Word: spaht
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Dates: during 1952-1952
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...office, and Earl would step back in. But he couldn't put that over, either, so he settled for a more commonplace plan. He picked the man he wanted for governor, and threw the Long machine into high gear behind him. His candidate: colorless Judge Carlos G. Spaht (rhymes with late) of Baton Rouge...
Bitter Victory. In the January Democratic primary, Earl's man ran first in a field of nine (TIME, Jan. 28). But it was a bitter victory. Spaht got 158,839 votes, only about one-third of the total. The second man, tall, homespun Judge Robert F. Kennon of Minden, had 154,812. That called for a runoff. The seven losing candidates promptly swung behind Kennon...
Last week a record number of Louisiana Democratic voters went to the polls and handed the Long dynasty a crushing defeat: Kennon, 477,913; Spaht, 299,032. The general election on April 22 will be a mere formality; Democrats win in Louisiana. Kennon will become governor...
Long, Huey's brother, who may not succeed himself, hand-picked former District Judge Carlos G. Spaht of Baton Rouge...
Under Louisiana law, the two top candidates must meet in a runoff primary. Six of the also-rans promptly urged their supporters to vote for Judge Kennon against Spaht. It looked like a sure thing for the poor man's candidate...