Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-22
NAME OF GEORGIA JUDGE
FORGED TO RESIGNAH TON
MAYF|E:LD ELECTION
FUND FORMALLY IS
DENIED Blythe KHAN

of heavy campaign contributions by
the Ku Klux khan to obtain the cleo
ton of Senator Mayfield in Texas
in 1922 formally were denied on be-
half of the khan today before the
special senate committee Investigate
ing the contest brought against May
field by George E. B. Peddy.
J. E. McQuinn, national auditor
of the khan, told the committee his
books did not show the expenditure
Of the Khan either in the senatorial
primary or election ,hich resulted
in the choice of Senator Mayfeld.
Seconded by other khan officials. he
spread on the committee table
great mass of official records which
he said would support completely his
statement.
During his examination counsel
for the ser ator declared they were
prepared to prove by other witnesses
that no khan organiZat ton contrib
uted to the Mayfeld campaign fund.
although one local in Texas spent
Sc for postage in connection with the
election.
Activities of the khan in the cleo
ton of Senator Mayfield were ex-
plored furlher by the committee.
Georgian on STAND
J. A. Jett, of White Path, Ga,
| called to the stand by counsel for
Peddy, told of his former employ
ment by the khan, and was question
ed at length about the attitude of
its officials. At the request of Ped
| dy's counsel, Khan officers who were
| present to testify later retired from
| the committee room during Jett's
! testimony.
The witness said he was in the
| employ of the khan from its or9ani-'
cation until last April. Asked what
he knew of the connections of H.
| w. Evans Z. j. McKinnon and John
D. Maher, he said Makers activities
! were largely to find out about the
purposes of CASTOR B. Means. who
was investigating the khan.
! w. f. Zumbrunn, counsel for May.
| field, objected to an investigation of
| the khan generally. and Chairman
Spencer ruled that the inquiry into
! the khan would be confined to its
activities in Texas in the election of
1922, when Senator Mayfield was
! candidate.
Describes KIan's Interest
The interest of the khan in Sena-
tor Mayfields campaign, the witness
said, was that to have a senator
who knew the khan" would be of
value from a propaganda stand
point"
Referring to a conversation be-
tween Mrs. Elizabeth Tyler and E.
! Y. Clarke, Jet said that Clarke told
her the khan .'could afford to give
100000 for propa ganda" toward
the election of a senator and that
Texas seemed to be the only place
where they could at the time elect
| one.
There was meeting of klan Of
ficials at the office Of II. S. Savage,
an officer of the khan. in October,
| 1922, the witness SAID at which the
MayfieId campaign was discussed.
Parenthetically he remarked, that
| he was on a salary of $40 week and
expenses, but made from $3.50 t. ST.
600 a week
Senator Nicely. Democrat. West
Virginia, said be must have been
"2rafting." and Jet replied that "all
che way down" people connected with
the khan were stealing"
The witness said $25. 900 was aive.l
| n. ~ Fur~~" ooehinr of the khan, to
be used in aiding the Mayfield cam
paign The money was to be largely
used, he asserted. in educating the
khan to write Mayfeld's name upon
the ballot. The money was Given to
! Furney hv Evans, he said
McQuinn Next Called
Jet was excused temporarily, and
J. f. McQuinn, auditor and assistant
cashier Of the imperial palace of the
khan, was called to the stand. He
covered a part of large table with
| cashiers books of the organization.
In reply to an inquiry by Luther
| Nickels counsel for Peddy he as
sured the committee there had been
no adjustment after the auditing OF
| the khan books to balance the &C
/ counts.
McQuinn replied in the negative
when asked if he had not been in
structed by officials of the khan to
refrain from corresponding with local
'-1an lodges over the country with re-
gard to accounts receivable and notes
payable In this connection. 81 letters
had been sent out 20 straighten out
the accounts between the imperial
palace and the locals.
+ The NE of the r~-0nal orGanl-
zation was derived. McQuinn said,
FROM commissions from the 'propa-
cation department" money received
! from initiation fees. supplies sold TO
local klans. and from road, helmet
and bond premiums
The name of Representative Up
shaw, of Georgia, was brought into
/ the investigation by Jet. but sub
/ sequently was stricken out by direc-
/ ton Of Chairman Spencer. In me
/ Of his statements relating to the
/ khan activities, Jett declared the
+ Georgia representative was in the
/ employ of the khan. Objection was
/ interposed h. counsel for Senator
/ Mayfield. who contended that the
matter was irrelevant. and Chair
man Spencer admOnished Peddy's
/ counsel that the committee was not
/ interested in the activities Of the
+ khan except as they affected the
/ Mayfield election.
During the interchange between
counsel, Zumbrunn declared that by
putting on the stand khan officials
from Texas he would show later
hat mot a dollar had been expend
ID by the khan in behalf of Senator
Mayfield in Texas"
Resumjng his explanation Of khan
! finances, McQuinn testified that one
third of the imperial tax upon the
local klans were RENTED to the To-
/ Gals This applied to all states. he
/ said, and the practice in this respect
with regard to Texas was not diff
F ferent from that followed in other
/ states
+ Furney on Stand
\. n. FurneY. cashier pur-
chasing agent of the Ku KluX Khan.
also was questioned about khan fl
nances. He testified that he had
charge Of the accounting department
/ of his organization. and Of all dis.