Evening star., 1933-01-31
PROBE
WILL OPEN FRIDAY
Howell Announces Plans for
Br0usSard. Overton Con-
test Inquiry
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Chairman Howell. Republican. Of Ne
braska, Of the Senate's Special Cam
paign Funds Committee, today an
nounced hearings Of the committee In
the Broussard -Overton Democratic SEN
atorial primary contest would be start
ed in New Orleans at 10 am. Friday.
Senator Broussard IS contesting his
defeat for the Democratic denomination
by Representative Overton. the latter
supported by Senator Huey P. Long
Broussard. who yesterday told the
Senate he would answer today Long, s
denial Of charges involving him in the
contested election, was slightly i'll at his
home here today and unable to attend
the session.
At his Office it was said the Senator
probably would be on the floor tomor-
row.
Inquiry Held Justified.
The Campaign Funds Committee re-
Gently decided to hold open hearings in
Louisiana In the contest, on the basis
of information from Gen. S. T. Ansell
retired. a committee investigator. who
reported he felt there was sufncient
matter to justify an inquiry.
Howell was making his plans today
to leave Washington tonight If possible
for New Orleans Senator Carey. Re
publican. wyoming. committee mem
Der, tentatively planned to leave to-
morrow night.
Senators Bratton of New Mexico and
Connally of Texas the Democratic
members Of the committee, are not
going. having previously announced they
1~o 1~.tta
spent in the National Capital. in view
of the pressure Of their senatorial
duties. .0l
Senate yesterday to answer what he
described as propaganda being circu-
lated against him. Long discussed in
said have been printed in newspapers
regarding the senatorial contest last
year.
Il didn't claim I was nominated" "
declared Broussard Il don't claim any
Office. The State of Louisiana has been
degraded to such an extent that felt
the corruption. bribery and intimida-
ton even Of the bankers Of the State
was such that a man is afraid to offer
himself for public Office
Personal Animosity Deep.
So deep is the personal animosity
between Long and Broussard that they
do not speak. even though they pass
each other in the Capitols corridors
many times daily When Long pre-
sented himself to take his oath of Office
BrousSard old not escort him to the
chair.
Yesterday Long followed up his as
sertion that he was being extensively
mallgned by having the charges
against himself read by q clerk, from
newspapers and other sources.
Il have been silent for what
thought a gracious act" he said. Il
have never assailed a defeated oppo-
nent and I never after election was a
lion in victory. nor. 1 hope, have I been
a craven in defeat"
He added that his opponents had
stated publicly they did not expect To
win the election and asserted that they
wanted to build up a case to bring
to the United States Senate"
He termed "a damnable falsehood" a
printed charge that the organization
with which he is connected arrested
Broussard election officials" on the day
few persons were arrested. the Long
supporters "incarcerated and kept in
prison for the day." but Broussard ad-
vocates released.
Read Committee Report.
Long read a report of an arbitration
committee which described the election
as ''one Of the most peaceful and or
derly held In many years. said q
Broussard man was chairman and
signed it and denied that deductions
from salaries of State workers went
into campaign funds for Overton.
Broussard, who sat quietly within q
few feet OF the TRADING Long until the
latter concluded. promised the Senate
full answer to Longs statements. and
said he had asked the inquiry into the
primary because he felt the State lis
being degraded
This whole matter is before q COM
mittce Of the Senate" he continued
There are five members Of that COM
snittee and there is not one member
who can say that / ever approached
him or suggested anything in connec-
ton with which felt it to be my duty
to declare that I had been robbed.
II made the protest to the commit.
tee with great reluctance. have
served here for IL years. Many men,
bers CT the Senate have known me dur
ing the entire period of my service.
hope that have never done anything
in this body that would cause me to
lose the respect Of any honorable gen.
tlemen here"
Charges Falsehood.
In reply to Longs declaration that hi
had supported Broussard in 1925, the
latter commented when he insinuate.
he elected me to the United States Sen.
ate he states something that is untrue,
adding that he was elected first in 1926
and that Longs brother supported him
| subsequently.
The organization In Louisiana
Broussard said, had reached such {
state If they think he "a candidate)
Is honest, he cannot get past" contin.
uing with the remark that he was an.
swering Long "for the respectable ele.
ment of the State of Louisiana"
He said Long had tried to get him tt
support him for Goversor. but that ht
had refused, and q few minutes latel
Long replied this was true, and thai
Broussard had not supported him FOL
the governorship.
Long contended the fight on him II
Louisiana resulted from his move .!
Governor to put tax on oil, blamet
the United Fruit Co. and the STANDARD
Oil Co., and said that instead Of tn,
State employment roll being increasee
last year. itsyaA s'at nsaslv IA half.