Fiery Cross, Volume 4, Number 2, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 November 1924 — Page 1

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Trullcr. liens Are That Republican Candidate Will Carry Indiana In 1 00.000 Votes Campaign of Vilificition and-Hatred Relets to Disadvantage; of Democratic-He man Party Majority for Patriots in Marion County Estimated at .35,000 Thirteen Romans Defeated.

Updike Runs Away From Roman Cathciic Opponent for Congress Conlidjrc Will Receive 250,000 Lead From Hoosiers h'chortemeier Runs Far Ahead of Rival for Secretary cf State Shank-Ai milage Defection Fails to Harm American Cause in Indianapolis.

Indiana K'armc-n were jubilant Wednesday over their ovei'vhclming victory at the polls Tuesday. whtn'.Maj. Ed Jackson, Republican candidate for governor, far outdistanced his Democrat-Roman opponent, Dr. Carlton B. AlcCulloch.

As returns from outlying precinct:; came limping in Wednesday, it was evident that Major Jackson would receive a majority of more than 100,000 votes.

200,000 WILL ATTEND MEET Protestants From Entire Middle Wasi Vill father at South Rend (Special to Tlic Fiery Cross) SOI'TH I, HNIJ, Ind., Nov. 4. All is in reridiniss ire for Saturday's; Ki iCIuM Klan Kitlicring, in which more than 2'W, ')( Protestants- from ! Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, KentUCky i ;i:.d .'.lirliir.n will celebrate their victory in the election. The plans lor the day include a monster pa-I lade tlirouyh the streets of this city j a 1 (i clock and speaking all day lon at the meeting grounds six Mocks west from the end of the Lincolnway strei. car. 'iMiriul't and committees of Valley . la n No Iia Keen preparing for r.uiinliiy's ! ini.:istrallon for several moiiilis. T'n, v are confident that a'.l their plans uii be earried out without a hiirl:. They have arranged to feed and l.on-e the gigantic throng of rrotestnnts who will be present. Incoming trains will be met. Fourteen sp cial trains will he rnnde up in different points throughout Indiana. ThU Kit'lierlnK nil origlnn'iy . hnlnlcl fur October IS. but It v. at lot neil until after the elect on w lie ii I iii ewtfentnrM for Ur. II. W. I'.inn. Imperial Wizard, discovered thut lnn Mere uader way to 1rni--purt hiiliilre:a of Kntnnn Cntholle KiitiKKlrrn to South Ilend for the ex-I irr parpoKe of ntnrtlnK a riot ' Miliar to that which ivrnrrfd dar!ii; n careful Klan demonatratiun kerc liiMt May. Ollie MaihiH, a Klokan of Marion 'onnty Khin No. 3, will be (fraud inftrahnl of tile parade, in which thouwiindH of rohed Klansmen, Klanavi.min. .luniors, floats and musical organizations will take part. ACTIONS OF PRIEST RESULT IN PROTEST Tern Morran's Brothers Declare Their Family Has Always Been Protestant (S pre Jul to The Fiery roxx) VIXCKN'XnS, Ind., Nov. 3 From I.niiiirkHlilri-, Scotland, has come a l.ti.r protesting the recent attempt ol 11 inc. nnes prl-sf to claim th j l.ody nf Tom Morran and rive It a linman Catholic burial. Morran was' :ilw,iyn a Protestant and d cd in a j J'r'itcs'.int home. I TIip letter, which was written by .Morran's three bro.hers In Scotland, reads in part: "We are all very sorry to hear of him dying T!o sudd nly, and .ni'. re than surprised to hear they tlioiikl.t Tom a Catholic. 1 win sure theri are plenty of folks out there w hi knew Tom and his three brothers and knew they have been Protestant xiuays." The letter Is sinned by An-Hii-. Alexander and James Morran. Another letter from the three brothers to James McClelland, Birknell. Ind., a nephew, praised the work of tin- Klan and the Onnscmcn. Ten mlnutet after Morran died, a local Roman Catholic priest went to the Protestant home where he lived and had the body remov to a Itoman Catholic undertaker's establishment. Only after he had secured the aid of five men was McClelland able to obtain the body and give it a Protectant burial, in compliance with Morran's last wishes.

