Title
Hush! Maybe!
Subject
Political cartoons
Heaton, Harold R., -1940
Deneen, Charles Samuel, 1863-1940
Shurtleff, Edward D.
Lorimer, William, 1861-1934
Illinois. General Assembly
Elections
United States. Congress. Senate
Legislative bodies--buildings
Description
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 viewpoints on the Senatorial election.
Political cartoonist Harold R. Heaton satirizes the prolonged deadlock in the Illinois House of Representatives over the 1909 Senate election, which lasted from January 19, 1909 through May 26, 1909.
Political cartoonist Harold R. Heaton satirizes the prolonged deadlock in the Illinois House of Representatives over the 1909 Senate election, which lasted from January 19, 1909 through May 26, 1909.
Creator
Heaton, Harold R.
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
n.d.
Format
jpg
Language
eng
Identifier
400933
Harold R. Heaton Collection
Original Format
political cartoon
b&w
1
Physical Dimensions
44 x 37 cm