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outside and called the nurse
She went and looked at hin
and said, He's going. And sh,
called the doctor.
And then he died. He jus
died"
Funeral arrangements wer'
not complete. but DR.. Parrot
said Mr.. Long probably woulC
be buried in Winnfleld, wher,
he and Huey once roamed TIN
red-clay hills as boys. Hue!
is buried in the Capitol gardens
Huey died of a gunshot wounC
on September 10, 1885.
Mr.. Long, who had had 8
record of heart trouble, suf.
fered his first heart attack ir
1850 while chasing a hog or
his pea patch" farm neal
WINFIELD.
Uncle of Senator
Mr.. Long, an uncle of United
States Senator Russell Long
bounced back into the political
picture in the August congress
Sional race after he failed in
an attempt for another term
as Governor.
State law prohibits a Gov
ernor from succeeding himself
but Mr.. Long once indicated
he would resign shortly before
his term ended last spring and
then run for reelection. He
didn't, but tried for the Lieu
tenant Governors Office and
lost.
Mr.. Long amazed the Nation
and most of the world last
summer when he was sent to
two mental hospitals and then
went on tour that included
most of the Western United
States and parts of Mexico.
He went to a Galveston
(TeX0 mental hospital in a
scene that almost defied de-
scription. His wife and Sena-
tor Long issued the orders for
him to be flown to Galveston.
A court order released him
from the Galveston cline and
he went to a New Orleans
hospital. But he soon left for
Baton Rouge, the State Capt.
tai.
On his wife's orders he was
arrested and confined to a
mental unit at Vaudeville, La.
Another court hearing released
him.
Political Picture CIOuded
Mr.. Longs death clouded the
political picture in the 9th
district, comprising much of
Central Louisiana.
Mr.. Long defeated Repre-
sentative Harold McSween in a
Democratic runoff on August
20 by almost 1000 votes.
The usual practive is for the
Democratic Central Committee
of the District to meet and
name a nominee. usually the
second man in the race. Mr..
McSween then would qualify
for the spot.
Mr.. Longs wife filed for sep
aration last summer and he
counvered with his own court
action asking for separation.
They never reconciled publicly,
although they we're seen at such
places as rec tracks after the
break. They had no children.
Earl Kemp Long. the only
man ever to serve three times
as Governor of Louisiana,
called himself the last of the
red hot papas" in politics.
Politically. he followed in the
footsteps of his brother, Huey,
the "Kingfish," who ruled the
State until his assassination in
1885. But over the years, as the
memory of Huey grew dim,
Earl came to represent the
flamboyant, dramatic political
skill associated with the family
name.
b. With Huey's touch, he forged
power over the years with a
powerfully potent blend of pub
lie welfare, free lunches for
needy school children. soldiers
bonuses, huge charity hospital
operations and big teacher pay
increases.
Mr.. Long had no equal when
it came to stumping the State
and telling the voters what
they wanted to hear.
During a campaign he took
on the appearance of a some
what rumpled bear, and his
raSpy roar of indignation at
his political opponents added
realism.
Racing Enthusiast
Outside politics. his hobbies
we're horse racing and his
WINFIELD farm, which he re-
ferred to as his pea patch"
Reporters frequently inter-
viewed the Governor at the
Fairgrounds in New Orleans
during the winter racing sea-
son, and he laid bets with
bookmakers nearly every day
he couldn't get to the track.
Earl Long was born in Winn-
field, La, August 26. 1895. He
was next to the youngest of
nine children. One brother, the
late DR.. George Long, served
his State as a Congressman.
Another member of the family,
Russell Long. son of Huey, was
elected to the Senate in 1948
with Earl's aid.
Earl was the son of a mod
erately well-to-do farmer. One
of his first jobs, like his brother
before him. was as a travelling
salesman of groceries, shoe pol
ish, drugs and hardware. It
was during this 10-year period
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