it was revealed that Jackson had attempted to bribe former Gov. Warren T. McCray with $10,000 to appoint a Klansman to a local office, Jackson was taken to court. His case ended with a hung jury, and Jackson ended his political career in disgrace. There is, however, evidence that Jackson joined the KKK himself. Clarence Morley Clarence Morley (R),(1869 – 1948) the Governor of Colorado, was a KKK member and a strong supporter of Prohibition. He tried to ban the Catholic Church from using sacramental wine and attempted to have the University of Colorado fire all Jewish and Catholic professors. Tom Terral Tom Terral (D), ( 1882 – 1946) the Governor of Arkansas, was a member of the KKK in Louisiana. Clifford Walker Clifford Walker (D), (1877 – 1954) the Governor of Georgia, was revealed to be a Klan member by the press in 1924. Federal Judges Elmer David Davies Elmer David Davies (D), a Federal Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, was a member of the KKK while at university. Statewide Officials Lee Cazort Lee Cazort (D), the Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas, was active in the Klan, and openly endorsed the Klan's platform. John W. Morton John Morton (D), the Tennessee Secretary of State, was the founder of the Nashville chapter of the KKK William L. Saunders William L. Saunders (D), the North Carolina Secretary of State, was the founder of the North Carolina chapter. Local Officials A notable number of local officials were also Klansmen, resulting in such as the "reign of terror" inflicted by Louisiana by crony "exalted cyclops": Bastrop mayor, John Killian Skipwith, known as Captain J. K. Skipwith, and Mer Rouge mayor, Bunnie McEwin McKoin, MD, better known as Dr. B. M. McKoin (and whose surname was variously misreported as McCoin, M'Koin and McKoln in media). John Clinton Porter John Clinton Porter (D), was mayor of Los Angeles and an early supporter of the Klan in the 1920s. Benjamin F. Stapleton Benjamin F. Stapleton (D), was Mayor of Denver in the 1920s–1940s. He was a Klan member in the early 1920s and appointed fellow Klansmen to positions in municipal government. Ultimately, Stapleton broke from the Klan and removed several Klansmen from office. Kaspar K. Kubli Kap Kubli (R) Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives from 1923 to 1924 David Duke David Duke (D/R), a politician who ran