Wanted—Somebody who can keep up
Subject(s): Beveridge, Albert J. (Albert Jeremiah), 1862-1927, Fairbanks, Charles W. (Charles Warren), 1852-1918, Hanna, Marcus Alonzo, 1837-1904, Presidents--Nomination, Republican elephant (Symbolic character), Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Vice-Presidential candidates
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Ohio Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna attempts to control an elephant costume that President Roosevelt wears as several men run after it, including Indiana Senators Albert J. Beveridge and Charles W. Fairbanks. The elephant costume has a sign that reads, “GOP campaign of 1904. For Prest: T. Roosevelt. For Vice Prest. ?”
Comments and Context
In a clever graphic representation of the national Republican situation pertaining to the presidential ticket in 1904, despite the convention being more than a year in the future, cartoonist Luther Daniels Bradley assumed President Roosevelt would be re-nominated — a common assumption.
But he shows Republican National Party Chairman Marcus Alonzo Hanna, fresh from being thwarted from his own pursuit of the nomination, still attempting to influence events. Being summoned, and chasing the role of Number Two — vice-presidential running mate, the rear end, so to speak, of the ticket — are Senator Albert J. Beveridge, a new ally of Roosevelt; Old Guard stalwart Charles Fairbanks (whose own ambitions were palpable, and who ultimately was chosen by the convention as the running mate); and others.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-06
Creator(s)
Bradley, Luther Daniels, 1853-1917
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Page Count
1
Production Method
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:
Wanted—Somebody who can keep up. [June 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302164. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Bradley, Luther Daniels, 1853-1917. Wanted—Somebody who can keep up. [Jun 1903]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 24, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302164.
APA:
Bradley, Luther Daniels, 1853-1917., [1903, June]. Wanted—Somebody who can keep up.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302164.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 24, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
