New Britain herald., 1928-05-31
Senator HeAin Accused of Being
 In Pay of Klan While Making His
 Speeches Attacking Gov. Al Smith
Campaign Funds Commit. tee Hears Testimony to This Effect From Gen. eral Counsel of K. K. K, -Alabaman Himself to Be Asked to Appear.

Washington, May S1.-P,-Testl- mony that the ku Klux Kan had paid Senator Heflin, democrat Ala bama, implacahle foe of Governor Alfred l.. Smiths presidential can dldacy, for speeches in various states was given today by William Zum- hrunn, general counsel for the or ganlzaNon, before the senate presidential campaign committee.
 Zumbrunn testified after Repre- sentative Shell, of New York. had told the committee he knew nothing ot Governor Smiths expenditures. He said he understood that Heflin got s25o for speaking in Ohio; s25O for speaking in New York state and either $150 or $250 for speaking in Iowa.
 The Alabaman was paid by the state klan organizers. he said, and the national organization had not contributed for these meetings or to any political organizations or candi- dates.
 State Organization Work
 Steiwer asked what the klan had done to circulate senate speeches by Senator Hetlin and the witness re- piled that the national organization had done nothing along that line. He added, however, that state leaders had told him of arranging for lief lin speeches.
 The klan attorney told the co,n- mittee that it could get information about payments to Heflin from these state klan leaders: Joe Huntingdon. Indianapolis; Ralph w. Hoyt, of Des Moines; James w. Colescott of Columbia: and pr. Amos W. Duncan of Charlotte.
 If Henin was paid for his recent speech against Smith at Winste Y Salem, N. C., Zumbrunn said he dfd not know it. He added. however. that he might have been and that Dr. Duncan could give the facts.
 When Heflin started these speeches. they were devoted wholly to relations between the United States and Mexico, and if Smiths name was mentioned. it was purely incidc"'aI." Zumbrunn said We've sort arifted into that"
 "W relationship has the fel- lowship forum to the klan?" asked Senator Barkley. democrat. Ken lucky. referring to a weekly pub- lished in Washington.
 "No relationship whatever" was the reply. But it is sympathetic
 The klan counsel said the meet ings arranged by the state klans were started to help klan organiza- tion and were not political in char acter. Other men of national prom thence besides Hef1in were brought into the various states. he said.
 John A. Livingston. Washington correspondent of the Raleigh, North Carolina, News and Observer, and the Winston Salem Journal. read a statement to the committee explain- ing the basis on which he publish ed a story of the Smith gumshoe compaign' in that state.
 For that have no apology to make" he said.
 Iivington denied that he had sup piled the committee or anyone else with names or information as to the situation in North Carolina. aside from his news dispatches telling of a secret" Smith organization. He also denied that he had been paid by anybody for political work.
 Livingston said the Smith organi- zation in North Carolina had denied its very existence.
 'The only other organization we had in the state which did that was the K. K. K." he added.
 The witness denied any knowledge Of Smith campaign expenditures in North Carolina. and said he had never made any charges in that re- gard in his articles. Frank E. Hampton. secretary to Senator Sim mons. democrat. North Carolina. had furnished him considerable in- formation for his articles, he tcsti- fed
 After Livingston was excused. the committee suspended until two p. m. when Senator Heflin is to appear.