The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-09
KHAN POLITICS. .CONFRONTS DAVIS TN DENVER. AREA
GubernatOrial Race Tn Colorado Carries Ma
 'tional Significance
(Leased Wire to The Age-Herald.)

(LeaSed Wire to The Age-Herald.) t. DENVER, Colo, Sept. S.-The klan has trailed John W. Davis, democratic presidential candidate, two-thirds of the way across the continent.
 = In denouncing the order by name in his Sea Girt speech, Davis attempted to put the issue behind him for all time. But it has stuck doggedly at his heels ever since. It bobbed up at Columbus z.and again at Chicago, and when the democratic candidate arrived here Mon } day, he found himself in the midst of one of the bitterest klan and anti-klan :. fights in the country, fight that has : direct bearing on his political for tunes in Colorado.
 The extents to which the issue will effect the national campaign in this i state depends upon the outcome of the 7 republican primaries Tuesday. The klan . has captured the republican organiza- , tion in the state and leaders of widely i varying political views predict that the ? order will name its candidates for gov ernor and probably for senator.
 Clarence J. Morley is the klan can didate for governor. He is opposed by Robert F. Rockwell and Early Cooley. Morley's chances for the nomination, however, are better than those of Rice W. Means, klan candidate for the re- publican senatorial nomination, who is running against Charles J. Moynihan and Charles W. Waterman, both op- posed to the order.
 May Split Tcket.
 In the event of Morley's nomination, the gubernatorial fight will resolve it. self into a klan and anti-klan battle, for Governor Sweet, an outspoken klan foe, is unopposed for the democratic nomination. If Morley is nominated, leaders say that thousands of republic ans will vote for the democratic state ticket. As Colorado has the single ballot system, democratic leaders believe such situation would materially in- crease Davis chances for carrying the state.
 Although the klan issue is almost wholly confined to the republican party, leaders say that thousands of democrats will vote in the republican primary. While those vote will be split, the large majority of democratic votes cast in the republican primary will go to the anti-klan candidates, it is said.
 Although Senator Phipps, running for reelection against Senator Adams, has held aloof from the klan row in his party, the unpopularity of the republic an candidate with farming and labor Ing elements of the state make the election of the democratic senator al- most certainty.
 Orah Against Coolidge.
 Senti lent on the national election. while r from crystallized, seems to be sln. equally divided between Coli idge, To 5is and La Toilette. The farm CTS O le state are largely republican snd tic laboring element mostly demo- cratic Both are lining up against CooEd:e.
 As result of this situation, demo- oratic ieaders are counting on both partiea whiting away from the La hoiistta strength. And when the farm CTS an workers realize that La Fol cite has little chance of election and -iglng them the desired relief and leg ation, democratic leaders believe they will turn to Davis to defeat Coolidge.
 Both farmer and labor leaders of the state are said te be for Davis. The democratic candidate will meet these leaders on Thursday before his Den yer speech on western problems and 1t is hoped they will be able to swnig a considerable portion of the rank and flle to the democratic ticket