Nomination of Jackson is Assured

From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, May 7, 1924:  Yesterday’s primary election demonstrated the Ku Klux Klan’s ability to become a controlling factor in Indiana politics.  Hoosier voters went to the polls and expressed their sentiments either for or against the Klan, and apparently the Klan claims of strength have not been exaggerated.  The Ku Klux Klan successfully put across the nomination of Ed Jackson as the Republican nominee for governor and returns from over the state indicate that in most counties Klan slates supporting Republican candidates have won.  In Marion County the only exception was in the race for prosecutor with incumbent William H. Remy defeating Klan-backed James E. McDonald.  While some may not like the idea, there is no longer a particle of doubt that at the present time the Klan is the most powerful influence in Indiana politics.  

“‘Nomination of Jackson is Assured,” The Indianapolis Star, 7 May 1924, p. 1:7

“Primary Results, The Indianapolis Times, 8 May 1924, p. 4:1

M'CRAY RESIGNS AS GOVERNOR

From The Indianapolis Times, Tuesday, April 29, 1924:  Gov. Warren T. McCray resigned today following his conviction in Federal Court last evening for mail fraud.  The jury returned its verdict after deliberating thirteen minutes, finding McCray guilty of fraudulently writing 2,500 letters, each one in violation of the postal laws, in order to obtain money under false pretenses.  After the verdict was read, in a caustic and biting denunciation, Judge Albert Anderson branded the Governor as a forger saying, “The evidence is of remarkable character.  The circumstances are so enormously bad that there is no excuse for them…In my forty years’…never have I seen anything to approach this in the number of continuous felonies.”  McCray will be sentenced tomorrow and then taken to Federal prison in Atlanta, GA.  Lieutenant Governor Emmett Branch plans to take the oath of office immediately.

“‘M'Cray Resigns as Governor,” The Indianapolis Times, 29 April 1924, p. 1:1

BLUE TRIANGLE HALL, Y.W.C.A. GIRLS' HOME, BECOMES A REALITY

From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, April 20, 1924:  The Blue Triangle Hall, the new Y.W.C.A. boarding residence for employed girls, will open its doors this week.  Located at 725 N. Pennsylvania St, the hall can accommodate as many as 115 young women, giving them pleasant rooms, wholesome meals, and congenial companionship.  A girl can share one of the larger rooms with three other girls for $6.75 (2024:  $122.50) a week or the girl who desires the best private room will pay $12.50 (2024:  $226.85) a week.  The location is within walking distance of six factories and all the department stores.  The building faces the proposed Memorial Plaza, and the front rooms will look out over one of the city’s real beauty spots.  It is a short block from the library and within walking distance of the John Herron Art Institute.   

“‘Blue Triangle Hall, Y.W.C.A. Girls’ Home, Becomes a Reality,” The Indianapolis Star, 20 April 1924, Pt. Two, p. 1:2