Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-21
Senate Com nit t e e
Probing Campaign
of Texas Senator -
Khan Cashier Denies
Assertion For mer
Klansman SIS, 900
Used in HI e lping
Elect Mayield =
Charges of Graf t
Within Ian Also
Made -

Washington. May 2O.-Chargcs or
Ku klux Khan activities in the cleo
ton OF Senator Mayfield of Texas,
particularly in reference to the use
of money, occasioned the attention
of the senate committee investigax-
ing the question. The use of Khan
money in the 1922 elections was de-
MED by n. n. Furney, cashier of the
Imperial Palace, and by J. f. Me-
Quinn. auditor and assistant cashier
and was asserted by J. o. Jett of
Whitepath, Georgia, a former Khan
employe.
Both Furney and McQuinn were
emphatic in their statements that no
Khan money had been used, and Jeit
was equally positive that Imperial
Wizard II. w. Evans had turned $25,-
OOO over to Furney for use In the
Mayfleld campaign. This Turney de-
MED.
1t was impossible for any Khan
money to be used at any time for
any purpose without his knowledge.
Furney told the committee, and
Chairman Spencer ut once interject-
ed an inquiry as to whether the Khan
had expended any money in Texas.
directly or indirectly in the election
of Senator Mayfield. Furney replied
| with an emphatic mo, sir!' -
Not only did, Jet insist that I'm
perial Wizard Evans had given Fur
ney money for use in the Mayfield
elections. but he asserted that the
Khan "all the way down" were "steal-
| ing" Khan funds, and that all EN-.
| ployes were grating" Sc. ., .,.--z.g.-
McQuinn was equally sweeping IN
his denial of the expenditure of Khan
money in thel MayHeld campaign.
Efforts to get into the record n
| disclosure OF the plumber OF members
of the Khan in Texas were frustrated
by Mayfield counsel but Khan officials
,, were permitted to testify that there
are between" $50 and 175 Khan Or
CARNATIONS in the state. and may
be" more.
The activities of the Khan In the
Mayfield campaign were inspired.
Jet testified. by q desire to have n
senator rwhO knew the Khan" and
would be of value to it from pro-
pagation standpC int"
ITO show the interest the Khan was
taking in the Mayfield election, Jet
repeated a conversation he testified
had occurred between Elizabeth Ty-
Ter and i. Y. Clarke, a Khan official.
in which Clarke was quoted as hav-
ing advised Mrs. Tyler that she
could afford to give 100000 to
the campaign, 'for propaganda oper-
alton" as Texas seemed to be the
only state where the Khan could
elect a senator.
Conversations alleged to have. &C.
Cured in the Office of II. l.. Savage,
a Khan official. in October. 1922, were
gone into by Jet in support of his
contention that the Khan officials
were all deeply interested in the sue
cess of Senator Mayfield. u
Although he received a salary of
only $40 week. the witness told the
committee that he was able to
graft" from $500 to $1,000 a week,
explaining that money given him for
propaganda work was in such liberal
amounts as to permit this.
One of the reasons which had in
fiuenced the Khan in sending money
into Texas. Jet stated. was to in
struct the people how to vote for
Mayfield. 1t had been thought at
first, he explained, that Mayfield's
name could be stamped upon the
ballots. but when the Khan decidsd.
he said, that this should not BIZ a.
tempted. 1t was necessary ito .etlu-
cate" the people how to writes%in
Mayfield's name. -, -%~