Evening star., 1933-12-21
LONG|SM REVOLT
! SWEEPSLOU|S|ANA
Most Telling Blow Against
+ Kingfish Is Split With
: WaImsIey. ~
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS. December 21.-Po-
iitical uprising against the dictatorship
State of Louisiana.
The Senator, better known as "Huey,
the Kingfish," had his back to the wall
: last night full of fight and venom for
- his enemies, whom he says he will
crush.
The most telling blow against his po-
litical dynasty, that has ruled Louisiana
, for five years. came in New Orleans yes
: terday when Mayor T. Semmes Walms-
!. lev and his old regular Democratic or
ganization broke definitely with Senator
Long and his Louisiana Democratic As
ISOLATION over the approaching city cleo
ton.
Eve will have 8 new deal" said
| Mayor Walmsley. "I would rather go
In with a few less votes and a clean
background"
Long Men Arrested.
! Late In the day city police arrested a
, number of men distributing handbills
setting forth Senator Longs comments
On the break. The circulars were seized
: bv the police and the passers were
charged with distributing circulars with
' out permit.
=. One man, Lawrence lie Claire, q
painter for the Dock Board, was ar
; rested. police said, when he started TO
: give out circulars In the ninth precinct
police station.
4, George Reyer, superintendent OF po-
} lice last night said he had issued orders
: for discontinuance of a police late night
detail at Senator Longs residence on
! Audubon boulevard.
! Out In the country parishes open up
;risings against LongiSm have been held
Z in the form Of public mass meetings
7 with others organized Tor later IN the
month. r,
/: The breaking of the Long ranks fol-
!, lowed swiftly on the disturbance in the
: sixth district, where Senator Long S
{ organization sought to hand-pick the
Z member of the National Congress with
!; out holding a primary election. The
citizenship rose in indignation, strapped
on their pistols and slung Shotguns over
Z their shoulders and went out to stop
the general election. 1t was called OIL
in three parishes, but some 5000 votes
iput of a total registration OF 10000 voted
for Longs candidate, Mrs. Bolivar Z.
Kemp, up to succeed her husband
New Orleans Vote Lost.
In recent years, one of Senator Longs
' strongholds had been in New Orleans,
where the large city vote would over
come any shortage Of the country vote.
I His city strength was due mainly to his
! affiliation with Mayor Walmsley's or
ganization. With the break today Long S
! bulwark in the city was swept away.
( The schism came over election OF a
candidate for district attorney. The
j Choctaws indicated they would select
the incumbent, Eugene Stanley, and
; Senator Long declared If they did he
would click all Of them" But the
!. Choctaws met in caucus and turned
down bluntly the Senator's proposal to
name the candidate for district attorney
ard went farther to say they would
. name their whole ticket
The district attorney has brough-
= several actions against the Long
+ Walmsley combination, including the
ballot box fraud case, in which three
!. election commissioners were sentenced
Z to Jail for seven months. He also had
!; Mayor Walmsley indicted over city
J funds investments, but the Supreme
Court held the mayor had not violated
Z the law.