Prohibition Party Campaign Text-Book for the State of Washington 1892
Tacoma: State Central Committee, 1892. First Edition. Stiff Printed Wraps. 8vo. Pp. 56. Illustrated with black & white gravure portrait photo reproductions. Pale green paper wrap, titles printed in black on the cover, side stapled. Introduction by W. H. Gilstrap, Committee Secretary (and candidate for Secretary of State.) Spine and edges chipped, rear cover detached, moderately age toned. Good-. Item #6805 Preserved in a clear archival sleeve with acid-free backing.
Contains the National Platform for 1892 followed by biographies, portraits and statements from candidates on the National and State ticket: John Bidwell for President, James B. Cranfill for Vice President, Roger R. Greene for Governor. Plus the Pierce County slate including for Senators John V. Meeker, Arnold S. Allen, Arthur J. Burroughs, and T. A. Shorthill. John Bidwell was the California pioneer (Echoes of the Past, 1890) whose Victorian mansion still stands in Chico. With a section of advertising including "Taliquista Cordial" from W. P. Bonney in Tacoma.
Price: $125.00