Title
What the Illinois Senate Did
Subject
McCutcheon, John T. (John Tinney), 1870-1949
Political cartoons
Political corruption
Lorimer, William, 1861-1934
Broderick, John
Illinois. General Assembly. Senate
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Description
The three-panel cartoon illustrates the political fallout over the Lorimer Scandal in which Illinois Speaker of the House Edward D. Shurtleff and his followers broke the 1909 deadlock over the election of a new U. S. Senator from Illinois by bribing House Democrats to change their votes. The Senate validated WIlliam Lorimer's election, but invalidated the election in 1912 after one of the Representatives accepting a bribe came forward to the Chicago Tribune.
Creator
McCutcheon, John T.
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
1911-06-19
Format
jpg
Language
eng
Identifier
403031
John T. McCutcheon Collection
Original Format
political cartoon
b&w
1
Physical Dimensions
52 x 36 cm