The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-09-08
COMPENSATION FOR DISABLED VETERANS OF WoRLp
~O'' WARS RECOMMENDED
MAyFIEID ADDRESSED CONVENTION WE'D.
Democratic Nominee for United States Senate Declares ""
Serve the People of Texas Without Regard 10 Nenso"
or Creed" Is His Aim


Texas and the nation Is at stake "
4 result OF the activities OF the nv
Efpx glan." Colonel II. y. hndseE
of Dallas. first national commahueI
Of the American Legion, former
mayor Of Dallas, and q member on
the Democratic State Convention ln
-ession here, declared IN a siatemen.
tonight when IL became known 'ha'
the platform committee OF the CON
vention rejected resolutions con-
demning the Ku klux Khan
"The Ku Klux Klan issue is mol
state but national" Lindsey con-
.inued II the Democratic party
doe not purge itself Of the IN
1uence Of this organization, II may
soon become the party Of the mon
The result viii be that voters VIII
cast their ballots not along Demo
cratic and Republican lines, ont
Khan and Anti-klan.
Lindsey also stated that the Ma
fional Democratic convention must
take up and make known its Aui-
,ude on the klan.
Colonel Lindsey is expected 20
lend an attempt 20 get minority
report on this issue before the son.
vention tomorrow II was Indicated
bv Anti Khan leaders tonight that
their supporters may break OF from
the convention II the minority re-
port is not recognized.
The frs, open attempt 70 get an
expression from the convention on
the Ku klux klan was mad tnis
afternoon when two resolutions az
tacking the Klsn were presented 70
the platform committee BY Dr ! r.
Clark Of Fsyette county and b.
TeAgarden Of San Antonio. Ine
resolutions were taken under con-
ssderation by a subcommittee IN
executive session late today.
After declaring the klan organi-
xation 10 be secret militant. poll
teal party which takes in It's own
hands the prerogatives Of executive
judicial and executive authority
and which has insinuated itself INTO
the democratic organization m TINS
state" the resolution introduced by
Teagarden calls upon the convention
% resolve
That the foundation of this un-
ION Of states having laid IN, and its
prosperity, expansion and pre-omi-
nent example IN free government
built upon, entire freedom Of mat
ters of religious coucernmcnt, and
no respect 0f persons in regard %
rank or place Of birth, no party
can Justly be deemed national, con-
Sfitufinnal or in accordance with
American principles which bases IT.
organi1atiou upon religious opinions
and accidental birth place. And
hence, political crusade m ths
Twentieth Century and IN the Uni
ted States Of America against Cath
olics. Jews and foreign born citizens
of this country is neither Justified
BY the past history or future pros
poets Of the country, nor IN unison
~ith the spirit Of liberation and en-
iightened freedoms which peculiarly
distinguish the American system OF
popular government.
TeaRarden and Judge Il. ID. Lind
sey. of Dallas. stated tonight that ths
resolution viii be placed before the
convention tomorrow in minority
r.port II il ~ not accepted by the
platform committee. A resolution
prepared By Dr. J. c. CRANBERRY
of Georgetown. which declares
against religious bigotry and race
prejudice, also will be placed be-
fore the convention tomorrow II not
included IN the party platform,
CRANBERRY announced.
More than 200 resolutions wcre
presented TO the platform body. GOV.
ering score of questions. CHEF
among these were:
Supporting state system OF con-
nected highways; opposing any
change in national prohibition act
exclusion of negroes from primary
election; elimination Of second pri-
mary election; revision Of property
tax law; abolition Of injunctions;
constitutional convention; survey
and revision Of state tax laws, and
establishment Of county school unit.
The convention adjourned this af
tern0on without further action un-
sn tomorrow morning when nomi-
nations will be made and report
Of the platform committee received.
Marshall Hicks Of San Antonio
was unanimously elected permanent
chairman Of the convention after
he had earlier in the day been el,e-
ted temporary chairman. There
were no other nominations for rcr-
manent chairman,