OVERNOR

d Fajor Jackson, an uprisht Christian pentleman. received the support of Klansmen throughout the entire statc His victory is ascribed in a lar,o measure to their untiring efforts in behalf of his candidacy. Dr. MfCuIloch, his opnonent. denounced the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in the course of hi3 campaign speeches and was backed hi rely by the Ronan Catholic "polHicaf machine, n Indiana. The campaign was marked by vilifeution find hatred, with which the Democrat-Roman politicians sought tc discredit Major Jackson. Lies were spread broadcast and negro voters were told falsehood after falsehood: Democrat Vote Kenultlienn Tliis misrepresentation and calumny reacted against the interests of the riemo. r.'H-Uoinaii machine in Inninny Hoosler Protestants, ' iij I'frriuvruis, votea Pfr.r- t,u 1 . in, 1,1 i ... .1: .1 . . ,.rnnr. 1 Returns from 1,54 ( precincts out of 3,41s in the state give uie following I votes lor governor: .lark ion ,iMr . . :!:t.4;f? AleCulloeh 2S2,7a In the race for secretary of state. which position the governor-elect now holds there was a similar align- ; nent of Romans and Protestants, inj dil ations ednesday were that .Frederick K. Schortemeier. -Republican I candidate, would obtain a lea 1 of 1 150,000 votes over his Democratic op ponent, Arthur J. Hamrick, who denounced the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. Reports from 31H precincts out of 3,4 IS in the state show the following returns: Schortemeier 21f 4"r, Ilnmrlek ltta,Nl'J Coolidge SweevH Stnte Mi anwhile, presidential returns Kive support to the belief that President Calvin Coolidge will carry Indi ana liy more than 250,000 votes over his Democratic rival, John V. Davis. mid his Progressive opponent, Robert M. La. Fol!etr, both of whom attacked the KninhlR of the Ku Kluv Klan hi their campaign speeches. Coolidge maintained a neutral attitude toward tie Protestant organization. Returns from 1,544 precincts out of 3.118 in the st:ite Kive the. following I totals: oolidue OKi.04A I)ih(n 24.1.TWJ l.n Follette Reports from over the state indientert that only one enemy of the Ku Klu Klan was puecessful in his race for Congress. A. W. Greenwood, Oemorrat ic candidate from the Second district, who dejifliinced the Protestant organization, was leading his Republican opponent. John IC. Sedwick. by a film margin. In all other twelve congressional districts of th" rtate the friends of the Protestant organization were elected over those who bud attacked the American order In their speeches. MARION COUNTY GIVES PROTESTANTS VICTORY The Romanized Democratic ticket in -Marion county suffered defeat Tuesday, when Protestants of Indianapolis and the outlying distr'ct gave the entire Republican slate le.ids ranging from 11.000 to 4i).00 over their Rome-controlled opponents. Joseph P. Turk, Democratic candidate for Congress from the Seventh district, who is a "wet," a Roman Catholic and a fourth degree Knight of Columims, was snowed unjler by the heavy vote received by Ralph E. I'pdike, the Republican candidate, who is a Mason and who Is said to have had the indorsement of Marion county Klansmen. t4ike Elected Returns from 5 out of 200 precincts in Marion county show: I'OdlXe 01,127 Turk ISO. 7 10 Major Jackson received 84,691 votes in the same precincts and McCulloch 71,198. Coolidge was given 93,481; Davis, S78Si8; La Follette, D.768, Heading the Republican ticket for (Continued on Page 3)

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ROMAN THUGS ATTACK LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS

VIGO JUNIORS PLAN TO BUILD KLAVERN (Special to The Fiery Cross) TFRRK HACTK. Nov. 3. Members of Vigo County's Junior Klan are building n Klavern and elubrooms for the exclusive use of their organization. -Meanwhile, they are holding meetings in the Klavern of the senior organization. The local bovs have a drum and bugle corps, which has participated in all Klan parades here and in a I number of patrio.ic parades. They ! have also formed a Junior football team and are now ready to play I games. lieginning this week the local organization is brandling out into ! small towns nearby. A number of I new members will be recruited in i these places. The boys held their election last W'eek. The men and women's orinizatlons are co-operating splendidly with the Junior order. Kn.ertainments and -banquets are staged almost every week. CLAY COUNTY ORDER BURIES OLD MEMBER (Siieelal to The Fiery Cross) BRAZIL, Ind., Nov. 3. One of the largest funerals ever held in this part of Clay county took place last Sunday afternoon when Erazil Klansmen paid a last tribute to William H. Steadman. Services wene held at the CTov.erIand United Brethren church. A hundred Klansmen were present in regalia and performed the Klan's last rites for a departed member. Mr. Steadman, who was 95 vears old, was Jhe oldest member of the local organization. He was taken in as an honorary member. NO AMRniCA CA TIIAVKI. AWAY FROM THE KI.A WITHOI.T doivo it at his ows expe.nse.

