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Wolcott, Edward Oliver, 1848-1905

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Fizz! Boom!! Ah!!!

Fizz! Boom!! Ah!!!

A fireworks display is being prepared. An “Anarchist” and John Peter “Altgeld” are lighting a rocket labeled “Altgeld Anarchistic Boom,” and several men identified as “Bland, Crisp, Teller, Waite, Blackburn, Wolcott, Morgan, [and] Stewart” are lighting rockets around a large medallion labeled “Free Silver Coinage Craze” with a silver coin labeled “In 16 to 1 We Trust.” Blackburn is holding a rocket labeled “Silver Speech” and on the ground are fireworks labeled “Snap Silver Resolutions.” At a table on the right, labeled “Coin’s Financial Hocus Pocus Game,” is William H. Harvey operating a shell game, and behind him is William A. Peffer, the “Windy Man from Kansas.” Caption: They are making great preparations for their Populistic Pyrotechnical display; but it will be only another fizzle.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1895-07-03

It can not pass while he is there

It can not pass while he is there

President Cleveland stands on the steps to the “U.S. Treasury,” holding a large sword labeled “Sound Money Policy,” with left hand raised to stop the progress of an eight-headed, silver-scaled hydra labeled “Free Silver Craze.” The heads are identified as “Jones, Crisp, Peffer, Harvey, Stewart, Wolcott, Bland, [and] Blackburn.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1895-06-19

They are away off the track

They are away off the track

Presidential hopefuls labeled “Davis, Tillman, Chandler, Lodge, Quay, Frye, Wolcutt, Turpie, Hoar, Morgan, [and] Hill” are wading through a swamp labeled “Financial Buncombe, Jingoism, Blunders, Demagogism, [and] Brag,” chasing a glowing chair with wings labeled “Presidency.” Puck, standing on the side of “Statesmanship Highway,” tells them they are taking the wrong way to the White House. Caption: Puck–My short-sighted friends, none of you will ever reach the White House by that road!

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1896-03-04

Wrapped up in his pet idea

Wrapped up in his pet idea

President McKinley, wearing a long cape labeled “Protection Monomania,” sits at a desk working on his “Tariff Plans,” while ignoring a businessman who offers “Suggestions for Financial Reform.” In baskets beneath the desk are papers that state, “Don’t forget the issues of the last campaign. [signed] A Banker” and, “Please give a little attention to the money question. [signed] Businessman.” Caption: Citizen–Mr. McKinley, I have called to offer a few suggestions about some needed reforms of our financial system. / McKinley–My dear sir, you must excuse me; – I’ve turned all that over to Senator Wolcott.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1897-01-27

The Joshua of our silly senate in his great act of trying to make the sun stand still

The Joshua of our silly senate in his great act of trying to make the sun stand still

Edward Oliver Wolcott as the biblical Joshua rides on a horse labeled “U.S. Senate” at the head of a small infantry comprised of John Sherman, George F. Hoar, George G. Vest, William A. Peffer, David B. Hill, Julius C. Burrows, Thomas H. Carter, William V. Allen, William J. Sewell, John M. Palmer, Roger Q. Mills, Justin S. Morrill, Matthew Quay, and others unidentified. Many are carrying spears or bow and arrows. They are chasing the sun labeled “Gold Standard” and descending upon a small community of farms and factories. One man carries a military standard that states, “Resolved, that some legislation be had by the U.S. Senate looking to an international conference with the nations of the world for the promotion of Bimetallism. Wolcott’s Resolution in Caucus.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1897-01-06

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

Theodore Roosevelt writes his sister Anna Roosevelt Cowles about his and Edith’s visit to Washington, D.C. No society in New York compares to his circle of friends in Washington. He has seen a lot of Representative Reed and criticizes a speech by Wolcott. He compliments Secretary of State Richard Olney and says Smalley has no idea how the people of the United States really feel. Senator Lodge made a good speech about the Venezuela matter.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1896-01-26

Wolcott throws Stevey overboard

Wolcott throws Stevey overboard

Newspaper article on the Denver political situation. Former Senator Wolcott seems to have cemented his position through his connections in Washington, D.C., and can expect the support of federal officeholders. Party boss Archie Stevenson is declining in influence as Wolcott rises.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-05

Letter from John Campbell to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from John Campbell to Theodore Roosevelt

John Campbell discusses Colorado politics including its history in Denver, U.S. Senator from Colorado Thomas MacDonald Patterson, and Posey S. Wilson’s letter denouncing Edward Oliver Wolcott. Campbell says Wilson is not trustworthy and does not understand Wolcott’s strong hold on the Republican party in Colorado.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-12-30

What’s in a name?

What’s in a name?

Edward Oliver Wolcott, with a Republican Party sign, and Mr. Bryant look on in astonishment as the Republican elephant, labeled Republicans of Denver, holds a sign for the Roosevelt Republican Party and announces, “This looks good to me!” Denver Republicans had broken from the state party and renamed themselves Roosevelt Republicans.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-12-03