1930 New Orleans mayoral election
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TheNew Orleansmayoral election of 1930,held in January of that year, resulted in the election ofT. Semmes Walmsleyto his first full term asMayor of New Orleans.
T. Semmes Walmsley had been acting mayor since the resignation of the previous mayor,Arthur J. O'Keefe,due to illness in July 1929. Leader of theRegular Democratic Organization,Walmsley was the chosen candidate of that powerful political machine.
Public Service CommissionerFrancis Williams,once an ally of GovernorHuey Longbut by 1930 his enemy, ran against Walmsley. Against the advice of advisors likeRobert Maestri,Long remained neutral in the first primary, declaring that neither candidate was worth supporting.
The first primary was a close race; Walmsley came first by only 9,000 votes. Williams was entitled to face Walmsley in the runoff, but he rejected Long’s last-minute offer of support and withdrew from the race.
Sources[edit]
- Boulard, Garry(1998).Huey Long Invades New Orleans: The Siege of a City, 1934-36.Gretna, Louisiana:Pelican Publishing Company.ISBN1-56554-303-3.OCLC39464729.[page needed]
- Hair, William Ivy (1996).The kingfish and his realm: the life and times of Huey P. Long.Baton Rouge, Louisiana:Louisiana State University Press.ISBN0-8071-2124-X.OCLC36205850.[page needed]
- Williams, Thomas Harry(1985) [1969].Huey Long.New York City:Alfred A. Knopf.ISBN0-394-42954-0.OCLC20058444.[page needed]