One such occasion occurred in 1926, when the Clarke County Democratic Executive Committee ruled Klansman James Willie Arnold, a local lawyer, off the primary ticket as a candidate for a judgeship. In addition to having served as the Great Titan of the regional Klan in Georgia, Arnold belonged to the Elks and the Woodmen of the World, and had served as treasurer of the Century Club. He took part in the men's Sunday school at First Methodist Church, where his wife belonged
