The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-21
KHAN GRAFT CHARGED IN TEXAS VOTE Officials Say No Money
 Was Spent For
 Mayfield FORMER DIGNITARY CITES s25, ,OOO FUND Allegations Made And De- nied Throughout
 Hearing TEDDY ACCUSED OF SEEKING NAMES Counsel Implies Records Would Not Show Pur- pose Of Withdrawal
FORMER DIGNITARY
 CITES s25,OOO FUND
TEDDY ACCUSED
 OF SEEKING NAMES

WASHINGTON, May 20. - Charges of Ku Klux Klan activities in the election of Senator Mayfield of Texas, particularly in reference to the use of money, occupied the attention today of the Senate com. mittee Investigating the question. The use of klan money in the 1922 elections was denied by N. N. Fur ney, cashier of the Imperial Palace and by ]. E. McQuinn, auditor and assistant cashier and was asserted by J. G. Jett of White Path, Ga, former klan official.
 Both Furney and McQuinn were emphatic in their statements that. no klan money had been used and Jett was equally positive that Inn perial Wizard H. w. Evans had turned $25, 1000 over to Furney for use in the Mayfield campaign, This Furney denied.
 It was impossible for any klan money to be used at any time for any purpose without his knowledge, Eurneg told the committee and. ChaIslsf petlee at once Inter- 5eebed alt inquiry ng to whether the kIan had expended any money in Texas directly or indirectly in the election of Senator Mayfield. Fur ney replied with an emphatic "no sir
 Graft Is Charged
 Not only did Jett insist that Imperial Wizard Evans had given Furney money for use in the Mayfield elections but he asserted that the klan "all the way down" were stealing" klan funds, and that all employees were grating.
 McQuinn was equally sweeping in his denial of the expenditure of no kIan money in the Mayfield campaign.
 ''Is there anything in your records or any papers of your organization, asked Senator Neely, ''that shows what the organizatio spent in money for Mayfield in Texas either in the primary or general election.
 No sir, i" the witness answered, sthe organization did not spend a cent in these elections"
 Counsel for Malfield enliVened the proceedings at adjournment by assert ing it was the purpose of George E.-B. Teddy, who is contesting the seat, to prevent an early closing of the investi- gation. Charges was made that Peddy's counsel wanted to go upon fishing trip into the records of the klan to see what could be disclosed detrimental to that organization"
 Repeated appeals were made to the committee by Msyfield's counsel to restrict the attorneys for Teddy in their examination into the affairs of the klan to matters relating to the May field election. Despite the admonitions of Chairman Spencer to refrain from "a general inquiry into klan affairs counsel for Teddy continued to delve into the accounts of the klan, and closed the day by calling for further records.
 Records Denied
 Efforts to get into the record dis closure of the number of members of the klan in Texas were frustrated by MAyfield counsel, but klan officials were permitted to testify that there are ..between" 150 and 175 klan organiza- tions in the state and maybe more"
 During the examination of Jett, klan officials who were to testify were re- qiiired at the request of counsel for Teddy to leave the room. Several per sons whose names are known in con- nection with klan matters were identi- fled by Jett, including John D. Alahr, who was employed, the witness said, to shadow Gaston B. Means, who was in- quiring into klan activities
 The activities of the klan in the Mayfield campaign were inspired Jett testified, by desire to have sena- tor 'who knew the klan" and would be of value to it from propagation stand point"
 To show the interest the klan was taking in the Mayfield election Jett re- peated convegsation he testified had occurred between Mrs. Elizabeth Tyler and E. Y. Clarke, a kIan official in which Clarke was quoted as having ad- vised Mrs. Tyler that she ''eould af- ford to give $100,000" to the campaign flor propaganda Operation," as Texas seemed to be the only state where the klan could elect senator.