after evans won, he officially appointed stephenson as grand dragon of indiana. privately he made him head of recruiting for seven other states north of mississippi. in the 1920s, klan membership grew dramatically in these states. in indiana, membership grew to nearly 250,000 or about one third of all white males in the state. stephenson acquired great wealth and political power by leading the klan; agents received a portion of fees paid by new recruits, and he began to wield other powers. evans, who had a monopoly on the sale of klan uniforms and paraphernalia, appointed stephenson as grand dragon of the indiana klan at a 1923 fourth of july gathering of the klan in kokomo, indiana, with more than 100,000 members and their families in attendance. stephenson said,