QUIZ EXPOSES KLAN DEAL TO ELECT WATSON
Hoosier Senator Goes Deeper Into Soup
Witnesses at an inquiry testified that the organization had ordered the endorsement of the Indiana senator because it was under an obligation to him, and that its general counsel in Washington worked partly for legislation favorable to it and partly at "seating senators." James V. Bolen, a former secretary of the organization in the state, testified that klansmen used its funds to take the mayors of Indianapolis and Evansville to Washington for Imperial Wizard Hiram Evans's approval of local appointments, including that of a corporation counsel by Mayor John L. Duvall, and that Indiana leaders later sought to oust Walter F. Bossert as grand dragon because he would not support the senator.
Witnesses at an inquiry describe how klansmen in Indiana backed a senator and took local appointments to Washington for approval.
(Continued from page 1) ed organization had ordered the endorsement of the Indiana senator because "the klan was under an obligation to him."
Meyers also drew the name of William F. Zumbrunn, general counsel of the klan, into the inquiry. Zumbrunn's duties in Washington, he said, consisted partly of exacting legislation favorable to the klan and "partly in seating senators."
To Consult Wizard.
Another amazing story of klan activities was told by James V. Bolen, former klan secretary of the state of Indiana, who declared a delegation of klansmen took the mayors of Indianapolis and Evansville to Washington to get the approval of Imperial Wizard Hiram W. Evans on local appointments. The trip was taken on klan funds, he added, chiefly to get Evans to approve the appointment of Charles J. Orbison, a democrat, as corporation counsel of Indianapolis by Mayor John L. Duvall, a republican. Duvall was one of the party.
The same trip also was described by Meyers, who said the klansmen met in the office of Senator Watson while in Washington.
Bolen told of a second visit to Washington by Indiana klan leaders for the purpose of ousting Walter F. Bossert as grand dragon because the latter "would not go down the line for Watson." The witness confirmed the testimony of Ralph B. Bradford, a former Crown Point, Ind., klansman, that Watson had attended a session of klan leaders at Washington, over the ousting of Bradford.
Meyers, now attached to the office of the secretary of state in Indiana, said he worked as an organizer for the klan in Indiana and Minnesota. He was a "knighthawk" and "troubleshooter" for the klan.
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QUIZ EXPOSES KLAN DEAL TO ELECT WATSON
Hoosier Senator Goes Deeper Into Soup
Witnesses at an inquiry testified that the organization had ordered the endorsement of the Indiana senator because it was under an obligation to him, and that its general counsel in Washington worked partly for legislation favorable to it and partly at "seating senators." James V. Bolen, a former secretary of the organization in the state, testified that klansmen used its funds to take the mayors of Indianapolis and Evansville to Washington for Imperial Wizard Hiram Evans's approval of local appointments, including that of a corporation counsel by Mayor John L. Duvall, and that Indiana leaders later sought to oust Walter F. Bossert as grand dragon because he would not support the senator.
Witnesses at an inquiry describe how klansmen in Indiana backed a senator and took local appointments to Washington for approval.
(Continued from page 1) ed organization had ordered the endorsement of the Indiana senator because "the klan was under an obligation to him."
Meyers also drew the name of William F. Zumbrunn, general counsel of the klan, into the inquiry. Zumbrunn's duties in Washington, he said, consisted partly of exacting legislation favorable to the klan and "partly in seating senators."
To Consult Wizard.
Another amazing story of klan activities was told by James V. Bolen, former klan secretary of the state of Indiana, who declared a delegation of klansmen took the mayors of Indianapolis and Evansville to Washington to get the approval of Imperial Wizard Hiram W. Evans on local appointments. The trip was taken on klan funds, he added, chiefly to get Evans to approve the appointment of Charles J. Orbison, a democrat, as corporation counsel of Indianapolis by Mayor John L. Duvall, a republican. Duvall was one of the party.
The same trip also was described by Meyers, who said the klansmen met in the office of Senator Watson while in Washington.
