Show SENATOR LONG FUNERAL HELD AT BATON ROUGE louisiana prepared to give senator burial in the shadow of capitol eleven men to bear heavy casket sunday night as senator huey P long left a special session of 0 a legislature that he had called in the beautiful state capitol that he had built in baton rouge he was shot la in the side by dr C A weiss an eye ear nose specialist of baton rouge houge ani and a member of 0 an anti long political family the as ag was immediately shot to id death lh by b y longs angs body guards and th the e senator a t from Lou louisiana lelana staggered to his waiting automobile and was rushed to a hospital where every attempt was made to save his life five blood transfusions fu sioni an operation and tanks of oxygen pumped dumped into his body failed to have the life of the fighting kingfish he died early tuesday morning with his wife and three children at his bedside funeral in state the body will lie in state on the rotunda of the capital building in baton rouge which has been the scene of many of longs political campaigns and triumphs A corps ot of soldiers will escort the body to the state capitol and will guard it tor for three hours while it lies in state the famous ou a dictator will then be buried on the capitol grounds self made man huey P long a man of dynamic personality through iris his own efforts educated himself went to law school achieved great wealth and power another american from the ranks to a position of greatness he became governor 0 of louisiana LOul giana and set up a political machine there more powerful than any state government ever organized in the united states lafter after conquering and subduing louisiana he sought broader fields in tho the united states senate lie ile was at the height of his career having gained great fame through his attacks or of the new deal and the new dealers although long was arrogant boastful stubborn and without morals which brought down on his had head severe criticism he be was the most persistent tighter fighter in the senate and through hissett confidence and support of the common people won quite a following among the masses ills future whether daring and brilliant or foolish and belittling should have had an opportunity to develop and the entire nation mourns that another public figure has died in the un american way atthe hand of an assassin |