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Show KLAN AND RADICALS i BLAMED FOR DEFEAT NBW YORK. Dec. IB. Mis; Alice Fohprtson. eongrefdonal r n sent i-tlvo i-tlvo from Oklahoma, Thursday de-dared de-dared before the New York Rotary club that tho Ku KJux Klan and the woman's vote defeated her In last month's election. "Oklahoma didn't go Democratic; It went radical," MLss Robertson said. "I aremblo for Oklahoma. There nre very hard times ahead. All of us who try to do things with respect for i the constitution and American insti-tutlona insti-tutlona are subject to attack by radl- j eals." The Klan opposed her because she voted against the soldier bonu. tho women because she voted against the Shepard-Tnwner maternity bill. La-l"r La-l"r .sympathizes with her as a "poor lame duck" and charges her with be lng owned "by Wall street." "I'm a lame duck, all right." sh continued, "but I limp pretty well I voted for the ship subsidy bill lu.st week and I would do It again, for I live In a country that at ono time sub-Bldlzed sub-Bldlzed tho railroads and thereby ad-vanoed ad-vanoed tho cause of civilization. But! what have I done against labor?" Of women In politics, Mis Robertson Robert-son said: "We've got to go slow In' thlfl suffrage game. Wo don't quite belong, yet." OPPONENT REPLIES. TAHLRQUAR, Oltla., Dec. 15. MIk-s Alice Robertson's defeat In the November election was due to her reactionary stand on till legislation and not because sho was opposed by thf Ku Klux Klan. W. V,. Hastings. Democrat, representative-elect from the .-eeond Oklahoma district, de-clared de-clared after reading reports or jilss Robertson's speech In Now York. "Thr Ku Klux Klan had nothing to do with it. insofar as any one knows." aid Mr Hastings Hastings, who defeated de-feated IClss Robertson bj 18,061 votes, declared that h" had nr.r sern any evidence 0f Klan activity In theil palgn. NOT RLAN MEMBER.)! OKLAHOMA CITY. Okft., H W. W. Hastings, roprcsait elect from the rond congreu district of Oklahoma, Lb not sTT tier of tho Ku Klux Klan oJl klan took no part In the campaJ whleh Miss Alice Robertson W f fated, state officials of the'lM. here. Tlv klan ha.s always been Ik to .Miss Robertson and she i wa been rluased an not UfluE I to the klan, they said. |