Spoiling their calculations LCCN2012645196, 1884

Title: spoiling their calculations abstract: illustration shows james g. Blaine and chester a. Arthur sitting at a table on which are papers that state "the republican state convention at utica, n. Y. , april 23 1884" and "the delegates at large of new york for j. G. Blaine" and "the delegates at large of new york for chester a. Arthur". Standing between blaine and arthur is a man labeled "independent voter"; he is wielding a quill pen labeled "balance of power" and has drawn an "x" on blaine's paper and is about to mark arthur's paper. Through windows in the background can be seen crowds, on the left, "for c. A. Arthur" and one man labeled "j. O'brien" and on the right, "for j. G. Blaine" with whitelaw reid visible in the foreground. Physical description: 1 print: chromolithograph. Notes: j. Keppler.;copyright 1884 by keppler & schwarzmann.;illus. From puck, v. 15, no. 373, (1884 april 30), cover.;title from item. Date: 1884.