In the November 1924 general election other Klan-supported candidates swept to victory. The governor, Clarence J. Morley, was a Klansman; the two U.S. senators, Rice Means and Lawrence Phipps, had strong Klan connections; and the Klan held the offices of lieutenant governor, state auditor, and attorney general. Another Klansman, William J. Candlish, was selected by the Grand Dragon to be the chief of police for the Denver Police Department and was officially appointed by Mayor Stapleton. In addition, Klansmen were seated on the Board of Regents for the University of Colorado and the State
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