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Like the [[rice]] broker [[Colonel House|Edward Mandell House]] in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]], Ewing claimed to have been particularly influential in securing the Democratic nomination in 1912 for then [[Governor]] [[Woodrow Wilson]] of [[New Jersey]], a part of the burgeoning progressive movement. Ewing was a Louisiana delegate to the Democratic convention that nominated Wilson on the 46th ballot. House and Wilson both wore the honorary title of "Colonel." Bryan was Wilson's secretary of state from 1913 to 1915, and House was Wilson's chief advisor from 1913 to 1919.)​<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ewing.html|title=Ewing|publisher=The Political Graveyard|accessdate=October 31, 2019}}</ref>

Like the [[rice]] broker [[Colonel House|Edward Mandell House]] in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]], Ewing claimed to have been particularly influential in securing the Democratic nomination in 1912 for then [[Governor]] [[Woodrow Wilson]] of [[New Jersey]], a part of the burgeoning progressive movement. Ewing was a Louisiana delegate to the Democratic convention that nominated Wilson on the 46th ballot. House and Wilson both wore the honorary title of "Colonel." Bryan was Wilson's secretary of state from 1913 to 1915, and House was Wilson's chief advisor from 1913 to 1919.)​<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ewing.html|title=Ewing|publisher=The Political Graveyard|accessdate=October 31, 2019}}</ref>

After Wilson's election as president with a plurality of popular votes, Ewing was a powerful political figure in the state. He spoke for contradictory interests: (1) Wilson "New Freedom'' expansion of government and (2) the conservative planters and machine politicians.​<ref name=dict/>

After Wilson's election as president with a plurality of popular votes, Ewing was a powerful political figure in the state. He spoke for contradictory interests: (1) Wilson "New Freedom" expansion of government and (2) the conservative planters and machine politicians.​<ref name=dict/>

In 1928, Ewing broke with the Regular Democrats of New Orleans to support [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]], for governor. His relationship with the Louisiana "Kingfish" was a stormy one. Ewing supported Long's [[impeachment]] by the [state House of Representatives. Long, however, was not convicted by the state Senate, finished his one term as governor, and was even elected to the [[United States Senate]]. Long accused Ewing of having attempted and failed to dictate Long's policies.​<ref name=dict/>

In 1928, Ewing broke with the Regular Democrats of New Orleans to support [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]], for governor. His relationship with the Louisiana "Kingfish" was a stormy one. Ewing supported Long's [[impeachment]] by the [state House of Representatives. Long, however, was not convicted by the state Senate, finished his one term as governor, and was even elected to the [[United States Senate]]. Long accused Ewing of having attempted and failed to dictate Long's policies.​<ref name=dict/>