The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-21

The witness told of a meeting at
about this time with the new Ind
ana Khan dragon, w. Lee Smith.
Smith offered me $4,000 to back
til eKlan and Jim Watson, but |
said couldn't do it," Emmons said
Then Smith told me that the good
die young and that was past mid.
die age.
Il took that as a threat" Emmons
said.
Letter Submitted
Emmons seemed eager to tell his
story but it came out in broken
fragments and Senator Reed had
trouble keeping him on the track.
The former cyclops then submitted
form letter which Dragon Smith
had sent out instructing all Indiana
klansmen to vote for Watson.
The letter described Watson as
dry. a protestant and a thirty
degree Mason.
"He is favorable" the letter said.
George Rauch, Marion attorney.
who was running for the long term
Senate nomination as a Democrat,
was described as neutral" Albert
Stump, opposing Senator Watson in
the present Senate race, was another
neutral, as was John E. friedrich
Of Kokomo, another Democratic
candidate for the Senate.
The letter approved of the Demo
cratic candidacy Of l.. e. Slack.
Reed drew from the letter that the
Khan was TO support Watson, Re-
publican and Slack, Democrat, in the
senatorial primary for the long term.
SIS that right" Reed asked EN-
mons.
YES" the witness replied. SLACK
and Watson were khan Endorsed.
For the short term senatorial nom.
ination on the Republican ticket, the
letter Endorsed A. r. Robinson
Oswald Ryan. also was indorsed
out not as enthusiastically as Rob
inson.
Building the Machine
"Since Watson and Robinson were
nominated, the Khan is instructed to
support them for the long and short
terms in the United States Senator"
Reed asked.
yes" replied Emmons. "These
two are the Khan candidates"
From your connection with the
Khan, what would you say this or
ganization is trying to do?" Reed
asked.
well, I would say they are trying
to build up a large political ma
chine"
do they confne themselves to
the offices Of the United States Sen
ate. or do they take in other offices?"
From Mayors on Up
well, now, when d. c. Stephen
son was our grand dragon he took in
everybody from mayors on up"
The fc. mer Cyclops said that for
minor offices such as sheriffs and
bailiffs. the selection was left to the
local Khan organization.
Wed take them out in the woods
ard give them the oath and they'd
go along with u.s. Emmons said.
How successful were you in cap.
turing all the offices in Indiana?"
"Oh. we cleaned up under Stephen
son. We got everything"
But Steve has lost his name now.
He goes by number"
II see." said Reed. steve point.
ed the star of morality out and you
all followed"
That's right" said the cyclops,
Reed then steered Emmons back
to his narrative.
do l understand" said Reed,
that the Khan is against all Ne
groes. Catholics and Jews?"
All i'm Same Pot
you bet: they're all in the same
pot in the Khan"
do they go back as far as Jesus
Christ with that?'
"Well, l believe our Imperial
Wizard, Mr.. Evans, could con.
vince the kind of members we ha4
in Indiana that Jesus was not
dew"
THAT doesn't speak very well for
the intelligence of the Khan does it?''
THAT doesn't sound very well,
Senator. but it's true. Evans told
me once that if we all lifted our
visors the looks of the crowd would
break down The morale of the Klan."
Counsel for Mayfeld
Emmons testified that William F
Zumbrun, chief executive agent for
the Khan in Washington, acted as
counsel for Senator Mayfield Of
| Texas, and Senator Dan Steck of
Iowa in their fight to retain their
seats in the United States Senate.
Zumbrun now represents Judge
William E. English Of East st. Louis.
| ILL.,, whose impeachment trial will
be heard by the Senate next month,
| the witness said.
He described Zumbrun as a good
Klansman who had gone to the
front for the Khan when no other
| Klansman would 60"
Reed then read another letter. but
soon begged down in mire Of Khan
names such as Kleagle, Cyclops, ter
ror. klolers and Klazek.
! Bailiffs. sheriffs and the small Of
fees as explained by the witness
were controlled by signing the of
| f1cials "up''.
Honorary Members
When 1t was found that an Of
fetal did not want to be publicly
known as a Klansman he was made
an honorary member of the hooded
order and Emmons said 1--WE took
him to the woods and gave him the
oath"
How judges and juries were
handled interested Reed and En-
mons told him frankly and candidly.
! It recalled the charge made by ID.