Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-24
XII KLUX Of WEST
START NEAR RIOTS

DALLAS, Tex, Aug. 22.-While
Earle B. Mayfield, candidate for the
Democratic nomination for United
States senator, was speaking of his
stand as to union labor at Beaumont
last night, his opponent, former Gov
ernor James e. Ferguson, expert
enced a near riot at Houston. about
seventy-five miles away. The trou.
BILE began when Mr.. Ferguson start
ed to speak against the Ku Kiux
Khan, of which he is an avowed op-
ponent. AS he started to speak part
Of his audience began leaving amid
cat-calls and jeers., The audience
was finally quieted after many had
left the building, and Mr.. Ferguson
continued his speech.
He referred to those leaving the
hall by saying: "I want to make
the record straight. In Houston,
where the Ku Klux Khan is more
powerful, it is said, than in any
other city in Texas, where they brag
about the sheriff upholding them in
their acts and in everything that
they do, where they brag about the
fact that they have all the officers of
the law in their organization; all
they could take out of this hall was
about $50 persons" The places of
those who left were taken by others
coming in.
The tumult ended with the former
governor inviting a member Of the
audience down to the front where be
said he would whip him (the mani
in five minutes in more ways than
a country boy can whip a tom cat"
The invitation was prompted by
remark flung at the speaker by the
man in the audience. No one show
ed up at Mr.. Ferguson's invitation
Mr.. Ferguson then devoted great
part of his address to talking against
the Ku Klux Khan, including
TRADE against the Houston police.
In Beaumont Mr.. Mayfield an
swered a charge made by Ferguson
that he was against organized labor
Mr.. Mayfield made the direct state
ment that he was opposed to any
organization or movement that
would destroy union labor.
CALIFORNIA KLANSMEN
BRING RIOT CALL
SACRAMENTO, Cal, Aug. ga
riot call brought a patrol wagon load
Of detectives last night to quiet a
disturbance at a meeting where
Thomas Lee Woolwine, district at
torney Of California, and a candidate
for the Democratic nomination tor
governor, discussed the Ku Klux
Khan.
The disturbances followed what
was apparently an organized effort
to drive the speaker from the stand
by heckling. When Woolwine start
ed to. tell Of his activities involving
the Ku Klux Khan in Los Angeles,
scores Of persons in the crowd be
gan hooting and cat calling.
A man arose near the front row
and called the district attorney q
liar. Several persons started toward
him and a fight seemed imminent
when City Councilman H. S. Kier-
nan threatened the man with ar
rest. The police arrived a moment
later.
No arrests were reported.
AS a parting shot Woolwine said:
"The members of the Ku Klux Khan
choose to hide behind a mask rather
than come out in the open and fight
If any man has anything against
me let him meet me face to face
on the public highway and not be-
hind mask.
"When I started my campaign
against the khan in Los Angeles I
took a repeating shotgun to my
house. If they ever cross the door
I'll pile them up like cordwood."
IDAHO REPUBLICANS
OPEN CONVENTION
WALLACE, Idaho, Aug. 22.-The
Idaho Rep, blican state convention.
which opened here today, brought
$50 leading members of the party
here to nominate candidate for
state and congressional positions.
Both the. Idaho congressman, Bur-
ton L. French and Addison T.
Smith, are in Washington, but it is
not believed opposition to them will
develop. Indications pointed to c. c.
Moore as the sole candidate for gov
ernor.
WYOMING CONTESTS
TO BE SETTLED TUESDAY
CHEYENNE, Wyo, Aug. a.
Contests for nominations for COVER
nor and for Wyoming's one member
Of the national house of representa-
tives, received the most attention
during the campaign which has just
closed and the results of which will
be determined in the primary cleo
ton today.
Although. the term Of United
States Senator John B. Kendrick ex-
pires next March and his successor
is to be elected this fall, the sena-
torial contest his created little in
terest in the primary campaign be-
cause there is only one candidate in
each the Republican and Democratic
parties. The candidates are Senator
Kendrick, Democrat, and Frank w.
Mondell, present Republican leader
in the house.
DEMOCRATS OF OHIO
MAKE CAMPAIGN PLANS
COLUMBUS, o., Aug. 22.-(By
the Associated Press.)EPlans for
the coming political campaign in
Ohio in which Democrats seek to
change the makeup of the solidly
Republican state administration and
congressional delegation and return
to the supper house of congress Sen
ator Atlee Pomerene, were being
made here today. Republicans, too,
as we'll as the Democrats, were