The Wasp — 1896 — page 402: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page critiques San Francisco politicians' inferiority to Southern California delegates at a Republican state convention in Sacramento. The article argues that Northern politicians were outmaneuvered—the South's united delegation secured advantageous positions while San Francisco's representatives were "practically took everything in sight." The photographs show three men identified as political figures: **Col. Charles F. Crocker** (described as a "railroad magnate" and "presidential elector"), **Geo. A. Knight** (a "delegate at large"), and **Irving M. Scott** (a "shipbuilder" who will cast California's electoral vote). The satire mocks Northern California's political complacency and argues they need to learn unity from the South to prevent California's division or San Francisco's eclipse.