Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-07-07 | Page 17 | Klan Abandons Washington as Headquarters

KlAN ABANDONS WASHINGTON AS HEADQUARTERS Presidential Ca Campaign Ov Over r Official Says Explaining Move Moye WASHINGTON A jUl July G G AP AlThe AP- AP The Washington Post tola today says bays Tho The I Klan J n has abandoned Washington oh as asa a national headquarters and is now back in Atlanta Ga the place of ot Its l birth Two reasons are given for the transfer r. r One official Ial Is s quoted as explaining th that i the national headquarters headquarters head head- quarters was wag moved mo to Washington because this was believed to be the best place to direct Its campaign a against the presidential candidacy of at Alfred E. E Smith Well eU the campaign Is over cr now he is quoted Will as saying saInS we move back again That may de depend depend depend de- de pend on who the candidates s are The Thc other reason ascribed Is that the Man klan JJ n has just erected two t new buildings s in Atlanta one ne a factory where where the regalia Is turned out and the other er an nd building for Cor the tho officials and clerks of at the theor or TO STAY IN CAPITAL Klan officials lib have been eta sta stationed here included H H. J. J Rams Ramsey oy Imperial s secretary the c editor of at the Courier whose identity is Kept Jept secret t and the Imperial auditor together to together to- to gether with Ith about thirty Imperial Wizard Hiram Wesley Evans E ho however hoer ocer er will remain in Washington the Post continues maintaining his home homo at 2500 Massachusetts avenue and his of office office of- of fice flee on the sixth n floor or of the Southern Southern South South- ern rn building Tho legal office ot of tho klan also will remain here As a matter of oC fact act in view of at what hat Wizard rd ns Evans once told reporters re reporters reporters re- re porters It may not be entirely correct correct cor cor- to sa say that the national headquarters headquarters head head- j quarters quarter has hns moved mo back to Atlanta I even en though plan klan officials themselves themselves them them- selves sa say so At tho the time tine of Evans' Evans re remar nar there was talk of or the klan kJan moving Its h headquarters rs front from Atlanta to Washington ri The wizard was asked about the report The Thc headquarters ot of the klan ho hl wild said Aid Is wherever where I am am USED CATHOLIC HOME HOM E The officials officials' and who have ha been transferred back to Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta At At- lanta occupied tho D Dahlgren mansion mansion man man- man man- sion slon at 1325 1323 Massachusetts avenue Northwest This the paperY paper recalls had once been used by Uy devout Catholics ics the family of Admiral Dahlgren and still sUll was adorned with pictures s and statues of at saints when the klan kJan moved In Across tho the street from lom the mansion is In the headquarters I of or the tho National Catholic Welfare Welfare Wel Wel- eJ fare council