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Show WILSON DENIES j MAN'S CHARGE An ti-Catholic Attack in Texas Campaign Is Declared De-clared Baseless ROCKWALL. Tex., August 2.".. Following Fol-lowing his usual attack on the Ku Klux Kim In his speech here Thursday, I former Governor James L' Ferguson, I candidate for Democratic nomination for i'nlted States senator, read a rnes-BagC rnes-BagC from former President W'llnnn to I a Dallas attorney, in which the former president denied a charge of the "Rev. I I A, C, Parker, acknowledged oyclops of I I the Dallas klan. that he had, while I president, "handed out 85 per cent" of his appointments to Catholics Mr. Ferguson made no comment on the message, apparently leaving the mere reading of ihe message to carry the point he wished to make.. Added to his usual attack on the klan, Mr. Ferguson - M that this ' hydra-headed monster of anarchy Is crawling over this state ' and thai "the constitution written for us by our fathers. Is In danger ' He again charged that his opponent, Karlo B. Mav field, is .1 member of the klan, reading a letter from A B. Ellis, styled "urand draRon of th- klan in the realm of Texas," to support his 1 harge. The former governor denied lh ac-ouoatlon ac-ouoatlon by Mr. Mayfleld that the dis-i turbance during Mr. Ferguson's speech 1 In Houston Monday night was-bitched was-bitched up by Ferguson and his support sup-port ITS." I Mr. Ferguson closes his campaign I tonight at Fort Worth. HELD "GRO06L1 FALSE" DALLAS Tex . August 24. A mes- afcc from former President Woodrow I w.ison denj in c hatfges ihn 1 he "ha nd-' fed out to CatholicsJB6 per ceni of the 1 offices while, he was president." has heen received here by ft. C Merrht, ; local attorney. The charge whs made by the Rev. A. C. Parker, admitted cycloiis of the local Ku Klux Klan, in, la political speech last Tuesday nlht.' I ' Vuii don't know that the great unsuspecting un-suspecting Woodrow Wilson handed! iout to Catholics S", per c.-nt of the offices of-fices while he was president, do you?" Ithe pev Parker said. Shortly after the Pev. Mr. Pnrker'S speech. .Sir Merrill wired the former I president, asking if the statement was true. The text of Mr. Wilson s reply follows: fol-lows: "Of course the statement is grossly false. ) thought lt inconsistent with the principles of our government to consider ih- church connections of' any one appointed to office.' lt was signed, "Woodrow Wilson." KLAN BIG ISSUE DALLAS. Tex. August 2.V Th. Ku Klux Klan promises to b an isue in; Texas politics un:ll after the final elections elec-tions In X'ovrmi-.r It has bec-om- ai vital Issue In :he Democratic party es-1 peclally in the Democrat! race for; nomination for I riled states -.niti.r nnd Is creeping Into the race for noni-j lnation for lesser state cWflres It also has been a bitter Issue in certain counties. coun-ties. The action of the Republican state committee in opposing the klan In its platform, adopted In unvinMnn al Fort Worth August , preclude-, dropping drop-ping of the issue after th.- Democratic primary of August 26 Politicians declare de-clare they see a bid by the Republicans Republic-ans for the nnti-klnn Democratic vote in the platform plank opposing the klan The Republicans, for the first time in a number of years, have a full state! ticket in the field now Heretofore nomination on the Democratic tlcket has been considered equal to election, j with only an occasional exception .1 There are few members of the Republican Repub-lican party optimistic enough to de-l 1 tare they expect success of their candidates can-didates this year, but they do say (hey expect the Republican vote w, if show1 an Increase and the Democrats will not have as easy .1 time as in the past or |
