1915 Election Mob Duty
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Description:
Photograph of the South Carolina Militia standing guard with rifles at the entrance to Washington Square Park.
On October 15th a ballet recount for the mayoral election between T.T. Hyde and John P. Grace was underway when a riot broke out between both party supporters resulting in Sidney Cohen, a reporter for the News & Courier, being accidentally shot through the lung and killed. In the aftermath, Governor Richard Manning sent in the South Carolina Militia to guard against further violence.
- Title: 1915 Election Mob Duty
- Photographer: Bennett, John, 1865-1956
- Date: October 1915
- Collection: Photograph Collection
- Object Name: Political Campaigns & Elections
- Object Id: MK 5949
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