The Washington times., 1921-12-20
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Clashes With Congressman Up
shaw. Sees Lawyers, and
Pleads With White Robes.
Harry B. Terrell, ex-grand COB
lin Of the Knights Of the Ku Klux
Khan, came to Washington yesterday
afternoon and departed early this
morning for Richmond. This was
Terrell's first visit to this city since
ne was deposed as the leader of the
Districts white robe men.
Clashes With Upshaw.
The program of Terrell yesterday in
GUIDED verbal clash with Congress-
man William d. Upshaw, Of Georgia;
o personal interview with attorneys
representing him in a suit in the
district Supreme Court. and a special
meeting last night OF the local klans-
men.
Upon reaching this city / was told
that Congressman Upshaw, address
Ing recent meeting of the local khan,
had intimated that 1 was receiving
money from enemies Of the Ku
Klux." Terrell said today, relating the
episode which took place in the House
Office building.
MY first move was to visit Up
shaw. He denied that he was refer
ring to me when he made those in
timatiOns. I called upon him to re-
peat this denial last night before a
meeting Of the khan. He pleaded a
prior engagement"
A dispute followed the Congress-
mans refusal, and Terrell's parting
words were:
'If you won't face me before the
klansmen. then you'll face me in the
superior court Of Fulton county
Georgia."
The exact status of Upshaw with
regards to the Ku Kux is not def
nitely established. While he has at
tended and addressed at least one
meeting of the X. X. K. here, it is
not believed that he has donned the
robes Of the order. 1t is understood
that some time ago Upshaw re-
quested that his resignation be &C
Ncepted, and that no further action
was taken.
Backing Not Unanimous.
The meeting of the klansmen last
night, which was held in the orders
lodge room in Washington, was moth
ing more than q spirited debate, 1t was
learned today. 1t was said that Ter
rell's action in attempting to GUST the
Imperial Kleagle, Edward Young
Clark, does not meet with entire ap-
! proval by local klansmen.
IT cannot say what action was
taken at the meeting" said Terrell,
| ''but will state that I promised the
Washington klansmen that Edward
Young Clark would be in Washing.
ton soon and would face the local
, members Of the order"
The meeting last night, 1t is under
6tood, was called without the knowl-
edge or consent Of S. d. Poindexter.
who succeeded Terrell as grand COB
lin Of the Capital Domain Of the
Knixht of the Ku Klux Khan. The
local klansmen gathered early In the
, evening and 1t was not until after
midnight that the meeting broke up.
Terrell, it 10 said, made a lengthy
address explaining why he went to
ATLANTA recently and with three
other grand goblins demanded that
Edward Young Clark be removed
from the order. Terrell, in a public
statement recently. declared that
charges of immortality lodged against
clark and his business associate. Mrs.
this reason he did not think Clark
should be permitted to remain in
the order any longer.
Secrecy Maintained.
What actually happened after Ter
rell finished his address is not known.
1T Is understood, however, that the
klansmen, swayed by the limitations
which Congressman Upshaw is al
legged to have made in his recent
speech did not indorse Terrell's &C
ton.
The local klansmen believe that
Terrell was damaging the order when
he made public his reasons for try
ing to have Clark ousted and for
this reason they do not appear to be
in entire sympathy with his actions.
Terrell insists that he acted only
ITO cleanse the order"
A new administration is in charge
u Ku Klux affairs In Washington.
w. X. Southall, George Pickering
,uaid a Mr.. johnson, all Of whom were
associated with Terrell, are no longer
working In the offices of the Ku