John Morton Eshleman was an American lawyer and politician from California. He was Lieutenant Governor of California from 1915 to 1916.
Eshleman, c. 1915
Union Labor Party (California)
The Union Labor Party was a San Francisco, California working class political party of the first decade of the 20th century. The organization, which endorsed the doctrine of nativism, rose to prominence in both the labor movement and urban politics in the years after 1901, electing its nominee as Mayor of San Francisco in 1901, 1903, 1905, and 1909.
Workers on the San Francisco waterfront in 1901.
Members of the first Labor Party ticket in San Francisco. Back row: E.E. Schmitz, Mayor.