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| Keywords: Whig primary 1848.jpg Political cartoon showing man in military uniform with epaulets and plumed hat holding sword and seated on pile of skulls A scathing attack on Whig principles as embodied in their selection of a presidential candidate for 1848 Here the available candidate is either Gen Zachary Taylor or Winfield Scott both of whom were contenders for the nomination before the June convention The figure sits atop a pyramid of skulls holding a blood-stained sword The skulls and sword allude to the bloody but successful Mexican War campaigns waged by both Taylor and Scott which earned them considerable popularity a combination of attractiveness and credibility termed availability among Whigs The figure here has traditionally been identified as Taylor but the flamboyant plumed military hat and uniform are more in keeping with contemporary representations of Scott The print may have appeared during the ground swell of popular support which arose for Scott as a rival to Zachary Taylor in the few months preceding the party's convention in Philadelphia on June 7 1848 On June 9 Zachary Taylor captured the Whig nomination Library of Congresshttp //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/cph 3f03760 1848 N Currier firm Unrestored version of File Whig primary 1848b jpg See also File Whig primary 1848a tif partial restoration and File Whig primary 1848b tif full restoration uncompressed PD-old Mexican-American War Whig Party United States Sitting_men Political pyramids Political posters of the United States | ||||
