The Washington times., 1935-05-20
SENATE COWED
BY LONG, SAYS
WOMAN
Louisiana Leader Denounces
Inaction on Report Charg-
ing Corrupt Election

IIbA WV
An Ordinary wife with fou
children" is back in Washington
to carry on her fight against Ser
ator Huey Long, whom she call
the greatest menace in American
politics.
Mrs. Hilda Phelps Hammond, o
New Orleans, chairman Of tn
Women's Committee of Louisians
a voluntary association of wome1
citizens of the State, some 200
strong, declared:
"He is also a great racketeer."
Mrs. Hammond said her com
mittee has filed with the Senat
80 definite and specific charge
against Senator Long and 28 def
mite and specific charges agains
Senator John L. Overflow" JUNO
Senator from Louisiana.
Pounds Fist and Shouts
Mrs. Hammond is here for con
ferences on Senator Longs case
With an emphasis, which be
spoke a determination her foe
have learned. to fear, she de
clares:
"The Senate of the United
States Is presenting a farce to
the American people. Day after
day it permits Mr.. Long to pose
as a champion of right and
demand investigation Of fraud,
when all the while the Senate
sits holding against this man
a report of fraud from one Of
its own committees.
There can be only two
answers to this. The first is
that the Senate of the United
States is a thoroughly corrupt
body. The second answer il
that the Senate is terrified by
Mr.. Long.
(Which answer shall the
American people accept?
Either answer is a cOndem-
nation of the highest body of
this Government.
SENATE CALLED COWARDLY
"There'S 8 crime conference
going on at present in the Sen
ate. There is fraud, cOrrup-
ton and racketeering going on
right under the noses of the
United States Senate and not
a Senator has the courage to
say one word about it.
Senator Long, by his corrupt
political denomination and ma
chine control, has deprived the
State of Louisiana of a repub-
lican form of government. Sen
atOr Long completely dominates
and controls o. X. Allen, the
governor of the State. He COM
pletely dominates and controls
each and every one of the de-
partments of government of the
State. He dominates and con-
trolls the legislature of the State.
He dictates who shall and who
he brought about the corrupt
and fraudulent nomination and
Sh&lI not run for office. Thus
election Of John H. Overton.
"A United States Senator de-
liberately cOnspired to effect
fraudulent device to sew up an
election and not allow a free ex-
preston of the will of the people
in the ball box!
FRAUD REPORT IGNORED
"There stands before the Sem
ate of the United States a re-
port from one of it's own CON-
mitteeS which says that there
was gross fraud in Mr.. Over
tons election and that Mr.. Long
directed that fraud. That COM
mittee further said that the
methods used were vicious, alb
hOrrent, a fraud on the rights
of ,'itizens, and not even in keep
:.g with a low standard of
ethics in politics"
"Yet not a Senator out Of
the SO has the courage to de-
mand that the Connally report
be dragged from the dust heap
of the Senate archives and
acted on"
1t is too late for Louisiana to de
anything about it. according tc
Mrs. Hammond, but is it too latG
for America?
"The women of Louisiana
have always respected their
Government and the Senate of
the United StateS-but they are
losing their respect.
1--WE cannot even get a hear.
ing. We want a fair hearing
and women and men all over
the country are joining with us
to say that the Senate cannot
afford to investigate charges Of
corruption against private citi-
zenS and refuse to investigate
similar charges against its own
members"