We are supporting the officers of the
law wherever they are in proper per
formance of their legal duties."
"Well, to what extent did the plan
go with reference to the Oklahoma
fight, the Oklahoma situation?"
"I couldn't tell you sir."
"They sent money?"
"They spent some money in Okla
homa, yes sir."
"They have spent a large sum of
money In Oklahoma since that July
meeting?"
"I would say they had spent a good
deal. yes. I don’t know how much."
"How much was spent or sent there
to be used in the Oklahoma situa
tion ?"
"I couldn’t tell you. As money has
been needed In Oklahoma it has been
furnished them, I should say.”
"How many other campaigns in
different states has the executive
committee authorized the expenditure
of money In?"
o o o
Helped Other States.
"I don’t know how many states.
Wherever it has been necessary to
take care of the Interest of the klan
or kl&nsmen I have tried to do so.
Now there are forty-odd states in
this union and wherever the cause
for which we serve, and the institu
tion we belong to, need help, we help
them if we can.
' There are no political campaigns
with us. We don’t get behind men In
politics, we are for principles; we get
behind principles."
Dr. Evans and E. Y. Clarke got
four-fifths of the money turned into
the propagation fund during the time
he was in charge of that department
and turned one-fifth into the klan.
Dr. Evans denied that he ever
had handled the state in Illinois, In
which the plaintiffs have charged in
an affidavit introduced yesterday,
that he had split fees, with E. G.
Christy, grand dragon of that state.
"I never split anything with Mr.
