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Ransdell had appeared in 1927 at a Long political rally in Lake Providence, where his younger brother introduced Long. District Attorney Jefferson B. Snyder (1859-1951), another long-term advocate of planter interests, sat on the stage. Snyder had not really favored Long so much as he was convinced that Long would defeat his chief opponent, U.S. Representative Riley Joseph Wilson (1871-1946),  the favorite of most planter interests, and Snyder wanted to influence the new governor. At the rally, Huey Long began "a harangue that castigated their closest friends and political allies and the old establishment itself, of which these men were a part."<ref>James Matthew Reonas, ''Once Proud Princes: Planters and Plantation Culture in Louisiana's Northeast Delta, From the First World War Through the Great Depression,'' [[Louisiana State University]] [[Ph.D.]] dissertation,  December 2006, p. 195, 197.</ref>

Ransdell had appeared in 1927 at a Long political rally in Lake Providence, where his younger brother introduced Long. District Attorney Jefferson B. Snyder (1859-1951), another long-term advocate of planter interests, sat on the stage. Snyder had not really favored Long so much as he was convinced that Long would defeat his chief opponent, U.S. Representative Riley Joseph Wilson (1871-1946),  the favorite of most planter interests, and Snyder wanted to influence the new governor. At the rally, Huey Long began "a harangue that castigated their closest friends and political allies and the old establishment itself, of which these men were a part."<ref>James Matthew Reonas, ''Once Proud Princes: Planters and Plantation Culture in Louisiana's Northeast Delta, From the First World War Through the Great Depression,'' [[Louisiana State University]] [[Ph.D.]] dissertation,  December 2006, p. 195, 197.</ref>

Particularly outraged at Long's treatment of the Randsdells was state Senator Norris Charles Craft Williamson (1874-1949) of East Carroll Parish, the vice-president of the Constitutional League of Louisiana. He would not compromise with the Longs and retired to private life in 1932, rather than face likely defeat by the Long faction.<ref>''Once Proud Princes,'' pp. 197-198.</ref>

Particularly outraged at Long's treatment of the Randsdells was state Senator Norris Charles Craft Williamson (1874-1949) of East Carroll Parish, the vice-president of the Constitutional League of Louisiana. He would not compromise with the Longs and retired to private life in 1932, rather than face likely defeat by the [[pro-Long]] faction.<ref>''Once Proud Princes,'' pp. 197-198.</ref>

[[T. H. Harris]], the long-term Louisiana state superintendent of education, called Ransdell "one of the most lovable and distinguished citizens of the United States. [Yet] the people elected Long to the Senate because they believe that he can be of more use to them there. The people trust Long. I find it mighty easy to get on with Governor Long. I have seen the school appropriations increased by $1.9 million during the past two years. .."<ref>Huey Long, ''Every Man a King,'' p. 232.</ref>

[[T. H. Harris]], the long-term Louisiana state superintendent of education, called Ransdell "one of the most lovable and distinguished citizens of the United States. [Yet] the people elected Long to the Senate because they believe that he can be of more use to them there. The people trust Long. I find it mighty easy to get on with Governor Long. I have seen the school appropriations increased by $1.9 million during the past two years. .."<ref>Huey Long, ''Every Man a King,'' p. 232.</ref>