Republican Elephant? (1869)

[Bapopik at AOL.COM]

By the way, it appears that Nast's Central Park "Republican Vote"  elephant
is female, and her name is "Andra." According to this story, she  was 11 feet
high, 1,800 pounds, and 38 years old. She came from Bremen.
...

_The  Female Elephant in the Central Park._
(http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=2&did=79352570&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=10&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=
HNP&TS=1117032208&clientId=65882)
New York Times  (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Jun 5, 1869. p. 2 (1
page)