The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-09
STOP KLAN
SALARY FOR
HUFF |NGT0N.
Great Titan No Longer on
National Pay Roll of
Hooded Order.
PROMINENT IN POLITICS
Evansville Man Regarded
StephenSon'S Successor.


Joseph M. huntington, exalted
cyclops of the Evansville Ku Klux
klan and great titan of province
No. ], realm of the Klan, has been
removed from the national pay roll
it was learned here today.
A familiar figure in political and
legislative circles in Indiana for
three years huntington left Indian
apolis abruptly last week after it be-
came known that Imperial Wizard
Hiram w. Evans, was to visit the
city.
Ousted After Visit
From sources close to the throne
in the secret organization it has
been learned that Huntingdon was
given his congo when II. Kyle RAM
say, national officer, came to In
diana on an inspection tour.
Huntington, so it was said, was
slated to succeed w. Lee Smith as
Grand Dragon for Indiana. At that
time Ramsay had not made his in
spection and report.
The building program of the
Evansville I<lavern is reported to be
the basis of differences between
Huntingdon and the Imperial Klon-
cilium. n
A severe slap was administered
the Huntington group, which is
aligned locally with the George V.
Coffin organization, when the Indi-
ana Senate defeated the bill which
would have created II Criminal Court
in Vanderburg County. The measure
had passed the House by large
vote, secured principally through
log rolling" and trading" methods.
Mayor Herbert Males, of Evans
vile, who admitted before Senator
James Reed, in the senatorial slush
fund investigation that he had been
summoned to Washington by Evans,
to consult on purely local appoint
ments and had his expenses paid by
the Klan, is said to be in Washing
ton now in Huffington's behalf. The
reason given is that the Evansville
mayor is lobbying in the National
Capitol on behalf Of a bridge across
the Ohio River at Evansville.
Political Chief
The dismissal of Huffington from
the national Klan pay roll does not
necessarily carry with it removal
from the Evansville klavern.
AS Great Titan Huntingdon had
charge of the First, Second, Third,
"a
rticts. Indianapolis is in the Seventh
district.
He has also been in charge OF the
political efforts of the organization
in Indiana especially during the
Legislature. Until recently he main
tained suite of rooms at q down.
town hotel.
Huntingdon has been regarded as
the successor to d. C. Stephenson,
former Grand Dragon, serving n life
\ sentence for the murder Of Madge
'Oberholtzer, Indianapolis, in matters
political, despite the fact that Smith
is the Grand Dragon.
During the Reed hearing Indiana
Klan matters were aired at Chicago,
Indianapolis, Kansas City and ST.
Louis. At Kansas City a letter was
read into the record signed by Lora
Foote, woman worker in the Klan,
which indicated that huntington had
been Slated to be grand dragon and
would succeed Smith shortly.
Started Feud
This information is reported to
Nhave started feud between the
grand dragon and the great titan.
For a time it seemed as though the
Evansville man would come out on
top. Ramsay's visit and action have
changed this, however, it is said.
The latest maneuver of the Huff
ington faction was seen in the in
PRODUCTION of a bill in the Indiana
Senate by Senator George w. Sims,
aspirant for secretary of State, Of
Terre Haute, part Of Huffington's S
former domain, which would amend
the city manager law so that an in.
cumbent could not be removed until
the expiration of the term to which
he had beer elected.
This move was taken to prevent
substitution Of the city manager
plan of government for Evansville
and indianapolis, where Herbert
Males and John L. Duvall are the