Undecided, middle-of-road voters called 'mug wumps' in late 19th century

[bobbieinok]

Read this in a girl's book written in the period. It was one of my mom's (b 1913) books she had as a kid.

I read it when I was in grade school in the 40s and thought that was a very funny word.

[DonaldsRump]

1. As well as future members of the Mamas & the Papas and the Lovin' Spoonful!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mugwumps_(band)

[Cirque du So-What]

2. The mugwump is a curious creature

It sits with its mug on one side of the fence and its wump on the other.

[bobbieinok]

3. Book is Emmylou Her Book and her Heart

Some short interesting reviews at webpage Goodreads

Most of info about content there I had forgotten,

[Codeine]

4. Interesting. I've only encountered the word

in the writings of William S. Burroughs.

“ These creatures secrete an addicting fluid from their erect penises which prolongs life by slowing metabolism. . . . Addicts of Mugwump fluid are known as Reptiles. A number of these flow over chairs with their flexible bones and black-pink flesh. A fan of green cartilage covered with hollow, erectile hairs through which the Reptiles absorb the fluid sprouts from behind each ear. The fans, which move from time to time touched by invisible currents, serve also some form of communication known only to the Reptiles.”