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- Louisiana_gubernatorial_election,_1948 abstract "The Louisiana gubernatorial election of 1948 was held in two rounds on January 20 and February 24, 1948. Like most Southern statesbetween Reconstruction and the civil rights era, Louisiana'sRepublican Party was virtually nonexistent in terms of electoralsupport. This meant that the two Democratic Party primaries held on these dates were the real contest over who would be governor. The1948 election saw the defeat of Louisiana's reformer ‘anti-Long’ faction and theelection of Earl K. Long to his first full term as governor.Under Louisiana's constitution, incumbent governor Jimmie Davis could not succeed himself in a consecutive term. Instead, Louisiana's reformer and anti-Long faction supported Sam H. Jones, who had been governor from 1940 to 1944. Jones was endorsed by outgoing Governor Davis and high-profile Louisiana politicians, such as Senator John H. Overton and New Orleans mayor deLesseps S. Morrison, Sr., who controlled the city's powerful Crescent City Democratic Association. Jones's reform campaign was weakened by reminders of unethical deals and heavy-handed political tactics in his previous term, and by the electorate’s lack of enthusiasm after eight years of reform governors.Sam Jones's main opponent was Earl K. Long, briefly governor in1939-1940 and the inheritor of his brother Huey's Longite politicalfaction. Funded by politicians, oil and gas money, and contributionsfrom organized crime in the New Orleans area, Long ran a theatrical and entertaining campaign, making stump speeches that were a mix of politicalharangue and humorous anecdotes. His platform called for the elimination of Jones's civil service, the doubling of state spending on programs like pensions, school lunches, charity hospitals and asylums, new trade schools, pay increases for teachers, an increased homestead tax exemption, and bonuses for veterans of World War Two. Through payoffs and promises of support, Long managed to gain the backing of powerful former enemies, State Senator Dudley LeBlanc, former Governor Jimmie Noe, and Congressman F. Edward Hebert.Other candidates in the 1948 election included Robert F. Kennon,a judge from Minden who ran third in the balloting, mostly from supporters in north Louisiana and from some reformers disillusioned with Jones; and Jimmy Morrison, (no relation to Mayor Morrison) the Sixth District Congressman from Hammond who was supported by former New Orleans mayor Robert Maestri and his Old Regular political machine and finished in fourth place. Morrison served in Congress until his defeat by John R. Rarick in the 1966 Democratic primary runoff.In the runoff, the Old Regulars threw their support behind Long. Now that his longtime enemies were supporting Jones's opponent, New Orleans mayor deLesseps Morrison stepped up his campaigning for Jones. This election began a feud between governor Long and the mayor of New Orleans that would last for over a decade.".
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- Louisiana_gubernatorial_election,_1948 comment "The Louisiana gubernatorial election of 1948 was held in two rounds on January 20 and February 24, 1948. Like most Southern statesbetween Reconstruction and the civil rights era, Louisiana'sRepublican Party was virtually nonexistent in terms of electoralsupport. This meant that the two Democratic Party primaries held on these dates were the real contest over who would be governor. The1948 election saw the defeat of Louisiana's reformer ‘anti-Long’ faction and theelection of Earl K.".
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