SEN. WATSON DENIES KLAN AGREEMENT; IS QUIZZED BY REED
Senator Watson came from his bed in the hospital to appear before Senator Reed and denied that he had ever made agreements of any sort with the Ku Klux Klan, branding as lies the testimony of former Klan leaders that he had made a deal for Klan support for the presidency. Reed did not cross-examine him because of his condition following a recent auto accident, and adjourned the hearings to his own office in Kansas City after most of the charges and counter charges in the election row fizzled in the investigation.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25. (AP) - The Indianapolis Senator Watson of Indiana came from his bed in the Methodist hospital before Senator Reed and denied that he had ever made agreements of any sort with Ku Klux Klan and branded as lies the testimony of the former Klan leaders that he had made a deal for Klan support for the presidency in 1928.
Senator Reed did not cross-examine Watson because of the latter's condition due to a recent auto accident. Reed adjourned the hearings to his own office in Kansas City after most of the charges and counter charges in the election row fizzled in the investigation.
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SEN. WATSON DENIES KLAN AGREEMENT; IS QUIZZED BY REED
Senator Watson came from his bed in the hospital to appear before Senator Reed and denied that he had ever made agreements of any sort with the Ku Klux Klan, branding as lies the testimony of former Klan leaders that he had made a deal for Klan support for the presidency. Reed did not cross-examine him because of his condition following a recent auto accident, and adjourned the hearings to his own office in Kansas City after most of the charges and counter charges in the election row fizzled in the investigation.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25. (AP) - The Indianapolis Senator Watson of Indiana came from his bed in the Methodist hospital before Senator Reed and denied that he had ever made agreements of any sort with Ku Klux Klan and branded as lies the testimony of the former Klan leaders that he had made a deal for Klan support for the presidency in 1928.
Senator Reed did not cross-examine Watson because of the latter's condition due to a recent auto accident. Reed adjourned the hearings to his own office in Kansas City after most of the charges and counter charges in the election row fizzled in the investigation.
Reproduced unchanged from Seward Daily Gateway, October 25, 1926, page 1.
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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 Seward Daily Gateway, October 25, 1926, page 1.
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SEN. WATSON DENIES KLAN AGREEMENT; IS QUIZZED BY REED
Senator Watson came from his bed in the hospital to appear before Senator Reed and denied that he had ever made agreements of any sort with the Ku Klux Klan, branding as lies the testimony of former Klan leaders that he had made a deal for Klan support for the presidency. Reed did not cross-examine him because of his condition following a recent auto accident, and adjourned the hearings to his own office in Kansas City after most of the charges and counter charges in the election row fizzled in the investigation.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25. (AP) - The Indianapolis Senator Watson of Indiana came from his bed in the Methodist hospital before Senator Reed and denied that he had ever made agreements of any sort with Ku Klux Klan and branded as lies the testimony of the former Klan leaders that he had made a deal for Klan support for the presidency in 1928.
Senator Reed did not cross-examine Watson because of the latter's condition due to a recent auto accident. Reed adjourned the hearings to his own office in Kansas City after most of the charges and counter charges in the election row fizzled in the investigation.
Reproduced unchanged from Seward Daily Gateway, October 25, 1926, page 1.
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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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SEN. WATSON DENIES KLAN AGREEMENT; IS QUIZZED BY REED
Senator Watson came from his bed in the hospital to appear before Senator Reed and denied that he had ever made agreements of any sort with the Ku Klux Klan, branding as lies the testimony of former Klan leaders that he had made a deal for Klan support for the presidency. Reed did not cross-examine him because of his condition following a recent auto accident, and adjourned the hearings to his own office in Kansas City after most of the charges and counter charges in the election row fizzled in the investigation.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25. (AP) - The Indianapolis Senator Watson of Indiana came from his bed in the Methodist hospital before Senator Reed and denied that he had ever made agreements of any sort with Ku Klux Klan and branded as lies the testimony of the former Klan leaders that he had made a deal for Klan support for the presidency in 1928.
Senator Reed did not cross-examine Watson because of the latter's condition due to a recent auto accident. Reed adjourned the hearings to his own office in Kansas City after most of the charges and counter charges in the election row fizzled in the investigation.
Reproduced unchanged from Seward Daily Gateway, October 25, 1926, page 1.
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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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SEN. WATSON DENIES KLAN AGREEMENT; IS QUIZZED BY REED
Senator Watson came from his bed in the hospital to appear before Senator Reed and denied that he had ever made agreements of any sort with the Ku Klux Klan, branding as lies the testimony of former Klan leaders that he had made a deal for Klan support for the presidency. Reed did not cross-examine him because of his condition following a recent auto accident, and adjourned the hearings to his own office in Kansas City after most of the charges and counter charges in the election row fizzled in the investigation.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25. (AP) - The Indianapolis Senator Watson of Indiana came from his bed in the Methodist hospital before Senator Reed and denied that he had ever made agreements of any sort with Ku Klux Klan and branded as lies the testimony of the former Klan leaders that he had made a deal for Klan support for the presidency in 1928.
Senator Reed did not cross-examine Watson because of the latter's condition due to a recent auto accident. Reed adjourned the hearings to his own office in Kansas City after most of the charges and counter charges in the election row fizzled in the investigation.
Reproduced unchanged from Seward Daily Gateway, October 25, 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 Seward Daily Gateway, October 25, 1926, page 1.
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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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