The Washington times., 1935-09-12
CHIEFS DENY
ANY SPLIT,
HOWEVER
Declare Unified Party
WiIIGo Forward With
Senator'S Plans


BATON ROUGE, La, Sept. IL
G.N.S0 JAS he lay dying from
an assassin's bullet, Huey Longs
thoughts turned toward the future
Of the political empire he had
spent seven years of his life build.
ing, and, with every moment
precious, he did what he could to
make it endure.
This was learned on highest au.
thority today by International
News Service as the Long chief.
tains, burdened with deep personal
grief at the sad task Of laying the
Senator to final rest, nevertheless
took time to see that his wishes
are carried out, to stamp out in
cipient revolts, and to consolidate
their forces.
With life ebbing away, it was
learned. Senator Long summoned
his chieftains, told them his
wishes on the continuance Of his
policies, and named his successor.
Picked Successor
Long, it was understood, named
both a party leader and his
choice for governor and senator
,(Gov. Oscar Aliens four year
term expires in a few months
and both a new governor and
senator will be elected in the
State primary in January. A
governor serves only one term in
LouiSiana)
Who these men were that Long
named remained the deepest
secret, but on the grey-head OF
Governor Allen has devolved, for
the moment, at least, the post
Of party spokesman.
With the body Of their dead
leader lying in state, party chief
tains and almost every member OF
the State legislature present at
the special session through which
Long was steering new measures
to consolidate his dictatorship fur
Their, held a secret caucus in the
Heidelberg Hotel, Longs head
quarters yesterday.
Leaders Confer
OF 80 members of the House at
the session, 70 attended the eau
Gus. Twenty-one of the 80 Sena-
tors present attended.
They were addressed by Cover
nor Allen in a stirring speech that
those attending said was the
greatest they had ever heard. In
it Governor Allen told of the
Senator's dying wishes. At the emo
there was unanimous vote taken
to "perpetuate the principles Of
Huey Long"
A party chieftain told Interna
tional News Service:
1--WE are stronger today than
the party was even while the
Senator lived.
"There have been some petty
jealousies brewing in the party
over selection of a candidate for
governor particularly. But all Of
us held a deep admiration and
loyalty for the Senator and his
death has bound us together in
a common cause, with selfish in
terests wiped away, to see that
his dying wishes are carried out.
Allen Is Leader
"Governor Allen is the chosen
leader now. We have all pledged
him our answering support in
the common cause Of perpetual
ing the party ideals Of Senator
Long.
mo candidate for Governor
has been selected. There has
not even been mention Of sue
cessor to Senator Long in the
United States Senate. But I
firmly believe that If a full
slate Of candidates for the State
primary in January were named
today, as it probably will be
shortly, that the party would
support it to a man."
The possibility of attacks from
outside to annihilate the Long
machine was dismissed with q
wave of the hand and the declara
ton:
"There is no serious Opposi-
ton left in the State"
Considerable doubt of Governor
Aliens ability to step perma'
nentIy into the shoes Of the muir
dered Huey Long was felt IN
many quarters.
Ability Questioned
Allen, in his late fifties, a boy
hood friend Of Long and later
his highway commissioner, has
always turned to Long for de-
cisionS. Almost without excep.
ton Allen has never exercised
the authority Of his high office
as governor without first consult
ing Long. Aliens answering
loyalty was the channel through
which Long made possible his
dictatorship.
The chief opposition to the Long
organization lies in New Orleans
in the old regular Democratic
organization headed by Mayor T.
Semmes Walmsley. The Square
Deal Association is not even con-
sidered a potent threat in many
quarters.
Riffs Loom in Party