Bolen told of a second visit to Washington by Indiana klan leaders for the purpose of ousting Walter F. Bossert as grand dragon because the latter "would not go down the line for Watson." The witness confirmed the testimony of Ralph B. Bradford, a former Crown Point, Ind., klansman, that Watson had attended a session of klan leaders at Washington, over the ousting of Bradford.
Meyers, now attached to the office of the secretary of state in Indiana, said he worked as an organizer for the klan in Indiana and Minnesota. He was a "knighthawk" and "troubleshooter" for the klan.
Reproduced unchanged from The Daily Worker, October 30, 1926, page 2.
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Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from The Daily Worker, October 30, 1926, page 2.
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QUIZ EXPOSES KLAN DEAL TO ELECT WATSON
Hoosier Senator Goes Deeper Into Soup
Witnesses at an inquiry testified that the organization had ordered the endorsement of the Indiana senator because it was under an obligation to him, and that its general counsel in Washington worked partly for legislation favorable to it and partly at "seating senators." James V. Bolen, a former secretary of the organization in the state, testified that klansmen used its funds to take the mayors of Indianapolis and Evansville to Washington for Imperial Wizard Hiram Evans's approval of local appointments, including that of a corporation counsel by Mayor John L. Duvall, and that Indiana leaders later sought to oust Walter F. Bossert as grand dragon because he would not support the senator.
Witnesses at an inquiry describe how klansmen in Indiana backed a senator and took local appointments to Washington for approval.
(Continued from page 1) ed organization had ordered the endorsement of the Indiana senator because "the klan was under an obligation to him."
Meyers also drew the name of William F. Zumbrunn, general counsel of the klan, into the inquiry. Zumbrunn's duties in Washington, he said, consisted partly of exacting legislation favorable to the klan and "partly in seating senators."
To Consult Wizard.
Another amazing story of klan activities was told by James V. Bolen, former klan secretary of the state of Indiana, who declared a delegation of klansmen took the mayors of Indianapolis and Evansville to Washington to get the approval of Imperial Wizard Hiram W. Evans on local appointments. The trip was taken on klan funds, he added, chiefly to get Evans to approve the appointment of Charles J. Orbison, a democrat, as corporation counsel of Indianapolis by Mayor John L. Duvall, a republican. Duvall was one of the party.
The same trip also was described by Meyers, who said the klansmen met in the office of Senator Watson while in Washington.
Bolen told of a second visit to Washington by Indiana klan leaders for the purpose of ousting Walter F. Bossert as grand dragon because the latter "would not go down the line for Watson." The witness confirmed the testimony of Ralph B. Bradford, a former Crown Point, Ind., klansman, that Watson had attended a session of klan leaders at Washington, over the ousting of Bradford.
Meyers, now attached to the office of the secretary of state in Indiana, said he worked as an organizer for the klan in Indiana and Minnesota. He was a "knighthawk" and "troubleshooter" for the klan.
Reproduced unchanged from The Daily Worker, October 30, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from The Daily Worker, October 30, 1926, page 2.
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QUIZ EXPOSES KLAN DEAL TO ELECT WATSON
Hoosier Senator Goes Deeper Into Soup
Witnesses at an inquiry testified that the organization had ordered the endorsement of the Indiana senator because it was under an obligation to him, and that its general counsel in Washington worked partly for legislation favorable to it and partly at "seating senators." James V. Bolen, a former secretary of the organization in the state, testified that klansmen used its funds to take the mayors of Indianapolis and Evansville to Washington for Imperial Wizard Hiram Evans's approval of local appointments, including that of a corporation counsel by Mayor John L. Duvall, and that Indiana leaders later sought to oust Walter F. Bossert as grand dragon because he would not support the senator.
Witnesses at an inquiry describe how klansmen in Indiana backed a senator and took local appointments to Washington for approval.
(Continued from page 1) ed organization had ordered the endorsement of the Indiana senator because "the klan was under an obligation to him."
