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Naturally Commander James E. Van Zandt of the VFW had as his field generals in the Senate not only the loudest inflationist, Elmer Thomas, but the loudest demagog, Huey Long. Legion Commander Frank N. Belgrano Jr. had Post-Commander, now Senator, Bennett Champ Clark as his floor leader. The two forces were opposed to each other because of rivalry, and because the Legionaire-Senator Clark, who is no end proud of his parliamentary astuteness, knew well enough that there were four to six pro-Bonus Senators, willing to vote for the "sound" Vinson Bill who would not vote...
...declared: "All I say is that this is a naked issue between those who favor the authorization by Congress of the full payment of the Bonus and those who favor tying up the proposition . . . with an entirely separate subject [greenbacks]." The inflationists took him at his word. Elmer Thomas, Huey Long and friends who had voted for the Vinson Bill a few minutes before promptly plopped against it. The Patman Bill won, 52-10-35, because an unpremeditated combination swung to its support. To the inflationists' assistance sprang ten Administration stalwarts headed by Senators Robinson and Harrison-whose object...
Seldom if ever had such a charge been heard in the U. S. Senate. Huey Long who is far too astute to stoop to such blundering knavery, leaned back and roared with laughter, jerking his thumb toward Wheeler who sat beside him. Redder still of face, Clark spluttered an apology and sat down...
...college's most versatile track athlete, won the 110-metre high hurdles, pulled a muscle in his heat of the 100-metre dash, which forced him to withdraw from that event and merely tie for third place in the high jump. Jack Torrance, gigantic (311-lb.) alumnus of Huey Long's university (L. S. U.), shot-putter by day and Baton Rouge policeman by night, posed for the Press and languidly tossed a 12-lb. shot 62 ft. ½ in. to break the world's record of 60 ft. 5½ in. His famed former teammate, Quarter...
...editors of the Drake year book, for her "poise, personality, beauty and intelligence." Queen Kenneaster toured the campus, presided over a Queen's Ball, received a crown from Drake President Daniel Webster Morehouse, was guest of honor at a "D" Club dance and accepted an invitation from Huey Long to have breakfast in his hotel suite. That afternoon, when he turned up at the field, Huey Long was roundly booed...