Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-28
VOTE QUIZ IS LAID
TO KHAN OFFICIALS
Lawyer Claiming to Be For
mer CycIopS Turns Queries
Over to Democrats.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Ga. October, 27-
Thomas H. Crawford, an attorney OF
Blue Ridge, Ga, who said he was q
former cyclops of the Ku Klux Khan
there, today made public question
naire from Nathan Bedford Forrest
grand dragon in Georgia, inquiring
whether the ordinary of Fenning
County is member of the Ku
Klux Khan.
Forrest said the Khan is canvassing
Georgia to ascertain what county
ordinaries are members of the organiza-
ton, and that he wanted to know
from the QUESTIONABLE also who the
citizens of each county favored for
President.
Six Questions Listed.
Crawford said the QUESTIONABLE was
addressed to Dear Klansmen," and
contained the following questions:
Il. Is the ordinary of Tanning
County, Mr.. Wheeler, member of
your Khan?
40. Do you know whether he is af-
flliated with any Khan; If so, give me
the name of the Khan.
IS. Is his attitude toward our organl-
cation favorable or unfavorable?
a. Is he eligible for membership IN
our organization?
as. Who is he supporting in the
presidential race?
IS. Who do you think that the ma
jority of the citizens of your counIy VIII
support in the presidential racer"
Forrest said the Khan was mot at
tempting to tell our members who 70
vote for. OF course, / am opposed 70
Gov Smith because his stand on many
issues is in conflict with the principles
for which our organization STANDS. Inc
QUESTIONABLE was sent out In oruer Cnat
the Khan might know what county off,
GERS are its members and as matter
of information for my own personal
use
Reply is Made Public.
At Blue Ridge, Crawford also made
pualic a COPY of his reply to the queS-
tionnaire, in which he said, in part:
81 beg to advise that the Democrats
in nv county are supporting AL Smith.
We DO not expect anything else but that
some of the Republicans should support
the other man. Every Democratlc
klansnlan that l know anything ABOUT
in this county is supporting AL smith.
st am mailing your QUESTIONABLE 10
national Democratic headquarters. 1t
NAV be they can answer it for you, Tor
AL has answered everything they have
asked him yet and he has done so IN
such a way that a 'wayfaring man,
though he be fool, need not err In
understanding what he says"
After the Crawford letter was MADE
public at Blue Ridge, State Democratic
headquarters here issued the following
statement:
''The text of Grand Dragon N. B.
FORESTS QUESTIONABLE, seeking peril
nent and significant information as to
the ordinary of Tanning County, IS
familiar In these headquarters" as IS
also the nature of the enclosures IN
Mr.. Forests letter, the one an at
tack on Catholicism by Hiram w. Evans,
and the other an attack on Gov. Alfred
E. Smiths alleged attitude on the race
question. f
att is not known what may be Grand
Dragon Forests concern about the
ordinaries of Georgia on the eve OF
the presidential election, but his con-
Germ appears peculiarly interesting and
significant when it is understood that
the county ordinaries are the officers
under the law charged with appoint
ing the election managers of every pre-
cinct and military district in the State,
and that they, too, are charged with
the responsibility Of consolidating the
votes and declaring the election result. "