Both the Democrat John McEnery and Republican William Pitt Kellogg claimed victory; the federal government supported Kellogg.
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Among those injured in the fighting at Liberty Place was Algernon Sidney Badger, superintendent of the Metropolitan Police.
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On September 14, 1874, Badger was seriously wounded in the Battle of Liberty Place, an insurrection by 5,000 members of the paramilitary White League, who fought against the police and took over state buildings in an attempt to seat John McEnery, the Democratic candidate for governor in the disputed 1872 election.
In September 1874, in the Battle of Liberty Place, 5,000 members of the White League fought against about 3500 Metropolitan police in a takeover of state buildings for three days, attempting to take back the state government and seat John McEnery as governor.