Cops Curb Rioters As De Valera Wins Turbulent Election
Cops Curb Rioters As De Valera Wins Turbulent Election
Clip: 341463_1_1
Year Shot: 1932
(Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1507
Original Film: 004-018-04
HD: N/A
Location: DUBLIN, IRISH FREE STATE
Timecode: 00:03:25 - 00:04:34
Out of focus and dull images Bitterly partisan, voters go to the polls and turn William. T. Cosgrave out of power after a reign of ten years. The Fianna fail leader gains a majority in the dial which assures him of the presidency of the executive council. The balloting throughout the south is marked by strife although the deposed chief is returned to the lower house by an over-whelming plurality. The advocates of the free republic carry their battle right to the voting stalls, culminating in struggles and altercations that compel police interference to restore order. Followers of the new government hail the result as the herald of a new day in the stormy history of the nation.