. 1884]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287772.
APA:
Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894., [1884, November 19]. “The Mulligan guard lies, but – surrenders”.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287772.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
