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Show LlSiFSTATE SENATOR SHOT DOWR III STREET ' Quarrel With Young Politician Over-Political Over-Political Situation Results in the Death of Senator-elect Kemp. . , Amite, La. Tho strained political f situation In Louisiana Democratic circles wns responsible for tho killing of Democratic Stato Senator-elect D. S. Kemp of this cUy. Ho wn3 shot and killed by C. F. Hyde, a young political po-litical nnd business lender of this section. sec-tion. Tho men quarreled about tiro recent Democratic prlmnry for lieutenant-governor, lieutenant-governor, In which J. J. Bailey and Paul Lambrcmont competed, with tho result that Bailey, tho defeated candidate, candi-date, filed a protest, charging fraud,' with tho Democratic Btato central commlttco. Hyde, In discussing this controversy, la alleged to havo called' Kemp a liar. Laton tho men met on tho street and In n pistol duel Kemp was killed, whllo Ilydo escaped uninjured. |