The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-12
BY II. o. THOMPSON
Copyright 1885 BY United Prcss)

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Baton Rouge, La, Sept. 12--
| (UP)-The moment the body oil
Huey Pierce Long Is lowered into
its grave this afternoon, a bitter
and protracted political war will
| break out.
Longs enemies and the enemies
of his all powerful political organi-
cation that controls Louisiana like
a medieval barony, were waiting
only for his burial, the United
Press learned, to open direct
frontal attack on the sub-leaders
attempting to'keep his Dictatorship
intact.
At least one anti-Long leader
| one that Is nationally known--will
issue a public statement acclaiming
DR.. Carl A. Weiss, Longs slain as
sassin. a patriot and a martyr"
the United Press was informed.
other leaders will respect the dead
| 1t was said, and aim their fire at
the dictatorship and the loss OF
civil rights 1t has brought about In
two years Of unquestioned power.
Sub-Leaders Alarmed
Longs sub-leaders, alarmed by
unmistakable indications tina t
Longs enemies, heretofore divided
! among themselves, were uniting on
| n common front, did not wait for
the funeral.
Earl Christenberry, Longs Sc
cretary, issued statement early
today charging on his previous
charge that the assassin, DR.. Carl
A. Weiss, carried out the carefully
premeditated plans of Longs chief
enemies.
Christenberry said that one of
the participants at conference of
anti-Long leaders in a New Or
leans hotel last spring was "Dr.
Wise" This was the conference
Long described in a speech before
the United States senate as a meet
ing called to plot his death. Long
asserted his secret agents had list
ened in through hidden micro
phones and he named some of the
most prominent of his enemies as
participants.
Long did not mention the "Dr.
Wise" in his senate speech, be-
cause he was not certain of his
identity, Christenberry said.
May Be Same Man
Senator Long said to me"
Christenberry continued. Earl, in
a matter as grave as this, we can't
do anybody an injustice. SO where
ever there Is any doubt about the
ihantifu nf nr "aica
was one of the group of men then
conspiring to kill the senator"
Members of the dead assassin's
family privately reiterated their
previous statements that Weiss par
ticipated in no political activity
whatsoever. They believed he
brooded for months over the loss
of civil rights under the Long die
| tatorship and that his mind
snapped when Long presented a
spite" law to his legislature that
will gerrymander Weiss's father
in-law, Judge b. II. Pavy. of OPP
vestigations howed that Weiss
never had displayed political pas
sions to his friends and was a
member of no political organiza-
ton.
To Place Responsibility
Following Christenberry's second
statement in "a hours, there APP
peared to be no doubt that Longs
sub-leaders planned desperate
attempt to place responsibility fol
the assassination on the organiza-
tons that were planning concert
ed fight to drive out the Long re-
gfme. The inquest into Weiss dealt
was postponed, and 1t was believed
possible that evidence bearing out
their plans would be presented
when 1t reconvened. The possibilit,
of an attempt to obtain indict.
ments was seen.
Some observers doubted the pc.
lltical value of even a successful at
tempt to convince the public thai
Longs chief enemies arranged his
ASA ssination. There was no mani.
fegtation of widespread public griel
or shock except among state Office
holders, who all are members OF
the Long organization and whose
votes are assured.
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