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XILES (0.) FOREIGNERS KILL TWO KLANSMEN AND WOUND MANY AMERICANS - FLAMING CIRCLE STARTS RIOT AGAINST PROTESTANT ORGANIZATION ORDER UNABLE TO PARADE Jeers and Missiles Hurled at Automobiles Hundreds of Gangsters, Each Heavily Armed, Mass in Downtown District to Prevent Procession From Passing Sheriff Arrests Men Appointed by Major (By a Staff Correspondent) NILES, O., Nov. 1. The right of law-abiding American citizens to hold a peaceable parade in their own country was challenged here today by several hundred aliens, armed with sawed-eff shotguns," revolvers and every conceivable weapon and missile. Two Klansmen are dead as a result and a score are wounded. The occasion was a meeting of the Ku Klux Klan and when it became known to the so-called ICnights of the Flaming Circle an organization composed of Italians, bootleggers and Irish Roman Catholics that such a meeting was to be held, they hurr edly made preparations to hold a "demonstration" on the same day. A permit had been issued for the Klan parade by Mayor H. C. Kistler and, since a similar privilege has been extended to organizations which openly flaunt their contempt for American laws, the mayor stood Arm when enemies of the Klan demanded that the permit be revoked. The Flaming Circle then demanded permission to hold a parade on the same day. The mayor, however, refused, since the purpose obviously was to prevent any parade or demonstration by the American order. - Mnjor's Home Bombed When the mayor agreed to Issue a permit for any other day, but refu8ed Permission tor "Klan flay," the (Continued on Page 7)

INDIANA

HARTFORD CITY UNIT COMES BACK STRONG ( Special to The Fiery Cross) HARTFORD CITY, Ind., Nov. 3. Since the reorganization of Hartford City Klan No. 34, Interest in the work of Blackford county Klansmen is rapidly Increasing. Under the leadership of new officers the program of all meetings has been changed. Kach meeting night brings out men who have not attended for several months. Local newspapers, which so readily printed the story that the local Klan had disbanded, have had nothing to say about the reorganization of the local unit. Plans for the winter months call for placing the meetings on a more entertaining basis. Plans which will be effective in accomplishing the purposes of the organization have been made. The meeting last week was one of the best attended of the year. The enthusiastic endorsement given policies advanced by a national representative clearly indicate that a united Klcn is hard at work solving the 'problems confronting the organization in Blackford county. REVIVALIST GIVEN DONATION BY UNIT (Special to The Fiery Cross) MUNCIE. Ind., Nov. 3. Delaware Klan No. 4 paid a visit to the Williams revival meeting here last Tuesday and left an envelope containing a cash gift of 13.60. Fifty members of the organization marched into the church and presented the donation to Dr. Williams. A , member of the local women's organization read a "poem of her own composition, "The Seven Symbols of the Klan." On Monday nirht Dr. Williams made a forcible address to the Klan on "The Spiritual Side of the Klan."

mtAWi CAHBIIATES BADLY BEATEB ALL

Davis ahd La Follette, Foes of Protestant American Order, Trail Coolidge in Heaviest Voting in the History of the United States President Re-elected by a Vote Heavier Even Than Harding's Four Years Ago Clifford Walker Again Chcsen in Georgia. -

Ben S. Paulen, Endorsed by Kansas Klansmen, Leads the Field, With William Allen White Bringing Up the Rear Mayor Curley of Boston Defeated by Alvan T. Fuller After Promise That He Would Permit "Shooting of Skunks" Morley Carries Colorado.

Protestant America asserted itself at the polls Tuesday. As a result, President Calvin Coolidge, who maintained a neutral attitude to the Ku Klux Klan, has been swept back into office on the tide of an even larger vote than that received four years ago by Warren Harding, upon whose death he succeeded to the presidency of the United States.

