New Britain herald., 1930-11-25
WILL SHUN SENATE
 BECAUSE OF FEUD
Long Won't Leave Governors
 Post to Bitter Rival

bdlOu INOuBc, La, \ OT. -J Nt-A seat in the United States senate is a very fine thing, but a good fight is a good fight and an old grudge is an old grudge. That explains why Governor Hucy P. Long is going 10 wait until his present term expires in 1882 before he goes to Washing ton to begin the term as senator to which the voters elevated him at the recent election.
 Senator Joseph F. Ransdclls place in the senate becomes vacant next March, and Governor Long is technically due 10 succeed him then. But Governor Long is not going to go. He is going to stay here and finish out his term as governor. and if that greves Lieutenant Governor Paul N. Cyr there is no help for it.
 Lieutenant Governor Cyr draws cards in the situation for two req sons; first. because he would become governor if Long resigned before his term expired; second, because he and Long are the most devoted pair of enemies this state has had in a lorg, long time.
 Murder Trial Parted Them
 Long and Cyr used to be good friends-very good friends, so inU- mate that Cyr, who is huge and muscular. used 10 threaten to whip people who had offended his friend Long. But that was some time ago. By a freak of chane, murder trial served as the rock on which their friendship was wrecked. Ever since then they have been after each others windpipcs. politically speak ing
 Governor Long doesn't mention this cnmity in formally announcing his decision to stay here. He says:
 My work in upbuilding Louisiana -eradicating illiteracy, reyiving our domestic and foreign commerce. paving our highways, restoring the finances of our cities, together with the work l am helping to do for the Mississippi valley states, is worth more to the nation than anything 1 might do in the senate before May, 1882. By reason of this fact some of my friends in the T.. s. senate on the republican side will, l am sure, ac- cord me the right of a pair, at least on the vote to organize the senate until May, 1882. Our good old state of Louisiana is just now getting it's place in the sun. It will bg the gar den spot of the western hemisphere in IS months. l cannot leave this work"
 However local politicians recall that Long has often announced that he would never leave the state for as much as five minutes to give Cyr the chance of being governor.
 Paul Cyr will never be governor of Louisiana one split second during my term of office" he has said, over and over again. And he has proved that he meant il.
 Dared Storm in Plane
 Once Governor Long was flying across the state in an arplano. A storm came up and the pilot clrclcd to avoid it. Long noticed that the circle was going to carry them across the state line for a few min utes. He ordered the pilot 10 fly right through the storm. Tho pilot oheyed - and Long escaped the possibility Of being forced down out side the state and having Lieutenant Governor Cyr take charge during his absence.
 Long recently refused 10 attend the dedication of the great Mlssis- sippi River bridge, connecting Louis iana and Mississippi at NicksburE. because the program provided that he would have to cross the bridge and stand in Mississippi for five or fen minutes No telling what Cyr might do in ten minutes as acting governor,
 The most recent complication arose when Governor Long was urg- ed 10 attend the Mississippi valley flood control meeting in St Louis on Thanksgiving week. They faced each other across the table. Long and Cyr, at meeting of the Louisi ana State Board of Liquidation, as the St Louis trip was being dis cussed.
 Long Takes No Chances
 "All right" said Lieutenant Gov ernor Cyr, Tets go to St. Louis together
 Fine" said Senator-Govcrnor Long. And l think it would be best if we bunked together, We don't want 10 get out of each others sight"
 All Louisiana chuckled at the pie ture of the two arch-encmics as ho- tel room bcd-mate3. But the trip vas called off; Long decided not to go.
 There arc reasons for Longs ob- jcction 10 leaving the state. Long has built up a strong political ma chine, with officcholders appointed bv him in the key positions IL has been freely predicted that Cyr's first act as governor, or as acting gover- nor. would be to oust every one of these people and replace them with his own men.
 On -op of this is the fact that Louisiana has recently voted $l00,- O00 .G00 in bond issues for public inn provements, including a $5,000,000 state capitol. Naturally, the governor who has the spending of this huge sum can consolidate his political power beyond cavil, and Long has not the faintest intention Of moving off to Washington just when thls program is getting under way and letting his enemy Cyr take the rclnS.
 Once Warm Friends
 The two men used 10 be warm