At the time in question, there weren't enough republicans in Alabama to pass any law, anyway, racism and the Klan were pretty active north of the Mason -Dixon line. Since there were no republicans around here, there weren't any in the clan. I can remember when most folks around here were pretty violently anti Republican. Dixiecrats were still Democrats. It wasn't a racist plot, it was a general understanding. In my county, the sheriff and coroner still have to run on the Democrat ticket to win.
Mike