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Show TROOPS MAY BE CALLED IN ELECTION Huey Long Takes Command Of Forces To Compel Congress Poll NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 4 (U.R) Senator Huey P. Long took personal command of his political machine today, di-recthiu; di-recthiu; the strategy whereby an election will be held in the sixth congressional district tomorrow, despite organized efforts of citizens in all 12 parishes par-ishes to prevent it. He indicated that the National Guard or special detachment of state police might be sent into the district. "We're running: this thing to suit overselves, and we're not discussing dis-cussing our plans with the newspapers." news-papers." the Kingfish said. Reports of open rebellion came from ail of the 12 parishes which were represented in congress by the late Bolivar E. Kemp. The Long machine hopes to elect his widow as his successor. Mob Kaids Courthouse A mob of 200 men broke into the courthouse at Amite, seized 11,000 ballots and burned them on the lawn. It was the third courthouse court-house raided since Friday. The ballots destroyed were those that were to have been used in Tangipahoa Tangi-pahoa parish. An indignation mass meeting was held in Don-aldsville Don-aldsville last nignt, and similar meetings will be held in Hammond Ham-mond and Covington today. Many local authorities expressed express-ed rears of violence. , Some ot the organizations opposing the election threatened drastic tactics and some leaders talked about using us-ing shotguns. Injunction suits filed in nine courts to restrain election supervisors, will be given a hearing today. |