, 1935-09-15
HUEY'S ALLIES
SEEK REPEAL
OF HIS LAWS
Longs Lieut. e a
Want Peace With
Roosevelt; Offer
Concessions

BATON ROUGE. La, Sept. IA
R-Another special session Of
Louisiana's oft-convened legislature
appeared inevitable Saturday, this
time 70 undo some OF the work II
had pushed through at the dictatton
OF Senator Huey Long.
As the Long force sought peace
with the White House and anti
Long elements renewed their oppo-
sition TO the machine left by the
assassinated dictator, special session
talk was heard In both camps.
Wife May Seek Seat
At the same time the possibility
y that Longs name would Be carried
on In public office arose when Il
became known that an attempt
might be made to have his widow
accept appointment to her h.
bands unexpired term, which has
q year and four months TO run.
Sources close to the leadership
said such q plan had been discussed
ut some conferences.
From Judge B. II. Pavy, father
tn-law Of the man who shot Senator
Long last Sunday night, came the
assertion Saturday that the shoot
ing must have been an act Of God"
He said he was at a loss to ex-
plain why his son-inlaw, DR.. Carl
A. Weiss Jr., had sent a bullet into
Senator Longs abdomen. but de-
, clared 1t was "just possible" Weiss
was disturbed by n Of the bills
Long was pushing through ne as
sembly as a threat against Judge
PAWS place on the bench.
"A Members Of the slain a~SSaSSin's
%&amily again joined In asserting
Or. Weiss had taken no part fl a
supposed plot on Senator Longs
Me. They said more than a dozen
persons could attest he was treat
on July Il and %, the dates on
which Senator Long had alleged an
assassination plot against him was
Matched In New Orleans.
The likelihood Of a special seS-
nkon was based on several reasons.
Laws Need Repeating
The Long lieutenants, deciding
On @ major departure from their
leaders policies in conferences look
ing 70 q truce offer with President
Roosevelt, viii need legislative &C
ton TO repeal some OF the dictated
statutes enacted ir the seven special
sessions held since last year. Some
OF these laws were aimed directly
Z ct the Roosevelt administration as
Long. deprived Of federal patronage.
attempted TO regulate federal relief
expenditures In Louisiana and TO
tnaugurate q states rights" test OF
Roosevelt policies.
Anti-Long leaders want a special
eession TO repeal some Z the Long
election laws. vesting broad -ontrol
Of the polls In the state. before the
! Quadrennial state primaries In jan
6ary. at which Senator Longs sue
men, and al important state Of
fices from governor down. are to be
named.
Confirmation OF a proposed truce
between the Long political heirs
and President Roosevelt came from
Congressman Paul II. Maloney, who
said after a state administration
caucus:
The battle between Senator Long
end President Roosevelt is over. /
think, and many OF us think the
same way, that a democratic state
should work with a democratic pres
ident for the general good OF the
state. 7 viii be glad 70 do my part,
but as yet the whole thing is un-
settled"
He declared for concessions"
both sides.
Leaders In the state adminiStra-
non high command are particularly
anxious TO see the government ter
inmate Its income tax investigations
among leading Long followers
Preacher Carries On
Rev. Gerald L. X. Smith. national
organizer for share : the : wealth
clubs, who only the day before del
ivered the eulogy at Longs grave,
went on the air here Friday night
and IN q speech similar 10 those
the Senator used to make, aSsailed
Louisiana newspapers, charged
longs death had brought "gloating
and serpentine Kisses" in some
quarters, and told his hearers the