San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
Republican Secretary Of
State Openly Endorsed
by Kluxers.
FIRST TEST In NORTH
Khan Stands Good Chance
Of Winning Election,
Is Belief.
BY ROBERT T. SMALL.

Copyright by The San Antonio Light.
indianapolis, Ind, April 5. - The
Ku Klux Khan is out to elect the
next governor of Indiana. 1t is an
avowed test of khan political strength
in state which is said to have more
klansmen than any other American
commonwealth. Some persons have
estimated the khan membership in In
diana at 100000. The hooded organi-
zation has entered the Republican
primary fight and its activities are
giving the regular Republican organi
cation no small amount of worry.
The aspirant for the Republican
gubernatOrial nomination openly en-
dorsed by the klansmen is Ed Jack
son, the present secretary of state and
very popular official. Jackson is
said not to be a member of the khan.
His endorsement by the khan grows
out of the fact that it was through
him that the organization first re-
ceived its charter in this state. The
secretary of state openly is known as
the khan candidate and the fight for
and against him in the primary battle
is being waged along those lines.
First Bid i'm NOkh.
This is the first serious bid in n
northern state for political control by
the khan, and it looks today as if there
is Mt least an even chance for victory
on the part of the white knights. This
is particularly true of the Republican
primary contest. Just what will hap
pen after that, if jackson is nomin-
ated, is the puzzle that the politicians
still have to solve.
The majority of the white vote in
Indiana virtually always has been
Democratic. There is, however, a ire
mendous negro vote in the state, in
creasing year by year, which has
swung the tide of victory to the Re
publicans every time they have won
an election. If an avowed khan candi-
date should be nominated for the Re
publican ticket, the political fore
casters are wondering just what will
become of the negro supporters of the
G. o. Z. Their possible loss may be
| offset by those Democrats who might
prefer to support a Republican khan
| candidate to their own nominee.
| ANo OIt hhONo lulo W
there are more Republicans or Demo
Gratis in the khan organization. The
fact that the khan has determined +,
back one of the Republican aspirant'
would seem to indicate n prepondcr-
ance of Republicans, but this is largely
conjecture.
| To Have Wide Interest.
| If Jackson is nominated and tn,
khan become the great state issue il
the election, the Indiana presidential
vote becomes more or less of foot
ball which will get a pretty good kick
ing around before it finally lands il
one camp or the other. The Demo
cratic leaders seem to think an ou
and out khan fight over the governor
ship would give them their bes
chance of grabbing the presidential
elections, because the khan isue would
be largely within the Republican
vanks.
Because Of the bold bid by tn,
klansmen, the Indiana primaries WI
have a countrywide interest and sig
nificancc. Jackson is personally r.
garded as a very fine type of man
Although well along in the fortie
when the World War came along, h
entered an officers training camp. re
ceived a commission, went oversee
and returned a major. He has variou
elements Of strength outside his klal
support.