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only 10. But in between he worked at
odd Jobs around the South, selling meat
and various products in his house-to-
house canvass that took him through
many States.
When he married Miss Mcconnell
he tells it himself-he borrowed the
money from her to pay the preacher.
Then the boy husband decided he
couldn't get anywhere with what he
was doing. He got hold of $500 and
with his wife journeyed to New Or
leans where he enrolled In the Tulane
University Law School determined to
be a lawyer, another of his promises
which he fulfilled He finished the
course in short order and later he went
to WINFIELD and started in practice.
In 1918 Huey Long was elected
member of the Public Service Com
mission. Since that moment his po-
litical career was marked by turbulence,
but now Huey Long is at the very top
most pinnacle of the whole group, his
candidate and his ticket for State Of
fees Overwhelmingly elected in the
Democratic primary and himself a
United State Senator.
Impeacbment Threatened.
Impeachment proceedings were only
one Of the stormy features OF Longs
career, after he had been elected Gov
ernor. Influential newspapers Joined
against his cause and when the House
of Representatives filed the lmpeach-
ment charges his chances looked du-
bious. But Is Senators signed round
robin" that they would not convict him,
no matter what the evidence was and
that ended the impeachment proceed
lngS, leaving Senator Long more hrmIy
entrenched than ever on the political
throne of Louisiana.
Then came the senatorial campaign.
Huey Longs ambition, he has freely ad-
mitted was to be a United states
Senator. He was running against JOS
eph E. Ransdell veteran Senator from
Louisiana, and one Of the tried ana
true Democratic war horses. But Huey
showed him under despite the fact that
he did not have the support OF a SIN
gle newspaper in the State.
Long said he wouldn't take his post
in washington until he felt that ne
could leave the State in safe guberna-
torial hands His break with Lieut..
Gov. Cyr had come meantime.
For some months this situation went
along without comment and then GER
tain political interests began to bestr
themselves. Stories came out of Wash
ington and rumors became current:
Was Long going to take his seat or not?
He wouldn't tell except to say that he
had the law on his side and would con-
tinue to be Governor until he wished
to be sworn in as United States SEN
ator.
Cyr Files Custer.
After more of this rumorlng around
Or. Paul Cyr, then Lieutenant Governor,
finally filed an custer suit against the
Governor. declaring Long could not be
both Governor and Senator at the
same time At the same time Cyr took
the oath of Office as Governor OF Louis
lana. but made no attempt to assume
the Office asserting he was willing to
wait on the action of the courts.
When the case came up before the
District Court in Cadde Parish Long
personally argued his own defense. He
held that the District Court had no
jurisdiction in determining who or who
was not a United States Senator and
further there was no cause OF action.
The District Court overruled the first
exception, but upheld the second and
dismissed the case. Cyr appealed.
The State Supreme Court. in dismiss
ing the appeal, held that the lower
court erred and that Long was correct
in his contention that the courts could
not decide who or who was not Senator.
Huey Long has argued other cases IN
other courts in behalf of himself and
the State He prefers to appear person.