Meyers also drew the name of William F. Zumbrunn, general counsel of the klan, into the inquiry. Zumbrunn's duties in Washington, he said, consisted partly of exacting legislation favorable to the klan and "partly in seating senators."
To Consult Wizard.
Another amazing story of klan activities was told by James V. Bolen, former klan secretary of the state of Indiana, who declared a delegation of klansmen took the mayors of Indianapolis and Evansville to Washington to get the approval of Imperial Wizard Hiram W. Evans on local appointments. The trip was taken on klan funds, he added, chiefly to get Evans to approve the appointment of Charles J. Orbison, a democrat, as corporation counsel of Indianapolis by Mayor John L. Duvall, a republican. Duvall was one of the party.
The same trip also was described by Meyers, who said the klansmen met in the office of Senator Watson while in Washington.
Bolen told of a second visit to Washington by Indiana klan leaders for the purpose of ousting Walter F. Bossert as grand dragon because the latter "would not go down the line for Watson." The witness confirmed the testimony of Ralph B. Bradford, a former Crown Point, Ind., klansman, that Watson had attended a session of klan leaders at Washington, over the ousting of Bradford.
Meyers, now attached to the office of the secretary of state in Indiana, said he worked as an organizer for the klan in Indiana and Minnesota. He was a "knighthawk" and "troubleshooter" for the klan.
Reproduced unchanged from The Daily Worker, October 30, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from The Daily Worker, October 30, 1926, page 2.
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Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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QUIZ EXPOSES KLAN DEAL TO ELECT WATSON
Hoosier Senator Goes Deeper Into Soup
Witnesses at an inquiry testified that the organization had ordered the endorsement of the Indiana senator because it was under an obligation to him, and that its general counsel in Washington worked partly for legislation favorable to it and partly at "seating senators." James V. Bolen, a former secretary of the organization in the state, testified that klansmen used its funds to take the mayors of Indianapolis and Evansville to Washington for Imperial Wizard Hiram Evans's approval of local appointments, including that of a corporation counsel by Mayor John L. Duvall, and that Indiana leaders later sought to oust Walter F. Bossert as grand dragon because he would not support the senator.
Witnesses at an inquiry describe how klansmen in Indiana backed a senator and took local appointments to Washington for approval.
(Continued from page 1) ed organization had ordered the endorsement of the Indiana senator because "the klan was under an obligation to him."
Meyers also drew the name of William F. Zumbrunn, general counsel of the klan, into the inquiry. Zumbrunn's duties in Washington, he said, consisted partly of exacting legislation favorable to the klan and "partly in seating senators."
To Consult Wizard.
Another amazing story of klan activities was told by James V. Bolen, former klan secretary of the state of Indiana, who declared a delegation of klansmen took the mayors of Indianapolis and Evansville to Washington to get the approval of Imperial Wizard Hiram W. Evans on local appointments. The trip was taken on klan funds, he added, chiefly to get Evans to approve the appointment of Charles J. Orbison, a democrat, as corporation counsel of Indianapolis by Mayor John L. Duvall, a republican. Duvall was one of the party.
The same trip also was described by Meyers, who said the klansmen met in the office of Senator Watson while in Washington.
Bolen told of a second visit to Washington by Indiana klan leaders for the purpose of ousting Walter F. Bossert as grand dragon because the latter "would not go down the line for Watson." The witness confirmed the testimony of Ralph B. Bradford, a former Crown Point, Ind., klansman, that Watson had attended a session of klan leaders at Washington, over the ousting of Bradford.
Meyers, now attached to the office of the secretary of state in Indiana, said he worked as an organizer for the klan in Indiana and Minnesota. He was a "knighthawk" and "troubleshooter" for the klan.
Reproduced unchanged from The Daily Worker, October 30, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from The Daily Worker, October 30, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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October 29, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Douglas Daily Dispatch, Evening Star, Imperial Valley Press, The Alaskan, Putnam Patriot, Daily Kennebec Journal, Montgomery County Sentinel, and The Washington Times.
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