Harold R. Heaton Collection
Title
Harold R. Heaton Collection
Subject
Political cartoons
Political candidates
Bills, Legislative
Political corruption
Elections
Illinois. General Assembly
Governors
Deneen, Charles Samuel, 1863-1940
Heaton, Harold R., -1940
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854-)
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Busse, Fred A.
Description
Harold R. Heaton worked as a political cartoonist for several Chicago-based newspapers including the Chicago Daily Tribune (1885-1899) and the Inter-Ocean (1908-1914). While working for the Chicago Daily Tribune he created a series of weekly commentaries on the World's Columbian Exhibition held in Chicago in 1893. Heaton's political cartoons featured current events, frequently focusing on Chicago politics.
Heaton took a break from cartoon work in 1899 to work as an actor and playwright before returning to the newspaper business in 1908. After Inter-Ocean's collapse in 1914, Heaton returned to the stage, acting on Broadway from 1920-1932.
Heaton took a break from cartoon work in 1899 to work as an actor and playwright before returning to the newspaper business in 1908. After Inter-Ocean's collapse in 1914, Heaton returned to the stage, acting on Broadway from 1920-1932.
Collection Items
Ready for Business at Springfield
Goivernor Charles A. Deneen stands in front of the Illinois Governor's Mansion in a face off with Illinois Speaker of the House Edward D. Shurtleff who towers over the Illinois capitol building.Political cartoonist Harold R. Heaton captures the…
Hush! Maybe!
A padlock representing political deadlock secures a safe labeled "The Senatorship" at the base of the Illinois capitol building. A lit fuse burns towards the padlock sitting on a pile of gunpowder containing sticks of dynamite representing different…
The Ahkoond of Swat
Governor Charles A. Deneen beats the legislature into shape, using a bat to prorogue the legislature, or to discontinue a legislative body without dissolving it, as Attorney General William H. Stead encourages him. Political cartoonist Harold R.…
The Animals in Springfield Take a Sunday Off
A group of anumals and puppes have a picnic in front of a pile of broken machinery at the Illinois capitol building while discussing the political turmoil and deadlock between the General Assembly's rival political factions.Political cartoonist…
Shurtleff Forever
A large pile of broken machinery representing several political factions sits in front of the Illinois capitol building. A large banner waves from the top of the building proclaiming "Shurtleff Forever" while animals representing "Peace" and "The…
Alive and Kicking!
This cartoon depicts Governor Edward F. Dunne and the Illinois Legislature as a waiter and customer, respectively, at the Cafe Capitol in Springfield. Dunne carries out a tray filled with "The Governor's Legislative Menu" while the Legislature kicks…
Busted!
Political cartoonist Harold R. Heaton draws a vortex in which Illinois politicians Governor Charles S. Deneen and State's Attorney John E. W. Wayman, along with representatives of the Chicago press, fall into "The Browne Case." Tension between…
The Challenge
Political cartoonist Harold R. Heaton demonstrates the political striations in the nation during the early part of the twentieth century. To the left, radical Democrats led by presidential candidate Robert M. La Follette and Charles E. Merriam wave…
Chicago in Bad Company
Chicago, holding a Chicago Police Department shield dripping with liquid and labeled "Bank of Montreal Robbery," shrinks back from "Father Knickerbocker" (New York) holding a New York Police Department shield dripping with liquid and labeled…
Chorus of Illinois Editors: Shoot or Put Up Your Gun!
Republican editors raise their pens and beg Governor Charles S. Deneen to shoot the target and take the Republican nomination for governor.
Clearing the Landscape
Governor Charles S. Deneen pleads with a man representing the Illinois Supreme Court as he prepares to chop down the fourth attempt to pass direct primary reform. Reform minded, Deneen sought to allow the people to chose their respective party…
The Community of Interests
Governor Charles S. Deneen and Chicago Mayor Fred A. Busse shake hands while their fingers dig into a pie labeled "Convention Feb. 3, '12; Jobs: Indorsement for Governor" allowing steam labeled "graft" to rise. A smaller figure representing the plain…
The Descent of Deneen
One time Republican and now third-party candidate (Bull Moose Party) for president Theodore Roosevelt kicks Governor Charles S. Deneen down the stairs of corruption.
Drive Him Out of Town
Chicago shrinks back from a shield labeled "Jack Johnson" in this political cartoon by Harold R. Heaton, likely referring to the July 4, 1910, boxing match between James J. Jeffries and Jack Johnson in Reno, Nevada. The fight, between a white man and…
Excess Baggage
Governor Charles S. Deneen throws Chicago Mayor Fred Busse out of the GOP and into the political graveyard.
Farmer Adkins is Willing
Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives Charles Adkins stands in front of a brick wall wearing a sign reading "Please- I Want to be Governor!" as a woman carrying a flower labeled "Job as Gov." prepares to pass him. Current Governor Charles…
First Aid to the Injured
Dripping in political corruption, Chicago Mayor Fred Busse begs for help as a speeding governor, Charles S. Deneen, comes to the rescue with a medicine chest. After his 1907 election to the mayor's office, Busse was accused of using the power and…
The Handicap
President William Taft sits on top of an elephant wearing an Illinois G.O.P blanket next to a sign reading "To Nov. 4." Taft and the elephant look behind them to find a basket carrying Governor Charles Deneen tied to the elephant's tail with a tag…
Honors Are Easy
Iowa Senator and then-possible Vice-Presidential candidate Jonathan P. Dolliver and the Union League Club of Chicago, represented as a building on a man's body, bow to each other as the Union League offers Dolliver the opportunity to speak to its…
Hunting the Elephant
In this cartoon, the Republican elephant flees Progressive Republicans Charles E. Merriam and Robert Maron La Follette, Sr. La Follette, a Progressive Republican Senator from Wisconsin, ran unsuccessfully for president in 1912 as a Republican and in…
The Lady or the Tiger
Governor Charles S. Deneen stands in front of two doors fretting over which issue to tackle- trying to elect a senator out of the divided Republicans in the Illinois House of Representatives, or facing a recount.
Misery Loves Company
Governor Charles S. Deneen hugs a woman representing Boston as they mourn dead animals hanging on the walls. A cat labeled "Pet Cats Kidnap[p]ed and Dissected" hangs under a Boston Medical Colleges sign while a rabbit labeled "Rabbit Shepherds…
Mr. Taft's Five Days in Illinois Likely to be Busy!
President William Taft holds boards and nails while preparing to repair "political fences" surrounding a field filled with grazing animals representing the Democrat, Progressive Democrat, and Insurgent candidates in Illinois. A frightened Republican…
No Walkover!
A road sign posted on a fence reads "To the Governor's Seat in 1912" above an elephant wearing a saddle labeled "For the Reg. Rep. Candidate" crouching in the road. Armed groups on either side of the road representing Charles Deneen and Charles…
Of Course He Signed It!
A dentist wielding a dental drill and other instruments stands over Governor Charles S. Deneen while he signs a bill exempting dentists serving jury duty. As he signs the bill, a hand reaches in from the left with a paper labeled "Objections of Att'y…
Collection Tree
- Illinois Photographic Collection
- Harold R. Heaton Collection