[Politics / California].

Charles E. Thomas. Regular Republican and Union Labor Nominee for County Assessor.

$25.00

[Oakland]: 1906. 2-5/8" x 4-5/8". Pink card printed recto only in black ink, with half-tone illustration of Thomas. Lightly worn, with faint spotting and fading to edges and verso. Very Good.

Card promoting Thomas for assessor of Alameda County in the first election following the April 18 earthquake. Thomas's campaign against Dalton, the incumbent Democrat, was hotly contested, with both parties claiming a plurality of the vote until 1 A.M. Wednesday morning, when Dalton was formally declared the winner.