Klan Scores Heavily in Political Passing

From The Indianapolis Times, Monday, November 9, 1925:  Mayor-Elect John Duvall has named the first eighteen members of his administration, and the Ku Klux Klan has scored heavily in the appointments.  The Klan organization maintained a Duvall campaign headquarters in the City Trust Building and there has been considerable speculation in political circles as to whether the Klan or the Republican Party would receive the greater recognition when appointments were made.  Among positions favored by the Klan are three top positions in the police department - police chief, police inspector, and traffic inspector – two assistant fire chiefs, park superintendent, assistant park superintendent, corporation counsel, a board of safety member, and city controller.  The appointment of city controller is one of the most important because, under the law, the city controller would become mayor in the event of a mayoral vacancy

“Klan Scores Heavily in Political Plum Passing,” The Indianapolis Times, 9 November 1925, p. 1:1

"John L. Duvall Names Eighteen City Appointees,” The Indianapolis News, 9 November 1925, p. 1:1