Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-05
Big Crowd Out
To Hear Talk on
K. K. K. at Portland

Portland Feb 3-That Watt Daniel
and T. l.. Richard. for whose alleged
murders the Ku KluX Khan of Mcr
Rouge. La. is held responsible. are
alive in New Orleans and that the true
circumstances of their disappearance
will be broadcasted through the press
OF the country within few days. was
the conviction expressed by Prof. Frank
+, Farnsworth Of Boston before
crowd Of between COO and 700 members
and sympathiZers Of the organization
in Pythian Temple last night. Prof.
Earnsworths opinion was formed by
the private investigation carried on by
the Khan and articles appearing in a
newspaper printed in Shreveport, La.
and a Masonic publication. and was
expressed amid the enthusiast ac-
claim of the big audience and in the
Sombre presence of 4 score of hooded
klansmen, who shared the platform
with the speaker.
The first time T spoke before an
audience of Maine men two weeks ago
my topic was. Does Maine Need and
Want the l[u Klux Klan?' and n Won
oerful audience replied that it did and
tonight 7 can see that Maine wants the
klan, for they are with US here The
speaker made this statement as he
of the F<u KluX Khan sitting about
him IT Pythian Temple last night.
Between COO and zoo men gathered
at Pythian Temple long before the
hour of $50 last night to hear Prof.
FarnSworth in his second talk in
Portland on the Khan. Admittance was
Ey ticket and the names and addresses
of every attendant was required before
leaving.
Tie subject advertised as Prof.
FarnSworth's topic for the evening
was what Is the Matter with the
Americans?' but it was announced at
the start that the subject had been
changed and would be a continuation
of his first talk on Does Maine Need
and Want the Ku KluX Klan?'
From start 10 finish the meeting was
most impressive. First a quartet of
local singers rendered several sclec-
tons and then amid 4 perfect storm
of applause 20 knights in full hooded
fegalla wake onto the PLATFORM Two
OF the knights. apparently the leaders,
marched solomnly to the rear of tho
nail and escorted Prof. Farnsworth to
the stage. Then the entire assemblagc
arose and sang the first and last
verses of America" When the audi-
ence was once more seated one of the
knights came forward and invoked
Gods blessing on the gathering. An
otLer klansman then introduced the
speaker of the evening. Prof Farms
worth.
Prof. Farnsworth referred to the ro-
markable increase in size of the audi
cnce that greeted him last night as
compared with his first trip to Port
land and remarked that plans are now
under way to stage a meeting in a
larger nail in order TO accommodate
everyone wishing to attend
At the close of his talk Prof. Farms
worm announced that a meeting would
soon be held in a larger building in or
der TO accommodate all that wished to
at'end and that he would personally
invite Governor Baxter to sit on tho
PLATFORM with him. A collection was
called Tor to aid in the expense of So
curing larger building and literal
moods Of bills and money poured into
the hats as they passed back and
lorth' across the crowded hall, After
shc hooded knights had passed out tho
assembly rose and sang 1.-THE Star
Spangled Banner"