STEPHENSON PLOT BARED BY EDITOR
Adams, Vincennes G. O. P. Publisher, Says He Will Show How D. C. Ruled. HEAD OF COMMITTEE Investigation Carried on for Months.
Thomas Adams, head of a probe committee of the Indiana Republican Editorial Association, said the committee had spent months examining the political activities of Stephenson, who is serving a life sentence in the State Prison at Michigan City, and had gathered documents, letters and pictures said to show that his word was law in Indiana.
Revelation of a gigantic supergovernment within the State of Indiana over which David C. Stephen-son at the zenith of his power as grand dragon of the Hoosier Ku-Klux Klan held sway was promised today by Thomas Adams of Vincennes, head of a probe committee of the Indiana Republican Editorial Association.
The committee has been delving for months into the political activities of Stephenson, who is now serving a life sentence in the State Prison at Michigan City for the murder of Miss Madge Oberholtzer, an Indianapolis girl.
Documents of an astounding nature, letters, pictures and other evidence have come into possession of the committee which show conclusively that Stephenson's word was law in Indiana, that he manipulated appointments and forced courts to do his bidding under threat of political destruction, Adams said.
More than fifty of Stephenson's former lieutenants are aiding in the investigation, according to Adams.
Lieutenants Talk
Some of these former lieutenants or "klockards" have made signed confessions, Adams announced, revealing for the first time the story of Stephenson's mysterious political power built on the foundation of the Ku-Klux Klan organization.
These confessions, according to Adams, tell of corrupt methods in the last session of the State Legislature, of the sale of various bills and who got the money, and of contracts made in writing to control the acts of public officials, both in city and State government in Indiana.
Evidence in the hands of the committee, Adams announced, shows that Stephenson made candidates he backed "sign on the dotted line" by drawing up formal contracts to let him dictate appointments to be made by them when they took office. Juries Corrupted
Even the jury system of the State was corrupted under the evil influence of the Stephenson system, Adams asserted. He said information had been uncovered that word was passed out from Stephenson's office in Indianapolis to "do" or "don't" in cases in which the Klan dragon was interested, and that juries followed these orders.
"Stephenson forced a super-oath into the vitals of the public officials and leaders who allied themselves (Turn to Page 11)
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STEPHENSON PLOT BARED BY EDITOR
Adams, Vincennes G. O. P. Publisher, Says He Will Show How D. C. Ruled. HEAD OF COMMITTEE Investigation Carried on for Months.
Thomas Adams, head of a probe committee of the Indiana Republican Editorial Association, said the committee had spent months examining the political activities of Stephenson, who is serving a life sentence in the State Prison at Michigan City, and had gathered documents, letters and pictures said to show that his word was law in Indiana.
Revelation of a gigantic supergovernment within the State of Indiana over which David C. Stephen-son at the zenith of his power as grand dragon of the Hoosier Ku-Klux Klan held sway was promised today by Thomas Adams of Vincennes, head of a probe committee of the Indiana Republican Editorial Association.
The committee has been delving for months into the political activities of Stephenson, who is now serving a life sentence in the State Prison at Michigan City for the murder of Miss Madge Oberholtzer, an Indianapolis girl.
Documents of an astounding nature, letters, pictures and other evidence have come into possession of the committee which show conclusively that Stephenson's word was law in Indiana, that he manipulated appointments and forced courts to do his bidding under threat of political destruction, Adams said.
More than fifty of Stephenson's former lieutenants are aiding in the investigation, according to Adams.
Lieutenants Talk
Some of these former lieutenants or "klockards" have made signed confessions, Adams announced, revealing for the first time the story of Stephenson's mysterious political power built on the foundation of the Ku-Klux Klan organization.
These confessions, according to Adams, tell of corrupt methods in the last session of the State Legislature, of the sale of various bills and who got the money, and of contracts made in writing to control the acts of public officials, both in city and State government in Indiana.
Evidence in the hands of the committee, Adams announced, shows that Stephenson made candidates he backed "sign on the dotted line" by drawing up formal contracts to let him dictate appointments to be made by them when they took office. Juries Corrupted
Even the jury system of the State was corrupted under the evil influence of the Stephenson system, Adams asserted. He said information had been uncovered that word was passed out from Stephenson's office in Indianapolis to "do" or "don't" in cases in which the Klan dragon was interested, and that juries followed these orders.
