The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-10
HATFIELD DENIES CHARGES BY PEDDy.
Texas Senator Declares That They Were Not Filed With
 Good Faith

all of the allegations of George E. B. Teddy, his opponent, Senator May field. democrat, Texas, in answer filed today with the Senate elections committee. sets up the ;o counter ter is not brought by MT. Teddy in good faith.
 Senator Mayfield not only denies that he violated the laws of Texas by an expenditure of more than s10,- 900 in his primary campaign, but also denies specifically that the Ku spent $15o,ooo ''or any other unlawful sum. within his knowledge. or that any sum or sums of money were spent unlawfully or improperly in his behalf"
 The senator also ayers that MT. Peddys complaint about alleged ex- penditures of money is not preferred filed by MT. Teddy and the commit tee having charge of his campaign for senator with the secretary of state of Texas, shows that s74,000 was spent by him and in his be- half.''
 Mr. Mayfield asserts that of the s73,295 spent by the committee han ding MT. Peddy's campaign, $10,000 was contribution from the Texas republican headquarters and with the exception of $4.475, the balance of $5S,S19 was contributed and under written by J. H. Kirby and J. s! Gull linan of Houston, Texas, two oil mill lionaires of Texas"
 Specific denial also is made by MT. Mayfield that any voters, either in the primary or the general election were intimidated by him or any one else under his direction or within his knowledge or that he was "engaged in any conspiracy with the Ku Klux Klan or any other person or organi- cations for any purpose whatsoever in said election"
 dys name was illegally kept off the printed ballot in the general elec- tion; that MT. Mayfield's name was il- legally placed on any printed ballots; that any illegal or fraudulent votes were cast for MT. Mayfield; that any votes cast for MT. Teddy were mis- counted for MT. Mayfield or that any fraud was practiced by the officers holding the general election; that the senator used his official position as railroad commissioner in threatening any interest into supporting him or to contributing to his campaign. Refused To Take "Bait."
 In his 51-page answer MT. Nay field makes several references to the Ku Klux Klan. Attention is called that on April l. 1922, a Dallas news paper sent questionnaires to all sem atorial candidates asking their posi- tion on the klan and that MT. May field replied on April 14:
 "The recent agitation about the Ku Klux Klan is confined largely to the city of Dallas and is nothing more nor less than a political fracas raised by Dallas politicians for the purpose of boosting the candidacy of a certain candidate for the United States Senate. I refuse to walk into their trap"
 In further discussion of the klan issue the Mayfield answer says:
 While several of the contestee's opponents discussed the Ku Klux Klan freely, some upholding it and defend ing it. and others opposing and de- nouncing it, yet at no time or place did the, contestee in .4 any of the speeches which he made, make refe- renee to or even mention the Ku Klux Klan, but confined himself to a dis cussion of the various blanks upon which was based his candidacy"
 With reference to Mir. Peddy's campaign from the time of his nomi- nation as an independent, the answer says:
 His speeches were directed en- tirely to an attack upon the Ku Klux Klan and bitter personal denuncia- tion of the contestee."
 The answer also asserts that MT. Mayfield's candidacy was inspired by "his desire to go to the United States Senate and assist in restoring to the state railroad commissions the rate making powers which had been taken away from them by the Esch- Cummins transportation act and since he desired to make paramount that issue in his campaign he de- clared that outside and collateral issues over which the United States Senate had no Jurisdiction, should not be brought into the campaign for the purpose of muddying the political waters an diverting the at tention of the people from the real issues affecting their interest and welfare"