The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-29
RECORD, NOT KLAN
ELECTED MAYFIELD
Success Against Ferguson
Loses Some of Aspect of
X. K. K. Victory
NEVER 'ADVERTISED'
Winner Didn't Announce He
Was Klansman, but Won
Votes on Performances
By international News Service.

BY INTERNATIONAL NeWe SerNlces
DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 2s.--The
victory Of Earle B. Mayfield over
former Gov. James Il. Ferguson in
Saturdays run-off primary 70 de-
fcrmine the democratic nominee to
contest the seat now held by United
states Senator Charles A. Culberson
with Y. p. Wilmont, republican can
ddate in the November election,
loses somewhat the aspect OF
purely Ku-Klux Khan victory on
careful analysis.
Mayftcld Won on Record.
The claims of klan leaders in the
Estate as to their total membership
has never reached within many
thousands OF the vote polled for
NayfIeld. while indorsed BY the
klan and probably receiving the solld
vote Of that organization, Mayfleld's
public record seems to have at
.ractcd many votes.
Too. the total vote, so far tabulat-
ed. according TO the Texas election
bureau. amounts TO but 505,095, as
compared with approximately 600.-
GOO In the first primary OF July 22.
II appears that many voters, feeling
that they could support neither
candidate remained from the polls,
while It is likely that every khan
voter "dld his duty"
No Great KIan Gain.
Mayfleld has never publicly ac-
knowledged membership IN the
knights of the invisible empire, and
Il IS hardly likely that the khan will
gain much prestige through the fact
that he was indorsed BY that or
ganlzation. From the khan view
point, they have gained a very note
worthy victory.
Mayfield has been in public life
soicc 1906. first as state senator.
20 which office he was elected on
the prohibition ticket. He served
four terms as state senator and was
leader in both the prohibition and
labor parties. He was elected to
the office of state railroad commits
sioner In 1914 and reelected In
1920 by one Of the largest votes
ever cast for a candidate for that Of
flee. At that time the Ku-Kluy
Klan question was hardly heard Of
The vote so far tabulated as given
out by the Texas election bureau
gives Mayfleld 2S2,043 as against
c22.052 for Ferguson. a majority
OF 59,9s1.
Anti K!ansn.aH Strong.
But billie" Mayfield, an ac-
knowledged klansman and Endorsed
by that organization, was defeated
by T. w. Davidson for the nomipa-
tlon for lieutenant governor, ac.
cordlng to the election bureau, by
approximately $4,000. Thus we
have an anti-klan candidate defeat
ing "died-in-the wool" klansman
by greater majority than Earle
Mavfeld has defeated Ferguson.
Billie did not poll as many votes
for Lieutenant governor as Ferguson
did for the senatorial nomination by
$1,000, the respective figures being
1855 and 222,052.
Earle Mayfield Is antagonistic TO
the present Esch -Cummins transpor-
tation act and SAID If elected to the
senate he will work strenuously for
It's repeal.
Taking II by and large. therefore
II Is hardly probable that the world
will hear much ON the Ku-Klux Klan
through Earle Mayfield when he
takes his seat in Washington, but
u is moro than probable the nation
will hear n great deal from ku-kluY
Khan leaders on the lain that the
ku-Klux Klan sent hm there"
and that this accomplishment
speaks volumes for the popularity
Of the Ku-KluX Klan movement.