Evening star., 1934-09-16
Cont luance OF Dictatorship
in Louisiana Still Is
Open Question.
ELECTRIC RATE CUT
APPEALS TO CITIZENS
Eilur, Of Anti ti-Candidates to
Max. Positive Campaign Held
Reason for Defeat.
b, GEORGE HEALY, JR.

d. OEOhUE hEALI, in.
New ORLEANS, La, Septem-
Der Limited States Senator
Hley ?. Long has won the 1884
''tattl of New Orleans" but the
effect of his victory with re-
srect 20 the continuance of his
dictat rship in Louisiana still Is
ar op n question. Some political
realigl ments probably are in the
making.
Can iidates backed by the
senior Senator won nominations
to Coz greSS, the State Supreme
Court and the Louisiana Public
Servic. Committee in Tuesdays
prima y in the first and second
congr ssional districts.
Lon;'s stanchest opponents
expect ed him to carry the par
fishes bordering New Orleans,
which with the city form the
two ngressional districts, but
few # his closest political
friend, expected his candidates
to obt ain majorities within the
city's limits.
Lead, rs in the old regular osgani-
zation, whose candidates opposed the
Long choices, are looking for an
answer to their question as to how
the sen or Senator obtained the small
adyants &c which his candidates won
In New Orleans. The candidate lead
ing the Long ticket had q majority
of 2.Sl over his opponent In the
city an the candidate trailing this
ticket lad q lead Of so votes over
bis oil regular opponent In New
Orleans
Il ng Strength Surprising.
Retm rs from the city's voting pre-
cincts rere surprising In their show
Of Ii0nf strength in view of the fact
that hT than eight months ago
Mayor r. Semmes Walmsley, run
ming q. an anti-Long candidate on
q platfi rm calling for the voters to
select NYalmsley to beat Long," out
distanc, the Long candidate and
Francis Williams, Independent op-
ponent.
Willis ms was on the anti-Long
ticket ss O candidate for the Public
Service Commission Tuesday, but ap-
parentt many workers who sup
ported lin in January threw their
votes t the Long candidates.
Sever j explanations are offered
for the defeat within the city Of the
anti-LM g candidates. They are:
/. Sc; ator Longs success in making
the issl Of the campaign that of
Long ". Walmsley, with Walmsley
ruption within the city.
2. In difference Of leaders in the
old regl lar organization In the pri-
mary, IN "off" election, with no
patronaI involved.
3. Fa lure of the anti-Long can
didates o make positive rather than
q negat We campaign.
The list Of the three reasons ap-
pears to be the most logical.
NndI Ecb anu GTOuIISC8 NAlAtus
In his frequent radio talks, includ-
ing spec .hes made during the "hear-
ings" ct the Executive Committee
authorii ed to investigate the city
gcvernn ent, Senator Long mixed
promise with charges against his
opponents.
Elect IN of the Long candidates
the sen or Senator said, would make
possible so per cent reduction in
the bill; of New Orleans electricity
subscrit ers, continuance of free text
books frr school children and tax ex-
emptiors for homesteadS.
The Promise of the anti-Long can
didates was that they would "rid
Louisia1 of dictatorship"
Avers &c Louisianians, apparently
recognize that Senator Long has set
up q di ,tatorship. However, most OF
these "plain citizens" have not been
slugged on the head, imprisoned
without cause or throttled in their
speech.
So ia: as they are personally con-
cerned, the dangers Of dictatorship
seem not to have frightened the So
called Elain citizens. Presented two
sets of candidates, one promising to
end die atorship and the other prom
Using to cut electric bills, many aver
age voters appear to have preferred
the latter. They have personal knowl-
edge OF electric bill payments, but
dictatorship so far has not impaired
except in a limited number Of cases
their enjoyment of freedom.
Fight Is Not Stopped.
Senai or Longs candidates in an6
near N w Orleans Jared much better
Tuesda. than his candidates in Other
parts O. the State. Incidentally, out.
side tn city his opponents were fol
announ led programs in addition tc
being yainst Long.
Their Is one thing certain ir
louisa Ia. Opponents of Senator
Long Hoped that Tuesdays primary
would nd definitely his dictatorship
but the failure of the primary to &C.
complis this purpose has not stopped
the antl-Long fight.
The Times-Picayune, consistent
oppone 1t of the Long machine, sum.
med uD the situation with its edi.
torial comment that, despite tn,
temporary detection and setback herr
In New Orleans, the fight against
dictate ship has developed new
strength and vigor in the State out
side"
Victorious candidates who faced op
position by candidates aftiliated will
the Long organization included Rep
resentasive Cleveland Dear of tn
eighth district. Representative Johl
Sandlir, anti-Long leader in tn
fourth district, badly defeated his op
ponent. Representative Numa Mon