In a brazen display of partisanship, Prince George’s County Democrats are set to parade through the streets of Washington, D.C. on March 4, 1913, in support of President-elect Woodrow Wilson’s inaugural ceremony. But beneath the pomp and circumstance, whispers of corruption and cronyism threaten to tarnish the image of Maryland’s Democratic elite.
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Key Facts
- State: Maryland
- Category: Public Corruption
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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