9 2 1 . ▁He ▁ran ▁un success fully ▁for ▁governor ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁Democratic ▁primary , ▁having ▁lost ▁to ▁Thomas ▁Ch ip man ▁Mc R ae . ▁ ▁Pre par ing ▁to ▁run ▁again ▁for ▁governor ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁Ter ral ▁joined ▁the ▁Ku ▁Kl ux ▁K lan ▁in ▁More house ▁Par ish , ▁which ▁ad jo ins ▁his ▁native ▁Union ▁Par ish . ▁Appar ently , ▁he ▁was ▁rejected ▁for ▁K lan ▁membership ▁by ▁various ▁chap ters ▁in ▁Ark ansas ▁but ▁wanted ▁to ▁show ▁his ▁commit ment ▁to ▁the ▁organization ▁as ▁he ▁mounted ▁his ▁g ubern atorial ▁race . ▁In ▁the ▁Democratic ▁primary , ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁institution ▁of ▁run off ▁elections ▁in ▁Ark ansas , ▁Ter ral ▁defeated ▁several ▁oppon ents , ▁including ▁future ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁William ▁Lee ▁C az ort ▁of ▁Johnson ▁County , ▁the ▁original ▁choice ▁of ▁the ▁Ku ▁Kl ux ▁K lan ▁hierarchy . ▁Ter ral ▁also ▁defeated ▁John ▁Ell is ▁Mart ine au , ▁who ▁came ▁back ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁to ▁un se at ▁Ter ral ▁in ▁the ▁primary . ▁In ▁the ▁general ▁election ▁held ▁that ▁year ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁Ter ral ▁defeated ▁Republican ▁John ▁W . ▁Grab iel , ▁an ▁Ohio ▁native ▁and ▁an ▁att orney ▁from ▁F ay ette ville ▁who ▁had ▁also ▁run ▁un success fully ▁against ▁Governor ▁Mc R ae ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁Ter ral ▁received ▁ 9 9 , 5 9