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confidant of the
legendary Huey
Pierce Long, Jr. Weiss, the most
loyal of the
Longites, bore the same last name as the
apparent Long ********in, Carl Weiss, M.D...
-
already characterized his
administration grew even further.
Maestri and the
Longites had
reached a deal with
mobster Frank Costello whereby the city
would ignore...
-
Richard W.
Leche of New
Orleans as governor.
Leche was
supported by the
Longite faction of the
party and
Cleveland Dear of
Alexandria by the anti-Longs'...
-
Judge Robert F.
Kennon of
Minden won as governor,
although most
loyal Longites had
lined up with
Judge Carlos Spaht of
Baton Rouge. Long
surfaced at the...
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campaign stops with
performances of "You Are My Sunshine." Louisiana's
Longite faction desired a
return to
power after being defeated in 1940. Huey Long's...
-
Democratic (Ring) 42
Robert Maestri August 18, 1936
April 4, 1946 4
Democratic (
Longite-Ring) 43 Chep
Morrison April 4, 1946 July 17, 1961 3
Democratic (Reform)...
- 1936
gubernatorial election.
During a
period of
backroom maneuvering,
Longite leaders chose the
relatively minor Leche as a
compromise candidate. The...
- been
governor in 1939–40 and the
inheritor of his
brother Huey Long's
Longite political faction.
Funded by politicians, oil and gas money, and contributions...
-
private life in 1932,
rather than face
likely defeat at the
hands of the
Longites, and his seat p****ed to
Andrew L.
Sevier of Tallulah.
Brooks was unseated...
- the
polls rose rapidly. McKeithen, who had been a
floor leader for the
Longite faction in 1948, was
endorsed by Earl Long's widow,
Blanche Revere Long...
