Evening star., 1932-01-31
Louisiana's Dynamic" Senator

! ally. And he appears like film star
with faultless ensemble, and fresh as
daisy But unlike some film stars ne
has the legal lore at his finger tips and
only recently in a Gaze before the State
Supreme Court had many Of the judges
chuckling at his clever summings up.
Huey Long was the first Governor OF
Louisiana to recognize a woman in q
public State Office. When the Secre-
tary of State died Long appointed his
own private secretary, Alice Lee Gros-
| jean, to fill the post When Register
Grace of the State Land Office dice
Long appointed Lucille May Grace tc
the place, and his judgment apparently
was vindicated by the fact that Miss
Grace was elected to the post IN the
recent primary by one of the largest
majorities ever given any candidate ir
| the State.
Longs candidate for Governor (anc
here it should be explained that a
Governor who serves a full term may
not succeed himself in louisiana was
Oscar Kelly Allen, chairman of the
State Highway Commission and former
State Senator That he was named
Overwhelmingly again speaks much fol
the political artistry of the retiring
Governor and new United States Sen
atOr. The Allen party stumped the
State and Allen and other candidates
spoke. But it was Huey Long who
was the leader. Sometimes he'd in
terrupt Allen on the platform with
the remark, You've said enough now
Allen" and take up the discourse him
self. He is a virile. energetic speaker
not above personalities, but with the
knack of winning his audience and
h oic of hn
tireless and spent days in campaigning
the State and nights in battling his
arch enemy, former Gov. Parker, over
the radio.
One of Senator Longs pets" is the
Louisiana State University, situated in
Baton Rouge. Recently he caused to
be erected in New Orleans handsome
adjunct to the State school, medical
college, with the best staff of teachers
obtainable. He rates that as one OF
his chief accomplishments.
Band Is Another Hobby.
The Louisiana State University Band
is another hobby Huey even parades
as drum major with the band upon
occasions. When he was asked re-
Gently if he intended to go to Wash
ington in the near future. he said:
i've got a lot of things to do first
and one of them is to go back and
teach that band some new tunes"
Long had a flock of special trains
all arranged to accompany the L. S. U
foot ball team to West Point last Fall
but his fear of leaving the State gov
ernment in the hands of DR.. Cyr or
others, precluded that and most OF the
advertised trains were Cancelled.
Long is given credit in athletic cir
cles for the recent change in coaches
at his favorite State college. The
resignation of Russell Cohen, head
coach, came in. whether asked for or
not, it wasn't stated and after little
delay it was announced that "Biff'
Jones, famous former Army coach
would be the head mentor at L. S. U.
with Bert IngWerSen of Iowa as his
chief assistant
You see, even though Huey went to
Tulane University, there are certain
things about the college he isn't crazy
about and he'd love to have his State
University wallop Tulane on the foot
ball gridiron. This, of course, is some
thing l.. S. U. hasn't been able to dc
lately. but Gov. Long is positive that
the new coaching staff will bring
results.
And to conclude-here's comment
brought back to New Orleans by a
local man: They asked me in Wash
ington." he said, when Long will take
his seat 1 told them I didn't know
and why did they ask. Well they
said, this is the dullest Senate you
ever saw and we hear Long is diff
ferent.'