"Stephenson forced a super-oath into the vitals of the public officials and leaders who allied themselves (Turn to Page 11)
Reproduced unchanged from The Indianapolis Times, September 28, 1926, page 1.
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 Indianapolis Times, September 28, 1926, page 1.
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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September 30, 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:New Britain Herald, Daily Kennebec Journal, Evening Star, Watauga Democrat, The Alaska Daily Empire, The Sauk Centre Herald, The Carbon County News, The Lambertville Record, The Bismarck Tribune, and Seward Daily Gateway.
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STEPHENSON PLOT BARED BY EDITOR
Adams, Vincennes G. O. P. Publisher, Says He Will Show How D. C. Ruled. HEAD OF COMMITTEE Investigation Carried on for Months.
Thomas Adams, head of a probe committee of the Indiana Republican Editorial Association, said the committee had spent months examining the political activities of Stephenson, who is serving a life sentence in the State Prison at Michigan City, and had gathered documents, letters and pictures said to show that his word was law in Indiana.
Revelation of a gigantic supergovernment within the State of Indiana over which David C. Stephen-son at the zenith of his power as grand dragon of the Hoosier Ku-Klux Klan held sway was promised today by Thomas Adams of Vincennes, head of a probe committee of the Indiana Republican Editorial Association.
The committee has been delving for months into the political activities of Stephenson, who is now serving a life sentence in the State Prison at Michigan City for the murder of Miss Madge Oberholtzer, an Indianapolis girl.
Documents of an astounding nature, letters, pictures and other evidence have come into possession of the committee which show conclusively that Stephenson's word was law in Indiana, that he manipulated appointments and forced courts to do his bidding under threat of political destruction, Adams said.
More than fifty of Stephenson's former lieutenants are aiding in the investigation, according to Adams.
Lieutenants Talk
Some of these former lieutenants or "klockards" have made signed confessions, Adams announced, revealing for the first time the story of Stephenson's mysterious political power built on the foundation of the Ku-Klux Klan organization.
These confessions, according to Adams, tell of corrupt methods in the last session of the State Legislature, of the sale of various bills and who got the money, and of contracts made in writing to control the acts of public officials, both in city and State government in Indiana.
Evidence in the hands of the committee, Adams announced, shows that Stephenson made candidates he backed "sign on the dotted line" by drawing up formal contracts to let him dictate appointments to be made by them when they took office. Juries Corrupted
Even the jury system of the State was corrupted under the evil influence of the Stephenson system, Adams asserted. He said information had been uncovered that word was passed out from Stephenson's office in Indianapolis to "do" or "don't" in cases in which the Klan dragon was interested, and that juries followed these orders.
"Stephenson forced a super-oath into the vitals of the public officials and leaders who allied themselves (Turn to Page 11)
Reproduced unchanged from The Indianapolis Times, September 28, 1926, page 1.
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 Indianapolis Times, September 28, 1926, page 1.
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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September 30, 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:New Britain Herald, Daily Kennebec Journal, Evening Star, Watauga Democrat, The Alaska Daily Empire, The Sauk Centre Herald, The Carbon County News, The Lambertville Record, The Bismarck Tribune, and Seward Daily Gateway.
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STEPHENSON PLOT BARED BY EDITOR
Adams, Vincennes G. O. P. Publisher, Says He Will Show How D. C. Ruled. HEAD OF COMMITTEE Investigation Carried on for Months.
Thomas Adams, head of a probe committee of the Indiana Republican Editorial Association, said the committee had spent months examining the political activities of Stephenson, who is serving a life sentence in the State Prison at Michigan City, and had gathered documents, letters and pictures said to show that his word was law in Indiana.
Revelation of a gigantic supergovernment within the State of Indiana over which David C. Stephen-son at the zenith of his power as grand dragon of the Hoosier Ku-Klux Klan held sway was promised today by Thomas Adams of Vincennes, head of a probe committee of the Indiana Republican Editorial Association.
The committee has been delving for months into the political activities of Stephenson, who is now serving a life sentence in the State Prison at Michigan City for the murder of Miss Madge Oberholtzer, an Indianapolis girl.
