The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-15
Congress May Pass on the
Senatorial Mx-Up DOlUn
In the Lone Star State

Texas and still maintains such or
gnninatlon.
Klan's Purposes.
THAT the purpose OF said organl-
cation and tho principal sought 20
bo maintained thereby, while at
tempted to be kept concealed. have
been ~ far revealed by It's acts and
conduct and by other means aH that
thoeo complainants are informed
and believe, and 10 nllege the facts
to be, that the said society or or
gnnizatlon. maintains - right to de-
tcrmine IN secret, by It's officers and
members, tho guilt or innocence OF
any person or persons not members
of such organization OF any crime.
mlsdcmcanor or misconduct win
which such person or persons may
be charged or suspected. such trials
being had In tho absence OF such
persons and without observing any
OF the safeguards thrown around
persons charged with crime by tho
constitution and laws OF the United
States and to determine ana ad-
| miniatcr such punishment that said
Organization may see TT. That said
organization, by its doctrines and
practices maintains the supremacy
! OF some races and some religions
over others and attempts 10 pre-
scribe racial and religious tests as
qualifications for public office ana
10 Insure the political control OF the
localities In which the same oper-
ates by persons OF certain religious
beliefs and racial characteristics.
Pcddy aud Primary Vote.
THAT the fact OF the said Ieddy
having voted In said alleged demo,
cratic primary constitutes no legal
or moral disquh llt!ca,ion OF ssia
peddy as tho nominee OF the re-
publican party In Texas, and consu-
tutes no legal or moral reason for
the denial 80 tho other complninants
herein OF their right 90 have the
name of the said Peddy appear on
the official ballot for the office OF
United states senator. for tho FUR
thcr ronRon that when the said Ped
dy voted IN the said primaries, he
believed and was led by those IN
control Of said primaries 20 believe.
that tho Same constituted the pll-
mary election held by the demo-
cratic party for tho purpose of main
tanning and having applied in the
administration OF the government
certain doctrines or political prin-
Clples for which the democratic
party has always stood. and which
thronghout ~ history. among which
doctrines were maintenance OF an
nrdcriv roverumont by the duly CON
sitlted offlcers Of the law, estab-
ilsh ana maintain under tho con
.,ltutIon' and The right Of every citl.
zcn no freedom of conscience In mat
tors nf raIlgIop. and the equal rlghts
or all citizens. whether native or
n1iurniizod. before the law. That
.Iffor said primary had been held, q
deyeloppd and Nae made manifest
fb9f tho wd democratic party lu
Tr,os mad been aocrotIy seized upon
ANA controlled hv said Eu-KluX
Khan. and that the said Mayflold
T4d boeu secretly put forward by
.9id Eu.J[ux Khan 1a Ns candidate.
and LI4 nomination procured by
.u.b eorrrt ana fraudulent means by
said prrrrf organization, and inn
.,u,dIYtrIy fullopIu gaaId urinary at
tne state convention ~ uld party
IoId lu n,r,rdancr with the law and
4a "a r8rf af ld primary. and
charged with tho duty of declaring
fur pfIu,.plr4 of said party. instead
.,f JrDIlrl'g tho urInciplrg which the
%, u..pIrtI. party has aIwlgs malu-
tanned aa herein before set forth, ON
the contrary. declined and refused
~ declare and irdorse such priu-
rInfcs aid convention being domin-
ntod by said Eu-Klux Klau and its
Influence. nud thereby prevented