Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-17
KLAN BACK
Of RECOUNT
OF ELECTION
Governor Makes Public
Letter Showing Appeal
for Funds From Ku
Klux Klan Officials

Letters showing that the Ku
Klux Klan has developed a pow
erful financial organization which
is raising a fund up to $50, 900 or
more to be used in financing the
recount contest of Mr.. Hail." have
been made public by Governor Oh
colt in a statement in which the
governor invites Hall ito make a
fair and square count of all OF the
precincts of the state to determine
the exact result of the election
and to satisfy the people OF the
state" instead of limiting the re-
count to the few selected precincts
in which the contestant feels that
a recount might result to his ad-
vantage.
One of the letters which is made
public by the governor is signed
by T. A. Rogers, super-kleagle OF
the Knight of the Ku Klux Klan,
realms of eastern Oregon-south-
eastern Washington. 1t is dated
at Walla Walla, Washington, June
27, and calls attention OF the
klansmen to the fact that "at the
regular meeting on June "a OF the
Walla Walla provisional khan, II
was unanimously voted that this
khan shold contribute an amount
equal to So per member to assist
in financing recount and such
other legal action as is necessary
in order that the will of the ma
jority of the people of Oregon may
prevail in the recent primary
nominating recount"
Ask for $50,000.
The estimated cost of such a
recount the letter explains, is
placed at $4,000.
The letter from the super
kleagle directs the klansmen to
make checks payable either to
cash or to P. l.. Wadley," and ad-
monishes the reader to destroy
this letter by fire upon reading
it."
Another letter made public by
the governor is signed by r. W.
Sinclair, kligrapp of the Ku Kiux
Khan, realm of Oregon and calls
upon the klansmen in his realm
for voluntary contributions OF w
per member to defray the expense
of the recount instituted by Hall.
A third letter is signed by Hall
himself calling for contributions
to the recount fund which he estl-
mates at $25, 900.
These letters, the governor
points out, indicate that the IN
fluences back of the primary re-
sult contest are not confined to
Oregon alone.
The governor, in his statement
declares that "if l did not receive
the plurality Of the republican
votes cast for the governorship In
the recent primaries l do not want
the nomination, but insists that
ut is preposterous to assume that
If there were irregularities in all
of the precincts designated by Mr'
Hall these irregularities would all
he to the detriment of Mr.. Hall
and that no irregularities could
exist in the 1000 or more other
precincts not mentioned in the pc
tition."
Upon returning from a weeks
highway inspection trip in the
southern part of the state l have
been given. for the first time, a
chance to somewhat analyze the
recount proceedings instituted
against me by Senator Hall and
desire to present to the public the
situation which exists" said Gov
ernor Olcott in a statement issued
today.
"There has come into my pos
session within the past few days
number of documents indicating
that the Ku Klux Klan has de-
yeloped a powerful financial or
which is raising fund
IN to $4,000 or more to be used
n financing the recount contest
'or Mr.. Hall. These documents in
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