The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-02
ku klux Klan Demonstrates
That White Supremacy WILDE
Maintained in Volusia COUNTY,

Robed in spectral white, masked and
hooded, cowled and gowned, men,
bers OF the great secret organization.
the ku Klux Klan. marched in silent
procession in Daytona last evening. to
demonstrate the fact that the white
race still maintains supremacy in
this city and county. as well as in the
South. and that fostering of the negro
element in matters political will not
be tolerated.
| Following rumors which spread
throughout the Triple Cities all day
| Monday, Beach street was lined with
crowds and ears. an assemblage such
as has seldom before been seen on
local streets.
| At $3.50 there appeared the flaming
| cross. emblem OF the secret order
which claims 100000 members in
Florida alone. of whom not one mem
ber is known by those not in the or
ganization- The cross blazed forth
from an island in the river-where It
came from. who placed 1t there, re-
ma ms mystery 1t was a silent
announcement that those pledged to
the flaming cross and the rituals which
members take. would appear.
At nine O'Clock there appeared the
officials of the order. mounted. three
in number, the leader OF the body
which marched here last evening. a
,bugier and an announcer. who stated
that the Ku Klux Khan would march.
and that no interference would be
tolerated
Following half hour later came
the silent phalanx, garbed in the Off
cial regalia OF the order. marching
single file. about eight feet apart.
seventy -four members of the order
being in the parade. The marchers
lappeared from the south continued
along Beach street to Second avenue
silently marched to the Daytona In
Idustrial School for the Coiored. con-
finued through Midway. Waycross and
Il
other eolored section of the city
and disappeared, nobody knew where
Il As the body of men marched In
Frythm down the streets. hush came
over the large crowds. sensing the
significance of the order and what the
men stood for No interference was
4 attempted. but rather did the crowds
prove they understood the meaning oi
the spectacular parade, as they Were
cheered as they passed along ths
streets by the multitndes who appre-
ciated what the order stands for.
Last nights demonstration proves
that an organization of the ku Klu,
Khan is in touch with local affairs. 1
has been rumored for many month!
that the secret body was fast organ
izing throughout the state, but no
until last night was it evident tha
, the body OF men sworn to the deati
to keep the white race supreme wer'
, organized in this. section of state.
ai Who are the members? From
2 whence do they Gomez These ques
/ tions raced among the crowds. and N
1 one had an answer. No man has beef
o asked to join as far as can be learned
No man knew that the great organi
zstion was in touch with local affair
| Yet the existence OF such an organ
ization was most evident last even
ing.
The efforts Of the morning paper {
e belitt1e the organization Of the X
a KIux Klan. in saying that the parad
q was composed Of Gslbreath supporter
= from New Smyrna. TO intimidate vot
: ers in today's election. is a statemen
e which the News would not like to b
% responsible for The workings OF tb
i order stretch over the entire Soutl
y taking no cognizanee of petty polit
: ical quarters, but stand for greate
"a meaning than such statement I'm
plies.
le There is no question Of white su
premacy at stake in Yolusia county
SAYS the newspaper whose editt
:" stands exposed as the seller OF ~
negro voters and some white vote
- for $1,000.
~ The Daily News knows nothing
the Ku Klux Khan, and has been VI
able to ind out anything about u
Z. organization. but if it understands. Il
- men who are supposed to lead IT, al
y. the object OF the organization. then
=. believes some eegnizance will
- taken of the charge.
=.