Title: "the mulligan guard lies, but - surrenders"
abstract: illustration shows an explosion at the "claim agency, formerly republican head quarters" with william m. Evarts peeking through the opening in the tent to survey the damage; several small kiosks labeled "machine republicans meet here, county democracy blaine exchange, tribune blaine organ, [and] friends of tammany meet here" have been blown over and damaged, also knocked to the ground by the blast were "keifer, [blaine holding a paper that states "i claim everything"], logan, w. Reid, butler, dana, burchard [labeled "r. R. R. "], robeson, elkins, dorsey," and an unidentified man lying on the ground next to bags of "soap". On horseback, in the upper left corner, is grover cleveland holding a scroll labeled "reform", and a puck character carrying a standard labeled "independents", among the ranks are carl schurz, george w. Curtis, and henry ward beecher. Strewn on the ground are papers that state "i. O. U. If we win. J. G. , i. O. U. Conditional on success, c. W. F. , [and] i. O. U. If you get there, j. Roach"; and several of the downed "mulligan guard" hold papers that state "we still claim", whereas dana's paper states "i give up". Physical description: 1 print: chromolithograph. Notes: copyright 1884 by keppler & schwarzmann.;j. Keppler.;illus. From puck, v. 16, no. 402, (1884 november 19), centerfold.;title from item. Date: 1884.
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