Word: chincapin
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...Governor Long, supported by the State Senate, was never tried. Fortnight ago Col. Ewing (onetime Long supporter), incensed when the Governor had forced New Orleans banks to discontinue their municipal loans because the city would not support his $60,000,000 road bond issue,* called Governor Long "the little chincapin†-headed misfit...
...Last week, trying to force through some legislation that would make this bond issue possible, Governor Long stood at the door of the legislative chamber, peeking in. The sergeant-at-arms slammed the door in his face. †Chincapin: dwarf chestnut...
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