Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-30
KHAN AGAIN RE:ARS
HEAD IN INDIANA
Dry. Church and Farm Issues
Are Interviewer in
State.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. September 90.
Prohibition, religion and agriculture
are so inextricably interviewer in the
Indiana presidential campaign that vet
eran political observers run alternately
hot and cold and finally admit complete
justification. Not even in 1924, when
the Ku Klux Khan was at the height
of its power. we're there such cross cur
rents of opinion.
In a general way, the prohibition
question is being used to the benefit of
Herbert Hoover, while Gov. Smith seems
to be getting the break among the
farmers. The Khan, which most obscrv-
ers hold now as a mere incident in the
scheme of things political is identified
with the dry and Protestant church
forces in such way that 1t can scarcely
be regarded as separate entity. All
of these forces. some of which may
ultimately dominate the election. are
apparently removed from and unrelated
to the regular political organizations,
which are functioning in the customary
way. but there is suspicion that If
one could peer far enough connecting
link or two might be discovered.
Wet Views Attacked.
Little is being said. at least publicly,
lions, but many Protestant ministers are
saying, not only in the pulpits but else
where, good deal about Gov. Smiths
views on prohibition.
An example of the effort to enlist
churches against Gov. Smith came this
| week. when the Indiana Conference Of
| the Methodist Episcopal Church. meet
! ing at Seymour. heard F. Scott Mcbride,
general superintendent of the Anti
Saloon League. appeal for election of
Hoover and then adopted resolution
which, while not mentioning Gov. Smith
by name, plainly called on all Metho-
! dists to vote against him.
| Mcbride did not mince words. and
after asserting that Hoover had spoken
in no uncertain terms against the re-
peal or modification of prohibition"
and referring to Gov Smith as having
been started on his way to political
advancement by the wet interests" he
outlined two important things that
must be done this year to meet this
crisis: Get the church people informed
and aroused. They must register and
vote. If the dry church voters of this
country will register and vote victory
will be certain
KIan Comes Back.
There are ample indications that
efforts to recruit the Khan to war
strength are being made. Joseph HUI
fington, grand dragon. has been at
tending meetings in the State and,
while the usual secrecy is maintained.
no concealment is made of the fact
that the Khan leaders are denouncing
Gov Smith
Democratic leaders are meeting the
religious issue squarely. after having
had considerable doubts about handling
it following the Houston convention.
R. Earl Peters. State chairman: Mrs
A, p. Flynn. State vice chairman: Mrs.
James r. Riggs. national committee
woman, and other organizers are talk
ing plainly on the religious question and
even prohibition. and they report that
prejudice is breaking away.
Reports are out that some OF the
Republican leaders are stirring up
! revolt against w. H. Settle. president
of the Indiana Farm Bureau Fedora
! ton, because of his attacks on Hoover.
! 1t is reported that an effort may be
made to GUST Settle as head of the
organization and to replace him with
I some one more in sympathy with
/ Hoover.
! That Republicans have become gen.
timely alarmed over the situation In
/ Lake County is evident from the fact
that Senator Charles Curtis. the vice
| presidential nominee, has been routed
back into the State for a speech at
| Gary October 5. For the four DAYS
preceding that meeting an intense drive
will be made through all the counties
OF the tenth district by State candi-
dates. HAROLD c. FEIGHTNER