Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-07-04 | Page 1 | Long's Henchmen Block Knockout

LONGS LONG'S HENCHMEN BLOCK KNOCKOUT Opponent Swings as Kingfish I M Mutters Rat NEW ORLEANS L Jul 4 Senator Huey P Long has ducked another one Edward Brodtmann young oung state stale senator from New Orleans leaped at him across a table in the capitol at B Baton ton Rogue and made a wild swing for the Kingfish's jaw As he I did so so State Senator J James mec A. A Noe and Joe Messina ever present bodyguards bodyguards body body- guards of Senator Long threw up Brodtmann's arm and pushed him back across the table The Kingfish left the committee room Here is how the fracas started Brodtmann asked Senator Long to stop talking while he was discussing a bill biU before one of ot the committee Be quiet Huey he shouted blunt 1 ly Long ignored the request Brodtmann Brodtmann Brodt Brodt- mann repeated it again leaving of off the senators senator's title Dont speak to me Long suddenly sud sud- denly blurted I 1 didn't address you Dont Don't speak to me Dont worry I wont won't Brodtmann answered back Long under his breath called Brodtmann Brodtmann Brodt Brodt- mann a rat ral Brodtmann swung