The Wasp — 1894 — page 272: what you’re looking at

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**Main Cartoon: "Frisco Celebrities"** The top illustration depicts a bearded man in a chair being pulled by three smaller figures with various implements (a net, a paddle). The caption indicates this satirizes **Henry B. Mayo**, a candidate for Superior Judge on the Republican ticket in San Francisco. The text reveals Mayo was accused of **robbing a client** through fraudulent legal practice. The cartoon mocks how he's being "pulled" in multiple directions—likely referring to competing factions trying to use him politically despite the scandal. The imagery suggests he's being manipulated as a tool by the party apparatus. The satire criticizes both Mayo's alleged dishonesty and the Republican establishment's willingness to nominate a compromised candidate for electoral advantage.