A seat that holds them all
Subject(s): Elections--Political aspects, Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951, New York (State), Primaries, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Sulzer, William, 1863-1941
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Governor William Sulzer sits in a horse-drawn wagon labeled “Direct Primaries,” between William Randolph Hearst and President Roosevelt.
Comments and Context
The context is a matter of “strange bedfellows” — the Progressive Roosevelt, New York Governor William Sulzer, and reformer publisher Hearst. The three were uneasy allies, especially as the radical United States Representative Sulzer was elected governor in 1912. One of his first initiatives was to strengthen New York’s weak direct Primary system by a ballot initiative in 1913 — the subject of Lambdin’s cartoon. The move was defeated, and due to Sulzer’s break with the corrupt Tammany Democrat organization, he was impeached on vague accusations and removed from office. In 1914 he sought the Progressive nomination for governor.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1913-05-29
Creator(s)
Lambdin, Victor Ralph, 1876-1963
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
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. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
A seat that holds them all. [May 29, 1913]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291097. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Lambdin, Victor Ralph, 1876-1963. A seat that holds them all. [29 May. 1913]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291097.
APA:
Lambdin, Victor Ralph, 1876-1963., [1913, May 29]. A seat that holds them all.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291097.
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. February 13, 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.
