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Last August Louisiana's Huey Long called his State Legislature into special session, had it pass 27 dictatorial bills. These gave him such control over the State's election machinery that he could conceivably perpetuate himself and his henchmen in power indefinitely (TIME, Aug. 27). Uneasy on his throne, the Kingfish last month summoned his Legislators again, put through 44 more bills in the constitutional minimum of five days. After that he could hire & fire local police and firemen throughout the State, fix utility rates, impose property taxes, run the State Bar Association, let any of his hillbilly...
...fire all the State's 15,000 schoolteachers. Said the unabashed Kingfish: "Aw, that ain't nothing. That ain't no new power. But the bill provoked a New England-born, hitherto mouse-quiet Representative named Lester to supply the only fireworks of the session. While Huey Long, wearing a pink shirt and a broad grin, lolled on the Speaker's dais, Representative Lester shouted: "I feel outraged and dishonored as a citizen and an official of Louisiana. . . . We, as Legislators, are called upon to take from the people the last vestige of their local political...
Nine years ago Seymour Weiss was a $25-a-week manager of the Hotel Roosevelt barbershop in New Orleans. He was promoted to hotel pressagent. The best publicity job he ever did was to provide Governor Huey Long with a free and luxurious suite of rooms. Governor Long made him Colonel Weiss, appointed him treasurer of the Long political machine. Soon "Colonel" Weiss was appointed NRA Hotel Code chairman for 13 Southern states. Last week he was elected president of the newly formed New Orleans Roosevelt Corp., operator of the Hotel Roosevelt and the Hotel Bienville. Twenty-four hours later...
TIME, having decided on a "Man of the Year," hereby closes nominations. The five leaders in the reader-poll: Benito Mussolini, Harry L. Hopkins, Huey Long, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Upton Sinclair...
That Louisiana State University really belongs to Huey Long no sensible Louisianan doubts for one moment. As Governor and as Senator, the "Kingfish" has made it his biggest, most expensive plaything. In small part his interest is due to pride in the educational and athletic advantages of his Kingdom. In large part it is due to his personal feud with Tulane University...