The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-10
HUEY, AIMING TO
EXTEND REALM,
RUNS INTO SNAG
Defeated MiSSiSSippianS
Join Forces Against
Longs Candidate.

BIZ United Press
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. IO.-News
Of an anti-Long coalition in Missis-
sippi to defeat the Long candidate
for Governor electrified the King
ish's political henchmen today.
Knowing "the boss" wants TO extend
his dictatorship 10 both Mississippi
and Arkansas, they anticipated that
the full force OF his Louisiana ma
chine would be placed behind Paul
Johnson, who, If he is elected, they
expect 10 play the same subordinate
role that Gov. o. K. Allen does in
Louisiana.
Two candidates for the Mississippi
governorship defeated in Tuesdays
primary threw their support be-
hind Hugh L. White, who will op-
pose Mr.. Johnson in a run-off cleo
ton in three weeks.
Pledges Are Accepted
Mr.. White accepted pledges of
Dennis Murphree and Lester Frank
lin with this statement:
Platforms are no longer an is
sue. The issue is whether Long
shall be permitted to extend his
realm Of political tyranny and
complete subjugation to include our
state"
Longs henchmen believed Mr..
Whites new support might cause
the Kingf1sh to enter Mississippi
with a horde of followers and &C
lively campaign for his candidate.
His sound trucks are always ready
for his peculiar method of cam
paigning, which is to tour the
countryside inceSsantly making as
many as 25 speeches in one day.
For weeks his local followers, main
~ state job holders of the ward
heeler" type, have boosted of the
coming day when "the boss" will
control the neighboring states and,
eventually, the entire United States,
as utterly as he does Louisiana.
Cunning for Harrison
No one doubts that Long has de-
termined upon a conquest OF
Mississippi and Arkansas and will
have candidates in the field for the
major offices of those states, in
Guiding the Senate seats of Pat
Harrison and TheO Bilbo of MisSis-
sippi, and that of Joseph T. Robin
son Of Arkansas, as fast as election
dates arrive. on the floor of the
Senate, he has many times threat
ened to campaign against Senator
Robinson. His campaign helped to
elect Hattie Carraway, Mr.. Robin
sons colleague.
Both Mr.. Harrison and Mr.. Robin
son come up for reelection next
year. Mr.. Bilbo is safe until 1910.
Longs henchmen and the rest of
New Orleans accepted the King
f1shS newest expose of an assassi-
nation plot against him with a
grain of salt and a little laughter.
Long, most people believed, was pos
ing as a martyr again for the bene-
fit of persons who believe they will
profit by his wealth plan.
Drunk Again." Is RetOrt
New Orleans recalled that Long
had exposed two other assassination
plots" within the last seven
months. The first served as an eX-
cuSe for putting Baton Rouge I'M
der martial law for six months,
badly Gripping the Square Deal As
ISOLATION and other groups of his
political enemies. The second was
a bomb" supposedly received at his
Washington Office The third, ac-
cording to Long. was fomented at a
hotel conference of his enemies
here.
George w. Hardy, former mayor
of Shreveport. whom Long named
as one of the plotters, denied there
had been a plot, but said he didn't
think the assassination "a bad
idea
Mayor T. Semmes Walmsley. also
named. said he thought the Sena-
tor is drunk again" Several others
named oy Long refused to dignity
his charge with denialS.