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*********PENNSYLVANIALEWIS EMERY, JR.REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR…………………………..THIS NICE OLDTIME CAMPAIGN BUTTON MEASURES 7/8″ DIAMETER AND IS IN VERY NICE CONDITION FOR ITS AGE. EMERY, JR. WAS A PENNSYLVANIA OIL TYCOON AND SERVED IN THE PA. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AS WELL AS SENATE BEFORE RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR ON THE REPUBLICAN TICKET IN 1906 (HE LOST). BUTTON WAS PRODUCED BY WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO. OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY AS MARKED ON BACKSIDE. OVERALL, THIS BUTTON IS IN VERY NICE CONDITION. THE ONLY THING I DO NOTE IS A SMALL AMOUNT OF RUST AROUND THE BACK RIM (SEE PHOTOS).PLEASE NOTE :
