, 1935-02-03

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Washington as well protected as the
president of the United States -
or as Al Capone in his hey-dey.
Even when the pop-eyed kingfish
is Grating on the senate floor, you can
look I'D into the special gallery re-
served for Senatorial families and
special guests and see one or more
stocky, gum-chewing gentlemen from
the Long bodyguard.
Before he leaves the floor. by some
prearranged signal these men are
notified and slip quietly out TO pick
up their charge at the cloakroom
entrance.
Lurid = Washington has been
treating lightly Longs Nominations
about pilots" to murder him. but not
Huey. He breezeS in and out Of ho-
tel lobbies in the center Of a flying
wedge. When he and his boys get
on an elevator. that automatically
makes it fun" to other passengers.
And an augmented bodyguard isn't
all the Delta Dictator has added to
his retinue. He has a press agent
here and is sending another n
down to take care Of things at Louis
lana State University.
The press agent handling this end
will tell YOU that Lone IS about ready
to reveal that the hilarious
Sands Point affair in which Huey
got a black eye actually was a das-
tardlv frame-uD engineered by his
enemies. "A woman is involved in
the lurid story Of the alleged frame
up. but the press agent saws Long's
usual Derspicacitv enabled him to
elude II In the nick Of time al
belt at the expense Of q swell sinner.
Delivery = Make no mistake about
II. Huey Lone Is in dea|'v earnest
when he saws he's Going 70 run for
president next year. He is reaching
out steadily to corral the support OF
the unrescued millions 10 whom re-
coverv has not vet penetrated. This
THROUGH his share-the-wealth talk.
The KinRfish has borrowed Adolph
Hitler's technique minus. natur-
allv. attacks on the Jewish race.
(Ther' are reports he assured Chi
capo NEGROES he drew no racial line.
which is something for a Southern
politician)
And If eventually he can round IN
the dynamic left wingerS and the
static discontented he believes he
will have something to deliver n 'he
biz co-no-ar'ons. precisely as Hitler
did TO the German financial barons.
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Aiming - Long probably isn't kid
ling himself he can beat President
Roosevelt next year - although
votes he would draw as n third partv
candidate would come largely out OF
FDR's column. The 1885 run would
be designed rather TO give him a GOOD
warm-up % he could 90 hell-bent
for the White House IN lo4o II old
man depression is still with us.
In the meantime Huev has taken
over rart Of the United Sfates lust
as Hitler took v part Of Germany
in the early days. Hitler was beat
en- several times in national elections
bit COX Al him now.
His big Sc gesture quite likelv viii
be made in the Democratic National
convention where he can get HIM
self placed in nomination and stare
a Long demonstration such as only
he knows how 10 put on. ANY dele
gates he can pick uD TO add to his
own states in the interim will make
Just that manv more votes and that
much nor noise. Who knows but
what he might even nominate him
seIf7
Difficult - The enforced absence
Of Representative William p Bank
head Of Alabama as Democratic floor
leader Of the house is Worrying the
administration high command moro
than YOU would ever suspect.
Dominant, corner-cutting leader
ship is much desired TO put many i'm
pending New Deal measures through
without dotting Of is or crossing OF
is.
When a very mild revolt was
threatened over steam-roller passage
OF the s4s80. 900 900 works relief bill.
Speaker Byrns had TO double in brass
and 90 back TO his old job Of crack
ing the whip. He worked under diff
ticulties from the speakers chair.
Hoping - Representative Edward
r. Taylor OF Colorado who has been
acting leader is revered ans respect
ed BY his colleagues. His 70-odd
years demand that. The recalcit-
rants, nevertheless. weren't 50 will
ING 10 follow his leadership In a tight
spot.
Bankhead went to the hospital on
a stretcher the day he was nominated
Tor leader by the democratic eau
Gus. He had TO have the oath admin
istered TO him there so he could draw
his pay - a function which required
a special house resolution. Friends
OF Bankhead had urged him not 10
run Tor the majority leadership.
bearing in mind heart attacks he had
suffered earlier. but TO no avail.
The Alabaman is regarded as one
Of the ablest men in debate in either
house. Last session he frequently
stepped into the breech and pulled
the democrats out Of embarrassing
situations. New Dealers are horing
fervently he will soon be 50 far re-
covered he can do business az the
old stand.
Building - The new Progressive
Party, fathered BY the LaFollettes or
Wisconsin, very CAREFUL Is MAKING a
third-party record for itself in the
Congressional Record under the
guidance Of Representative Gerald
j. Boileau, who is acting as minority
leader for the progressive bloc in
the house.
Boileau is constantly in his seat
on the floor, suffering a sustained
debate that would make strong men
weak. But he forces himself TO lis
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