The Wasp — 1896 — page 837: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page primarily features portraits of local political candidates rather than satirical cartoons. The top portion discusses El Paso de Robles Springs as a winter resort. Below are six photographs of men identified as candidates for various offices: John R. Aiteen (City Attorney and Councilor), A. A. Sanderson (Superior Judge), William A. Drake (City and County Auditor), James C. Brett (Supervisor in the Ninth Ward), John Lackemann (Supervisor in the Sixth Ward), and Louis H. Foote (Non-Partisan and Citizens' Independent nominee for Supervisor in the Tenth Ward). Rather than satirizing these candidates, the page appears to serve as a straightforward political directory, presenting them without obvious caricature or editorial commentary typical of *The Wasp*'s usual satirical approach.