(PRESIDENTS 1872 CAMPAIGN) Cameron J; artist Splitting the

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(PRESIDENTS--1872 CAMPAIGN.) Cameron, J.; artist. Splitting the Party: The Entering Wedge. Lithograph, 12 x 16 1/2 inches; image toned, wear and repairs in margins, dampstaining and a crease only visible on verso. New York: Currier & Ives, 1872

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Depicts candidate Horace Greeley as a stooge of corrupt office-seekers hoping to split the Republican Party and defeat Grant. Grant observes that the strain on Greeley might "kill the man," and it did--Greeley died before the Electoral College cast its votes. Peters 1684.