Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-08-30
kU KLUX kLAN
TO Be REVIVED
Petitions Circulated for Forma.
ton of Famous Band.
ouTRAeEs CAUSE OF MOVEMENT
Meeting viii Be Held in Secret at an
Early Date to Perfect PIans-More'
County Police Soon to Be Provided
by Officials.


Atlanta, Aug. 29.-Petitions bearing
tentative plan for the formation OF
Ku Klux Klan, modelled in a gener-
al way upon the Klan Of reconstruc-
tion times, which Thomas Dixon, In
his novel, the Clansman, brought to
the memory Of older readers so vivid
ly. are being circulated at Vaflous
places around Atlanta.
Those who sign the slips of paper
pledge themselves to attend meet
ing to be held shortly, when the or
ganization will be formally launched.
No date is set for the meeting nor
is any place mentioned. The petitions,
however, are numerousIy signed.
The formation of the Ku KIux Klan
was thought expedient in view OF the
recent and atrocious outrages COM
mitted by negroes upon~white women.
1t Is believed by some that its oper-
ations will be mare effective even
than the increased force of county po-
lice and the deputies which Sheriff
Nelms will apoint in each Of the II
militia districts.
The utmost secrecy is being pre-
served. No one knows the names
of the men who first instituted the
the mysterious meeting will be held.
The petitions are handed out from
various stores and public places all
around town.
The petitions made their first ap-
pearance Monday evening. It had
been rumored that the Ku Klux was
taking form in Fulton county, but this
was the first formal notification of it.
The papers were circulated both in
Atlanta, and at stores on the out
skirts Of the city.
1t is not known whether the organ
ization will bear the name of the Ku
Klux, but its operations, to all in
tents and purposes will De the same
1t will exercise a night patrol and
will scour every corner of the coun-
ty. Suspicious negroes who cannot
account for their actions, who are
idlers or are out at late hours with
out sufficient excuse, will be made
to "move on" Negroes whose influ-
ence are known to be dangerous to
a community will be asked to leave
1t.
1t is believed that the organization
will be completed by the end of the
week Meanwhile preparations are
going. forward for the Increase of the
county police force from 12 to SO men.
Applicants are numerous for the jobs,
and when the board Of county COM
missioners meets next Wednesday it
will have a number of names to select
from.
Chairman E. V. Carter, OF the COM
mittee on roads and bridges, said on
Tuesday that he would call his COM
mittee together shortly and with them
go into the matter of selecting head
quarters for the three camps for the
county police, and would also see
about the purchase of bloodhounds
His committee will report to the board
on Wednesday.
Sheriff Nelms will appoint the six
deputies in each militia district, as he
was authorized by the board. It is
believed that by Friday week the sys-
tenn will have been organized.
The police board instructed Chief
jennings to put on II more policemen
at once and let them go to work to
help give the city protection. This
action will be subject to the approval
of the board. a
The chief, under these instructions,
put on II men Wednesday.