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Political observers for many months have been convinced that Huey will be a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination next year. The Washington correspondent for the New York Times has pointed out the change in the Kingfish's attitude during the last twelvemonth. A year ago he was belligerent, but not confident; today he excudes confidence, but has lost much of his belligerence...
...dragged a wrangle between Louisiana's Long and Kentucky's Logan. The "Kingfish" was all over the floor, red-faced, arms waving, shouting, whispering. Cried he: "I am not the only man in the United States who does not understand what this thing is all about. . . . We are being rushed pell-mell to get into this World Court so that Señor Ab Jap or some other something from Japan can pass upon our controversies...
Joseph T. Robinson, of Arkansas, at one point in the debate endeavored to make clear to Huey his position concerning a particular question. The Kingfish replied: "The Senator's position is very clear; but, still, of course, to a mind constructed as mine is, it is not understandable." And Mr. Robinson rejoined: "Of course I am not responsible for that." The Record adds parenthetically, laughter...
...blamed Standard Oil Co. of Louisiana for the abortive movement to impeach him as Governor in 1929 (TIME, April 8, 1929, et seq.). He has hated the old city of Alexandria since some of its citizens rotten-egged him during a political speech last year. Last week the vindictive Kingfish caught up with one old enemy by laying a tax of 5? per barrel on oil refining within the State and disposed of another with a bill ousting all Alexandria's elected officials, giving him power to replace them...
...grudge did the Kingfish bear against "my university" because some of the journalism students at Louisiana State had dared to criticize him (TIME, Dec. 10) or because its football coach refused to take his orders. Last week he upped the State's corporation franchise tax from $1.50 to $2.00 per $1,000 of capital, to provide $500,000 for schools of dentistry and pharmacy at Louisiana State. With other bills Boss Long grabbed power to: 1) appoint sheriffs' deputies; 2) cripple New Orleans finances by banning municipal liquor taxes; 3) lay a sweeping tax on manufacturers; 4) take...