Crowding the cabinet-making business
Subject(s): Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906, Bennett, James Gordon, 1841-1918, Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893, Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908, Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888, Couzins, Phoebe, 1842-1913, Cox, Samuel Sullivan, 1824-1889, Dana, Charles A. (Charles Anderson), 1819-1897, Grady, Thomas F. (Thomas Francis), 1853-1912, Kelly, John, 1821-1886, Lockwood, Belva Ann, 1830-1917, Pulitzer, Joseph, 1847-1911, Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912, Robeson, George M. (George Maxwell), 1829-1897, Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, 1815-1902, Stone, Lucy, 1818-1893
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Newspaper editors present their candidates for government appointments. James Gordon “Bennett” holds up a bust of Roscoe Conkling labeled “Sect. Interior,” with a tray labeled “Bennett’s Beauties” at his feet. Whitelaw “Reid” holds a tray labeled “Please choose these and suit us, Blaine & Reid,” on which are busts labeled “KKK” for “Sec’y Interior, Sec’y of War, [and] Treasury.” Joseph “Pulitzer” holds up a tray labeled “The World for Pulitzer” on which are busts of himself. Charles A. Dana carries a tray labeled “Dana’s Darlings” with busts of John “Kelly,” Thomas F. “Grady,” George M. “Robeson,” Samuel Sullivan “Cox,” and Benjamin F. Butler. There is also a man carrying a basket labeled “Hens’ Rights Heroines” with busts of “Lockwood, E.C. Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Phoebe Cozzens [sic], [and] Lucy Stone.” President Cleveland is visible through a window on the right, conducting interviews for cabinet positions. Caption: Chorus of Journalistic Candidate-Peddlers – “Here y’are now! – I’ve got the only genuine article! – Don’t mind that other fellow!”
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1884-12-17
Creator(s)
Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894
Publication Date
2014-02-20
Period
Dakota Rancher (June 1884-1886)
Original Collection
Prints and Photographs division
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:
Crowding the cabinet-making business. [December 17, 1884?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287791. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894. Crowding the cabinet-making business. [17 Dec. 1884?]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287791.
APA:
Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894.: , [1884, December 17?]. Crowding the cabinet-making business. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287791.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
