Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-05
UNDERWOOD RAPS
KAN AT BIG RALLY
IN DAMARISC0TTA
Especial to Kennebec Journa)


Damariscotta. Sept. AT q Demo-
cratic rally at Lincoln hall here this
evening about 1000 people from all
over the county, regardless OF the par
ty. gathered to hear speeches by DEM
ocratic candidates in the coming cleo
ton. George A. Cowan. Democratic
candidate for the Legislature, presid-
ed. Seated on the platform were Brad
FORD Redonnett, candidate for clerk of
courts; John Spinney, candidate for
sherin; Lore III. Ford, candidate for
judge Of probate; James b. Perkins.
candidate for State senator; Mrs.
James e. Perkins, Mrs. Hortense Ward
OF Texas and Oscar w. Underwood of
Alabama. ->s
Mr. cowan first introduced Mr.. Per.
kins who criticized the Republican
administration in the country for the
past six years and said that he was
In FAVOR OF free bridge at Bath and
considered 1t II very significant fact
tnat everybody who supported his Oh.
ponent Is opposed to the bridge, He
referred to his own services =. county
attorney and member of the Lepisla
turc and said that there was never as
much rum sold and transported in Lin
coin county as there is at present.
Mr.. Spinney. the candidate for shcr-
III. was introduced and said that he
would thoroughly and impartially en-
force all laws.
Mrs. II. Ward of Texas. the next
speaker, was the campaign manager
for Mrs. Ferguson of Texas, who vas
nominated as candidate for governor
by the Democrats. She stated that
there was only one issue in Maine and
IN the country. and that is whether we
snail have government of the Khan
by the Khan and for the Klan She
gave a vivid account of the history of
the Khan in Texas and said that three
years ago the Khan stole a march i'm
Texas and elected almost every Office
holder in the state. No men of good
character belong to the Khan. The
klan sheriff selected Khan jurics who
per1ured themselves and acquitted men
OF the most awful crimes. She gave
one illustration of men of decidedly
unit character appointed to office and
the state senate refused to confirm
them, but the orders of the imperial
wizard all the appropriations were
held up until all these men We're con-
firmcd.
The Khan took in more than two
million dollars in fees during one
year and in reply that the Khan is for
the protection of women. she stated
that several Khan officials are serv-
ing time for violating the Mann act
and the prohibitory laws. She gave n
graphic account of stripping women,
beating them terribly and covering
them with tar. and men are beaten
TO death in Texas for no offense to
crafty the spite of individual Klans-
men. People in Texas fear to ans
wer the doorbell at night for fear it
may be a visit of the Khan
Mr.. Underwood in his speech be-
gan by saying that it was his first
.gisit TO Matne and paid splendii st4-
butte to Melvin Dingley. Thomas g.
Reed. William B. Frye. Boutelle and
Milliken.' He referred to Russia and
stated that the Khan would establish
q dictatorship similar to the Bolshe-
vik rule in Russia and that Maine is
in danger today and if the Republic
can ticket is elected next Monday
the liberties of Maine are gone.
In some parts of the United States
are ruled by dictatorship, Texas.
Oklahoma, Indiana and others. The
judges are controlled by the Khan
instead of by laws. In one state he
was invited to address the legislature
and the governor of the state re-
fused to introduce him to the audi
ence because he was forbidden to do
50 by the Khan. The Khan is incor-
porated in the state of Georgia and
the incorporation controls the Khan
all over the country and the Khan is
sue stares the State of Maine in the
face. 1t has taken u great party by
the throat and dictated it's candidate.
The Khan is an attempt to seize the
government and hopes finally to elect
n government and enslave the peo-
pie.
Mr.. Underwood characterized Pat
tangall as the peer of any man the
State of Maine has produced in char
acter. honesty and ability, while the
Republican party has candidate
who is the avowed nominee of the
Khan and If elected must take his
orders from the Imperial Wizard in
Georgia.