Documents of an astounding nature, letters, pictures and other evidence have come into possession of the committee which show conclusively that Stephenson's word was law in Indiana, that he manipulated appointments and forced courts to do his bidding under threat of political destruction, Adams said.
More than fifty of Stephenson's former lieutenants are aiding in the investigation, according to Adams.
Lieutenants Talk
Some of these former lieutenants or "klockards" have made signed confessions, Adams announced, revealing for the first time the story of Stephenson's mysterious political power built on the foundation of the Ku-Klux Klan organization.
These confessions, according to Adams, tell of corrupt methods in the last session of the State Legislature, of the sale of various bills and who got the money, and of contracts made in writing to control the acts of public officials, both in city and State government in Indiana.
Evidence in the hands of the committee, Adams announced, shows that Stephenson made candidates he backed "sign on the dotted line" by drawing up formal contracts to let him dictate appointments to be made by them when they took office. Juries Corrupted
Even the jury system of the State was corrupted under the evil influence of the Stephenson system, Adams asserted. He said information had been uncovered that word was passed out from Stephenson's office in Indianapolis to "do" or "don't" in cases in which the Klan dragon was interested, and that juries followed these orders.
"Stephenson forced a super-oath into the vitals of the public officials and leaders who allied themselves (Turn to Page 11)
Reproduced unchanged from The Indianapolis Times, September 28, 1926, page 1.
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 Indianapolis Times, September 28, 1926, page 1.
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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September 30, 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:New Britain Herald, Daily Kennebec Journal, Evening Star, Watauga Democrat, The Alaska Daily Empire, The Sauk Centre Herald, The Carbon County News, The Lambertville Record, The Bismarck Tribune, and Seward Daily Gateway.
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STEPHENSON PLOT BARED BY EDITOR
Adams, Vincennes G. O. P. Publisher, Says He Will Show How D. C. Ruled. HEAD OF COMMITTEE Investigation Carried on for Months.
Thomas Adams, head of a probe committee of the Indiana Republican Editorial Association, said the committee had spent months examining the political activities of Stephenson, who is serving a life sentence in the State Prison at Michigan City, and had gathered documents, letters and pictures said to show that his word was law in Indiana.
Revelation of a gigantic supergovernment within the State of Indiana over which David C. Stephen-son at the zenith of his power as grand dragon of the Hoosier Ku-Klux Klan held sway was promised today by Thomas Adams of Vincennes, head of a probe committee of the Indiana Republican Editorial Association.
The committee has been delving for months into the political activities of Stephenson, who is now serving a life sentence in the State Prison at Michigan City for the murder of Miss Madge Oberholtzer, an Indianapolis girl.
Documents of an astounding nature, letters, pictures and other evidence have come into possession of the committee which show conclusively that Stephenson's word was law in Indiana, that he manipulated appointments and forced courts to do his bidding under threat of political destruction, Adams said.
More than fifty of Stephenson's former lieutenants are aiding in the investigation, according to Adams.
Lieutenants Talk
Some of these former lieutenants or "klockards" have made signed confessions, Adams announced, revealing for the first time the story of Stephenson's mysterious political power built on the foundation of the Ku-Klux Klan organization.
These confessions, according to Adams, tell of corrupt methods in the last session of the State Legislature, of the sale of various bills and who got the money, and of contracts made in writing to control the acts of public officials, both in city and State government in Indiana.
Evidence in the hands of the committee, Adams announced, shows that Stephenson made candidates he backed "sign on the dotted line" by drawing up formal contracts to let him dictate appointments to be made by them when they took office. Juries Corrupted
Even the jury system of the State was corrupted under the evil influence of the Stephenson system, Adams asserted. He said information had been uncovered that word was passed out from Stephenson's office in Indianapolis to "do" or "don't" in cases in which the Klan dragon was interested, and that juries followed these orders.
"Stephenson forced a super-oath into the vitals of the public officials and leaders who allied themselves (Turn to Page 11)
Reproduced unchanged from The Indianapolis Times, September 28, 1926, page 1.
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 Indianapolis Times, September 28, 1926, page 1.
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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September 30, 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:New Britain Herald, Daily Kennebec Journal, Evening Star, Watauga Democrat, The Alaska Daily Empire, The Sauk Centre Herald, The Carbon County News, The Lambertville Record, The Bismarck Tribune, and Seward Daily Gateway.
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