Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-10
GOV. LONG IS VICTOR
IN LOUISIANA RACE
RansdeII Beaten by "a, 638,
Closing 81 Years in
Congress.
By the, Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, September 1o--rrss
Gov. Huey P. Long, swept into the oiG
Democratic nomination for the United .
States Senate over Senator Joseph E.ss-y
Ransdell yesterday by a majority OF
34.s38 votes.
In defeating the veteran Senator, who
has spent 81 years in Congress, the
Governor apparently carried with him
| co victory three candidates he supported
for the House of Representatives. With =
only LA precincts missing out of 1.423 ~
in yesterdays primary, the vote was
Long, 14l,262; Ransdeli, 106,624 Long
carried 81 of the ga parishes. ~
On the basis of available returns the
Long wave removed from Congress ssn
Representatives J. Zach Spearing OFF,
the second district, and James O'ConnorhEo
of the first. Paul Maloney, New Orleans 3
with 10 precincts missing, led spearings .
23,926 to 1892. A third candidate, R.uf's
r. Rochester, got 2459 votes GoG
In the first, j. o. -nandeZ a Statef@7
Senator, topped Representative O'ConnorIQ
with only one precinct missing, 24,937ss1
to 23,425. sSs
Senator Loses City Strength.
Representative Numa Montet was.
renominated in the third over Clarencesss
| j. Bourg, virtually complete returnsvib
giving Bourg 8,123, Montet, 13431. Fiyeas.
Gov. Longs close race with Senatorg
Ransdell in New Orleans accounted for -
his large majority The Senator ledel
him in the city by only about 6,000s.r
when his supporters had been claiming q
a majority of at least 10000. 2Ga
Mayor T. Semmes Walmsley, thee
| titular head of the old regular Demo-
cratic organization that led the fight g
against the Governor, said: 1T is tlle5 10
will of the people. I want to congrat-aIs
ri Toyan ~ xtiof - &tsg
Beat Newspaper Attack. ~ ~
Gov. Long. militant 37-year-old exlgi4
/ ecutive, won the nomination in the faCefa4
of a concentrated attack from theiv
newspapers of New Orleans and over ga
the State, and at time when he was
/ under sharp fire in connection with
| the disappearance of Samuel Irby and
| James Terrell. the two men who we're
| seibed in a Shreveport hotel by State
police and taken into secluSion befores
| they could carry out their announced 81
| Intentions of bringing suit against the5gs
| Governor. 70
The Governor made his fight on the -
good roads issue. saying he would pavenif
| every highway in the State withoutsag
raising taxes and that If he went tolua
| the Senate, he would get enlploymentsat
| for all men out of work. ~
| Long said in the campaign that f. ?
!, elected he would complete his term ~
| as Governor, expiring IN 1882, before "a
assuming his seat, as he did not wish %
| to place the present lieutenant COVER
/ nor in the executives chair. sfs0
10
Fight at Polling Booth. lsv
! A street fight at polling booth wassfis
quelled this morning by $50 uniformedo0
| National Guardsmen and police, whoof1
restored order after a disagreement ius1
the counting Of votes cast in the Demo@SW
cratic primary. SIC
| The disturbance occurred in the sev-sts
enth precinct of the ninth ward. Elec-
| ton commissioners were unable tor
agree on several challenges of votes 5rs
| A fight started in the street just out =
side the voting place. No arrests wefe2A
made and the Militia dispersed. Ee1