Title: the writing on the wall
abstract: illustration shows a dinner party attended by presidential candidate james g. Blaine who is trying to cover himself with pages of the new york tribune, and by his side, vice-presidential candidate john a. Logan; seated around a table set with "pension pie, monopoly stew, [and] star route shortcake" are james w. Husted, chancey m. Depew, powell clayton, joseph medill, stephen w. Dorsey, thomas j. Brady, a man identified as "elkins", william h. Vanderbilt, jay gould, cyrus w. Field, whitelaw reid on his feet, john roach, and robert g. Ingersoll fleeing with a bone labeled "star route spoils". Blaine wears an "anti-sunstroke cabbage leaf" on his head, to which is attached a quill pen labeled "gail hamilton". Projected onto a wall at the far end of the room are the words "republican revolt", which has frightened everyone in the room. Physical description: 1 print: chromolithograph. Notes: illus. From puck, v. 15, no. 380, (1884 june 18), centerfold.;j. Keppler.;copyright 1884 by keppler & schwarzmann.;title from item. Date: 1884.
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