New Britain herald., 1926-10-28
Republican Nominee
 Says Hydro-Electric Power Company has Donated $1O0,OOO to Fight His Reelection.
Indiana Probe Brings Out
 More Information About
 Activities of Ku Klux
 Klan in Politics.
EX-SEN. HATFIELD NAMED AS KLANSMAN

St Louis, Mo-, Oct. 2S LP) - h. yestigation of the senatorial cam- paign in Arizona was ordered today by Senator Reed, democrat, Missouri chairman of the senate campaign funds committee.
 Senator McNary, republican, Ore gon. now conducting an inquiry into the campaign in his own state, was asked to proceed to Arizona as soon as his present york is concluded.
 Senator Cameron, republican nom inee for reelection in Arizona, ask ed for an inquiry, charging that S100,000 had been contributed by copper and hydro-electri power in- terests for use against him in the present campaign.
 Counter Charges Filed
 After reading Senator Cameron's telegram Senator Feed placed into the record telegram from Senator Ashurst, democrat, Arizona, saying that the Cameron charges were false and ridiculous" and stating that there were evidences that large sums were being used in Senator Cameron's campaign.
 Still another telegram from w. L. Barnum, der ocratic national com mitteeman from Arizona, was placed in the record. This asked for an in vestigation of Cameron's 1920 cam paign. charging the expenditure of large sums of money.
 Explaining that the committee had no authority to investigate cam paign six years ago, Senator Reed said:
 Its rather astonishing that If large sums have been spent in pri- mary elections, that the attention of the committee has not been called to 1t until this time. Of course, it is impossible for this committee at this late date to go into all O. the matters now being called to its at tention."
 Klan Activities
 William F. Zumbrunn, general counsel of the Ku Klux Klan, was described here today before the sen ate fund committee by George W. Meyers of Marion. Ind, as the legis- lative agent of the Klan at Wash ington.
 Meyers. a former member of the Klan in the Hoosier state, testified that Zumbrunn looked after matters before congress in which the Kan was interested. including immigra- ton restriction, abolishment of parochial schools, land the seating of United States Senators"
 Senator Reed, democrat, Missouri, and committee chairman. demanded an explanation of the statement about the seating of senators and Meyers said Klan delegates to the Indiana republican convention in 1924 endorsed Senator James F. Watson, republican, Indiana. for the e-presidency because of his effort to seat Senator Mayfeld, democrat, Texas.
 They told us Jim Watson had been active in seating Senator May field" Meyers added. They said we are under obligations to Jim Watson because he went down the line for the Klan."
 Was Senator Mayfleld a Klans- man?" Senator Reed asked.
 That was the general understand ing" Meyers replied.
 Mrs. Wheatcraft III.
 Indianapolis, Oct. 28 P-Ntrs. Vivian Aracey Wheatcraft, vice chairman of the Indiana republican state committee, is a patient today at the Methodist hospital here where arrangements are going forward to perform an operation for appendi- citis.
 Mrs. Wheatcraft, who has been in tho Liberty hospital at St. Louis for several days, left there last night and on her arrival here went to the Methodist institution, the same hos pital where Senator James E. Wat son is recovering from injuries re- ceived In an automobile accident several weeks ago.
 Mrs. Wheatcraft could not be questioned as to whether she in- formed Senator James A. Reed, chairman of senate campaign fund committee, regarding her departure. Senator Reed is desirous or having Mrs. Wheatcraft testify regarding Senator Watson's primary campaign. Newspapermen told Mir. Reed Mrs. Wheatcraft informed them she, as woman chairman of Watson's organ ization. formed poison squads among women to circulate gossop. Mrs. Wheatcraft denied the inter ,-iaur