The plot of the Roman Catholic I political machine in this country to grab the election, through John W. Davis and Robert M. La Follette, both of whom attacked the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, has, conse quently, come to naught. o Wednesday's reports from all parts of the country show that Coolidge polled a popular vote of approxi mately IS. 000, 000 more than 2,000,000 more than Harding received four years ago and that Davis fell. 1,-J L 000,000 below the mark set by-Gov ernor Cox, 9.000.000. La Follette obtained approximately 4.000,000 votes. Get Only South On the face of the returns, it appears that Davis has carried only the "solid south," indeed, that he has even lost one of the southern states, Kentucky, which Cox carried four years ago. Only Wisconsin will fall to La Follette, its native son. The rest of the states, with electoral college votes totaling 353, are behind silent Calvin Coolidge, the Vermont farmer's son, who bectme governor of Massachusetts, vice-president of the United States and pres;dent on the death of Warren C. Harding. Davis will receive only 136 electoral votes, and La Follette thirteen from Wisconsin. In many states Coolidge was elected by great majorities over both Lhis opponents. In New York his plurality over Davis was 800.000. In all the New England states, his onetime neighbors piled up a lead for Coolidge that in some instances ran as high as 10 to 1. Similar high totals were polled in Ohio and Illinois and in California Protestant Americans voiced-their objection to Rome's participation in politics by returning the one candidate for president who had not bowed to the hierarchy's demand for denunciation of the Ku Klux Klan. ! Dntis Deserts Platform Davis, the Democratic candidate, w as nominated at the New York convention on a platforai that did not call for opposition to the Ku Klux Klan. He lost no time, however, is denouncing the organization in a campaign speech and repeatedly referred to it in unfavorable terms. His bitterness is laid to the influence of Al Smith, governor of New York, whose candidacy for the nomination ended in a deadlock with McAdoo. Smith, a Roman Catholic, extracted a pledge from Davis that he would oppose the Protestant American order. La Follette, many of whose immediate family are Roman Catholics, was the first of the two major candidates for president to oppose the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. From the first he was bitter in his opposition to organized Protestantism. The defeat of both of these men and the election of Coolidge, who did not mention the organization, - is a clear victory for American Prot estants and a striking defeat for the Roman Catholic hierarchy, which Is seeking to dominate politics in America. KLAN FOE POOR THIRD IN KANSAS ELECTIONS William Allen White, eccentric Emporia publisher, who made the race for governor Of Kansas on an anti-Klari platform, was a poor third in Tuesday's elections. Ben S. Paulen, Republican, who - was indorsed by Kansas Klansmen, walked away in the voting. Paulen received 155, 7?3 votes; Governor Jonathan Davis, Democrat, 88,049, and White, 73,076. WALTON DEFEATED BY VOTERS OF OKLAHOMA J. C. Walton, Klan hater and deposed governor of Oklahoma, was unsuccessful In his attempted comeback, which took the form of a race for the United States senate on the Democratic ticket. Although Davis carried Oklahoma, the citizens expressed their displeasure with Walton to the extent of sending a Republican, W. B. Pine, indorsed by Klansmen, to the senate with a majority of approximately 90,006. (Continued on Page 7)

VIGO CO. FOES BURN KLAVERN

Building Found Drenched With Gasoline $5,000 Damage Is Done (Special to The Fiery Cross) TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Nov. 3. The torch has again become the weapon of Vigo county's enemies of Prote.antism. Early yesterday morning the open air theater at the old Klavern of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, north of this city on the Clinton road, was destroyed by fife of mysterious origin. The damage loss was estimated at more than $5,000. Investigators report that- the building had been drenched with gasoline and fired by enemies of the organization. The loss is only partly covered by insurance. The flames enveloped the structure before persons living in the neighbor hood and Klansmen were able to fight the fire. Many members of the order flocked to the place in an effort to save the building. The firing of the Klan's home here is seen as another piece of evidence that lawlessness and disrespect for duly constituted bodies are sweeping through Vigo county. The sheriff, Fred Armstrong, permits "wide open" conditions to exist in Taylorville, un der the very shadow of Vigo county's jail. It was-in this county, too, that John W. Davis, Democratic candi date for president, stopped his train for fifteen minutes in order to address the priests and nuns at St. Mary-of-the-Wood3. The Terre Haute Klan started work on a new Wavern In the heart of the business district several months ago. M'NAMARA WILL GET A CHANGE OF VENUE Unity League Plotter, Indicted for Blackmail, to Have a New Judg John J. McNamara, un-American Unity League plotter and convicted dynamiter, has asked for a change of venue from Judge James A. Collins, of criminal court, in his trial on -charges of blackmail. McNamara, one of Pat O'Donnell's henchmen In his campaign against the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, alleges that Collins would not give him a fair trial. At the time McNamara was arrested here twelve years ago for his implicatton in the bombing of the Los Angeles Times building, It was Judge Collins who issued an order for his return to California. On Saturday morning, November 8, McNamara will be given a list of five men, from which to select a Judge to hear his case. McNamara was indicted by the grand jury of Marion county on four counts of blackmail in connection with acts of vandalism at the new Elks' home in Indianapolis. He is business agent of the Bridge and. Structural Iron Workers' Union Local No. 22, which was engaged in a controversy with the constructors. of the new Elks' home. Klan film censorship would see that the Protestant minister received a fifty-fifty chance at the aim weddings. At the present ' lme the movgive us mostly a pi lest ly father's "bless you, my children." ' . ' :

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