I) The condemnation of D. C. Stephenson.
Stephenson was an important Klan leader in Indiana. In 1925 he was condemned for kidnapping, raping and murder of Madge Oberholtzer. This crime and other scandals of the time helped to destroy the Klan not only on Indiana but nationwide.
II) Groups fought against the KKK.
In 1924 students from a Catholic college blocked the way of a Klan demonstration and stole Klan's objects. Around the same period labor unions, newspapers, groups of Catholics and Jews united against it.
III) Republicans' detachment from the Klan.
Because of the scandals, previous Republican support of the Klan was stopped. Republican political leaders looked to differentiate themselves from the KKK.
