Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-02-01 | Page 1 | Huey Long's Widow Center of New Row over Seat in Senate

I Huey Long Longs s 's s Widow Center of New Row Over Seat in Senate I Appointment C Called Callec alle d Illegal May Be Declined NEW V ORLEANS Feb 1 UP tP- tP Mrs Huey P. P Long Was a pivot o of violent controversy within the ranks rank of the administration machine to today today today to- to day because of her appointment by Governor James A. A Noe to th the United States senate to fill till the un un- cx exp red red term of ot her late husband The row may become so heated that she will turn down the appointment appoint appoint- ment which she accepted last night Legal advisers of the organization disagree over the legality of the appointment They had virtually decided that tha the state D Democratic mo r tic central committee committee com corn was authorized by y law Jaw t to select a nominee for tie the general genera election April 21 and a meeting of the he committee has been called SOT for next Wednesday The legal advisers advisers advisers ad ad- had held that an n appointment was not legal for tor a term running for or more than a year and Huey Longs Long's term had lied 15 months to torun run from the date of lu death Some claim the United States zen sen- Continued don on Page Two Column Two T N i j r. r y J y 4 r. W t 0 y z f. f N J J i m fo Y ril ri l Mrs Duc Huey P P. Long Becomes in Political aI R Row w HUEYS HUEY'S WIDOW STIRS NEW ROW Continued from One ate would not have the legal right to scat Mrs Irs Long if sho she went to Washington on the thi appointment bu but others said that If IC the seat is not contested the senate may let lether lether lether her in Just where the situation would stand If the state central committee e designated another nominee and that nominee is elected in April is problematical Allen AUen Ellender the nominee for the regular gular year six term beginning next January who had been assured by the leaders of the and many many members members members mem- mem mem mem- bers of the central committee that he w would uld get the nomination and could go to Washington in April still believes he will get the nomination nomination nom nom- 1 of the committee Last night Mrs Long expected to leave for Washington within a few days but today she was not at home to callers Noe Noc Is Blamed Politicians have put it down as a 3 monkey wrench thrown in the machInery machinery machinery ma ma- chinery by Governor Noe who Is still sUU rankling over the tho refusal atthe of at the organization t n JO to let him hint run for governor In th the Ule I tc- tc i aign Others Others Oth Oth- ers era claim it was WM meant meant for Mrs Long to serve only until the April election but Mrs rs L Long ng considered it t an appointment n nt for the full un- un expired term ending next January It may be settled by the central committees committee's nominating Mrs Long ng and having her elected I in April