Evening star., 1924-05-20

from initiation fees. supplies sold to
local Klans, and from road, helmet
and bond premiums"
Protest Use OF Time.
Further inquiry by Peddys counsel
into the accounts of the Klan brought
protest from the Mayfield counsel
against taking the time of the COM
mittee. The committee, having the
could be fully brought out by an ex-
animation of the documents them
selves.
Chairman Spencer again ruled that
questions must be confined to the use
of the money of the Klan in the May
field campaign.
McQuinn was asked about remit
tances by Dallas klan sc from July
5. 1922, to MayIl. 1923. The books
showed. he said. that the Dallas Klan
had remitted $1,000 on July 5. 1922.
and at that time owed $12.450 in ini-
tiation fees or collect tokens and
s2.526 in dues: The balance of about
$4,000, he said, had been paid, but
books in hand because it probably
had been made before the books were
opened.
Figures Of Khan Accounts.
The witness denied, in reply to
counsel for Peddy, that other Texas
KIans were indebted to the national
organization. Nickels then filed with
the committee a memorandum, which
he said had been made from the
books of the imperial palace, and
showed that the Texas local organi-
zations were indebted to the national
organization.
During an interchange between
counsel. zumbrunn declared that by
putting on the stand Klan officials
from Texas, he would show later that
mot a dollar had been expended by
the Klan in behalf of Senator May
field in Texas"
ney for Mayffeld, suggested that the
statement that not a dollar had been
spent was not exactly correct. be-
cause one of the Klans used Sc for
field and Peddy. But, he added
Not one dime was contributed by
the Klan to the Mayfeld campaign
fund
Resuming his explanation of Kan
finances, McQuinn testified that one
Rans were remitted back to the locals.
This applied to all states, he said, and
the practice in this respect, with regard
to Texas, was not different from that
followed in other states.
On cross-examination by Mclean the
witness declared fatty that the books
did not show that a cent had been spent
by the Klan in either the Mayfield pri-
mary or general elections in Texas.
rs there anything in your records"
persisted Senator Nicely, "or in any other
papers that shows the organization
spent any money in the Mayfield cam
paign in Texas. either the primary or
general elections?'
mo. sir" McQuinn repeated, "the or
ganization did not spend cent in those
elections
McQuinn testified that an employe of
a firm of expert accountants audited the
imperial palace account books, and that
Klan officials had issued instructions
that the audit was to be thorough. that
no one was to be protected and that
nothing was to be suppressed.
No Delinquents Shswn.
The witness insisted that had the
Dallas or any other Te1as Klan fail
ed to make remittances, that fact
would be shown on the books. He
said no such deiinquencies appeared
Under questioning by Senator King.
Democrat, Utah, McGuinn said the
imperial palace received no money
except from strictly klan sources,
and that the national 1csrt organisation ,hss
ceived from the local Klans and pro-
paganda sources.
Peddy's counsel directed the wit.
ness attention to the payment Of
Sl.UUU on July O1s 1879, ~ M "a AS0ASAg
and asked whether tho name was not
fictitious. McQuinn replied in the
negative. The item, he said, was q
Journal entry, showing the payment
out Of the treasury of money ad-
vanced for travelling and other ex-
penses, which would be returned
later.
to "Brown Harwood, Texas" the wit
ness said, represented a return OF the
one-third going back to the state
from the revenues received from
Texas.
Upshaw's Name Mentisne4.
x These refunds to the local organixa-
tions, he asserted, were solely for the
purpose Of aiding the local Klans to
maintain themselves and extend their
work.
The name Of Representative Upshaw
of Georgia was brought into the In
vesugation by Jett, but subsequently
was stricken out by direction of
Chairman Spencer. In one Of his
statements relating to the Klan activ-
tiles Jett declared the Georgia repre-
sentative was in the employ OF the
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