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Porcine Delight. But in 1936, after Huey's assassination, the Long gang hauled him out, dusted him off and put him back into circulation. He ran for lieutenant governor along with their hand-picked candidate for governor, Dick Leche (rhymes with flesh...
...Deal-discouraged in Louisiana by Huey-was now admitted and allowed to pour in fresh millions in WPA funds. There were big cars, parties, and champagne for all. Then the bubble blew up. Dr. James Monroe Smith, president of L.S.U., vanished one day with his party-loving wife, Thelma. The Doc had been speculating in millions of bushels of wheat and had invented a unique system of financing. Whenever his broker called for more collateral, he merely ordered the printing of more L.S.U. bonds. He was discovered in Canada, brought home, and clapped into jail...
...Prison. Earl had a dramatic chance to become a hero. But instead of crying out at the thieves who had besmirched Honest Huey's memory, he said: "Smith is only one man. Jesus Christ picked twelve, and one of 'em was a son-of-a-gun." Then he just hung on-like a sailor lashed to the mast-while gales of scandal blew around his ears. Leche went to prison. So did Doc Smith, George Caldwell, Abe Shushan, and Huey's Campaign Treasurer Seymour Weiss. Monte Hart, a favored contractor, blew out his brains...
Russell to the Rescue. Earl cried that he and Huey had settled their differences before the Kingfish died. At first this was a little embarrassing. One night Earl said: "Of course I disagreed with him sometimes, as a brother does." A voice from the crowd said: "We didn't." But Earl drafted his nephew Russell, and Russell told doubters: "The family is satisfied-I think that should satisfy...
...campaign went on, Earl borrowed leaf after leaf from Huey's book. He promised the people things they would be "able to see and feel"-veterans' bonuses, roads, $50-a-month old age pensions. Sad Sam Jones promised too, but Earl was as specific as the Sears, Roebuck catalogue. He made it plain that a vote for Long was an order for material improvement. He abused the newspapers. Like Huey, he recited Invictus: "I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul...