The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-31
VICIOUS
HARDING SLUR
National Committee Notified
Of Widespread Slander
Against Ancestry.
ORGANIZED PLOT SEEN
Circulars Sent Into Republi-
can Districts Point to Plan Of
Malicious Propaganda.

The Tollo1cia1 tele0rdns haze been
reccil'ed ~ the Republican Notionul
Committee from persons in Udrions
parts OF the country regarding the
scUrriIoas attacks that hare been
made on United states Senator War
rcgl g. Harding, Republican nominee
for President.
A message from the Middle West says:
Lillian X Flennclzen. president of the
Republican women's Club os Bristol,
Tenn. wires: Democratic propaganda
general in this section that Sena-
tor Hardirs's grandmother is a negress
and his father nuiatto. Copies of the
affidavit are being circulated broadcast
In this section
The following is from the Southwest:
The Democrats have two women here
and probably have others engaged in
spreading the information that Harding
IL part negro. A chart is being mailed
promiscuously 20 voters purporting 10
have been made by Prof. William E.
Chancellor OF Wooster University, Woos-
ter Ohio. purpoitirg TO show the family
tree of Harding and charging that ne is
one-fourth negro. The circular is anony-
nous.
From the middle West we're received
the two following:
Chairman phones to say that State Is
being flooded with kilograms from
Wooster signed by Chandler and that
In some places the school teachers are
telling the pupils that IL Is lucky the
fact has been disclosed before election
in order that the country may be spared
the disgrace.
This telegram came from border
State: Democrats are distributing a
circular letter purporting 10 be n
statement OF genealogy OF Warren q.
Harding by Prof. William Il. Chsnd-
Ter OF Wooster University. Wooster.
Ohio. stating that the grandfather and
great grandfather were black and the
father Is mulatto. VIII appreciate
q detailed statement from you regarding
this matter. which is being widely cir
culated." II may be inadvisable 20 go
into print on this matter. but I really
think each state chairman should have
message from you branding the report
as absolutely false and unfounded. Each
State chairman in turn should con1muni-
cato with each county chairman and
the county chairman pass the denial on
to their district workers. This viii en-
able them 20 deny the statement upon
information received directly from you.
Further letters and telegrams Justify
the report I made you yesterday upon
result OF election"
The editor Of q journal in the middle
West wired FLOODED with circulars al
leging that Warren @ Harding IN Of ne
gro ancestry. Circulars contain alleged
gencalogy purporting to come from coll
lege at Wooster. Ohio Circulars mailed
at Columbus. apparently addressed only
TO Democrats. Story has reached rural
sections and communications are begin
ming ~ come in asking for cxpls nation"
Another messag ge said. 'Ceneslogy
been circulated here purporting 70 show
Harding descendant from negroes. both
sides, three generations back. giving
authority Chancellor. ot Wooster Ohio
Ills rather mulotto, mohcr Whltc' Az
wise me facts" From another State
came this: Democratic propaganda
received IA this county yesterday In
letter mailed from Indianapolis TO
Democratic workers and nov being
circulated as follows: Genealogy OF
Warren @. Harding--Georgo I. Har-
ding great-grandfather. biaci, Anna
Roberts, grest-grsndnother. black (;
Charles NJ. Harding. grandfather. black !;
Mary Crawford. grandmother, white ;
George r. Harding. father. mulatto
Phoebe Diclsersor, mother. white. BY
Prof. willism r. Chancellor Wooster
University. Ohio. Envelope containing
circular bears no return address. Demo-
Gratis on streets making inquiry OF Re-
publicans; Are you going TO vote for
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