The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-10-29
Last Minute
Lie Against
Harding
Whispered
By Local
Democrats

Democrats have put into clicuIa.
tlon In Albuquerque today the cannIxl
used early In the present campaign
IN the state OF Ohio. charging TINT
senator Warren e. Bnrsiing IL OF
negro ancestry. ON his father's side.
The story has been circulated here
today by whisper. by telephone and
by tho uscSO Of an alleged "gcncolOgy''
aliributcd 10 an Indiana college pro-
fcssor which Processes To prove the
charge.
So fur as Is known thu canard has
not been put into print Tor circula-
tion by New Mexico democratic cam
paigncrs. although IL was runarod
this afternoon that this was contcin-
plated.
II Is not known and could not be
asccrtnincd this afternoon whether
wider use wns being made OF the
falSchOOd than Its circulation and
proposed distribution la New Mexico.
II is not believed tllnt the drnocratic
national organization would coumic-
nance the outrage; but Il was
thought possible that Il might be
distributed by fanatical democrats In
those stRics In the solid south That
are considered likely To % for
Harding and where the racial pro-
judlcc Is highest.
This particular campaign lie. used
at the eleventh hour OF the campaign,
coi,stitufes one Of the yiiert fnisc-
hoods ever employed by desperate
campaigncis fighting against certain
defeat. II IS unnecessary 10 go into
Il. A.. ..III
condemn itself.
u mny be stated TINT this chnreb
wne brought up Ia Ohio during the
carly campaign In that state. II was
thoroughly threzshcd out at that time.
It's utter ralrehOOd demonstrated aud
tic thing WIS dismissed and forgot
ten.
More recently the thing was re-
Viewed ia the columns OF a pOpulnr
magazine by widely known pOliti-
cal writer, who used IL TO illustrate
the tactics being employed b. local
pnrilsnns in the bitter Ohio nRhk
He uscd Il as an Illustration Of slnlf-
lar things. including the brief ten
dcncy In some quarters In Ohio. to,
use the domestic nlisfortuncs OF Cow
crnor Cox ~ campaign material. This
latter wus ~ Instantly nnd 10
sternly condemned by the oniccrs Of
the republican national committee
tInt q: has not recurrcd throughout
campaign. ISroad-gaugcd democrats
gave equally prompt condemnation
To the further spread Of the lie con-
cernlng senator Hnrtling's ancestry.
The whole outrageous fni-chOOd was
exposed Ia this article. including Its
origin and purpose; which was AN
attempt to arouse the prejudice
| against negroes OF those southernefs
/ rNarslls.tr la
numbers.
The names OF the persons who ht,e
assis,ed today In the circulation Of
this fnlsclood Ia Albuquerque are
known and their participation Is
susceptible Of proof.
Further qcrutation of the faiscllood
| IL unnecessary. Had IL not been ln-
vcstlgntcd, discussed and dismissed In
Ohio many weeks ago, the fnct that
senator Warren G.. Harding hns been
before the people OF that state ~ a
candidate for Oniee. time after time.
campaign after campaign, aud ELECTED
TO position after position OF honor, in-
Guiding seat In the United States
senate, without wlllhpcr of this
fnlschoOd against him, would alone
brand u as utterly without fouIlda-
ton.
There h the further conyincing
fact that this charge. discrcditcti
IN Ohio many weeks ago, Is put into
circulation By whispers. gossip and
telephone conversations Ia this city
three days before the election.
IN VIEW or THE USE or THIS
\ THING HERE, an THE CLOSING
HOURS OF THE CAMPAIGN, CITl-
ZliNS or NEW MEXICO MAY
WELL BE WARMED TO LOOK OUT
FOR FURTHER i.AilSEIiOODS or
TilE SAME BASi CHARACTER
AMOUNT OF ATTENTION THAT
THIS ONE WILL. RECEIVE.
THIS LAST HOUR EFFORT To
ASSAII4 SENATOR HARDING WITH
AN ATTACK OF THIS NATURE
WILL BE THE FINAL INFLUENCE
NECESSARY 10 MAKE HIS VIC.
TORY IN THIS STATE An OVER
WIfIcLMING ONE.
For the information OF those wlhu
do not know n already, u may be sziid
here tlnit senator iinRtltngs mother
descended from an old-tlmc Holland
Dutch family, the Van klriss; that his
father dceccndcd from Old Colonial
stock. coming originally frUm scot-
land. settling nrst IN Colncciicul
valley and removing later 10 the Wyn-
ming Wiley Pcnnss leniiins where
sonc wcrr ulassaCrcd aud oiilcfu
lie 4 thus the dllcct dcsccudcnt ol
the hardy Holland Dutch and % uie
fearless. liberty SCOTCH
WHEN THIS CAMPAIGN hnI'
REACHES HOC IN WHISPERS
GIVE m THE TREATMENT III nLf-
SERVES; YOUR VOTE FOE WAR.
Il RIlN q. HARDING FOR pREAd,