The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-31

get a word out sf him about the tale
he hard so often baadied about.
In Senator Harl'ng's campaign for
Lieutenant Governor OF Ohio many
years ago the story once more rose 10
the surface and was circulated by means
% the same variety OF hand bills and
circulars that are appearing now. 1t
rad no effect. of course. Efforts were
made to resurrect it when he ran for
Governor. but It is said that Judson
Harmon himself who was Hardins's
opponent, b ocked the effort with these
words: Warren Harding Is my frien
and a gentleman. l will have nothing
90 do with circulating so scandalous a
he"
Chronologlcally this brings us TO the
point and 10 a campaign which In this
State Of Ohio has never been equailed
for ylciorsncss and nastiness. IL Is
earnestly stated by Senator Harding
friends that the whole story was revived
and de ibe-ately strengthened by the
Democratic managers In this state be-
was that Ohio m ght be saved for Cox,
camnalSn had fallen into. The state
raent Is that the Democratic assumption
was that Ohio might be saved for Cox
as well as Indiana and all the borde.'
States. ~ WIDE circulation could be go
for tho ancient story,
There appeared 90 meet the desires OF
Senator Hard ng's enemies man named
William Estabrook Chancellor. who oc-
crpled the chair OF economies at Woos-
tei College. Ohio. He had been Super
irtendent OF Schools at Paterson, N. j..
and Washington and had vacated these
positions for reasons which appealed TO
the school heads OF those cities.
According to the story as II has been
traced by Senator Harding's friends,
Prof. Chancellor stated recently In writ
ing that he had questioned. while school
superintendent in Washington. Senator
Hardings sister. Mrs Votaw, In regard
90 her competency Tor a teaching posi-
tlon and that she had admitted to hin
that she had negro blood in her veins.
Prof. Chancellor then proceeded to pre-
pare and to circulate with somebody's
aid a genealogy OF the Harding family
in which II was falsely made 10 appear
that Senator Harding's great great
grandfather Amos Harding. was black
man. and that his wife. Hulda Tryon.
passed for white"
AS has been said. Hulda Tryon was
Amos Harding'5 mother and not MS
wife. This so-called genealogy is the
document that has been so numerorsly
printed and widely circulated in this
and other States. and it is because or
this and other utterances that the trus-
tees OF Wooster College are now inves-
tigating Chancellor responsibility
Information ~ given 10 the press by
responsible persons that Prof. Chancellor
went to the White House only few
days ago and made the statement TO
President Wilson's secretary. Joseph K.
Tumulty, that Warren g. Harding never
would be inaugurated President OF the
United States. Ii Is also stated that he
offered certain proofs TO Mr.. Tumulty.
who showed him the door. 1t is stated
also that Prof Chancellor recently wrote
TO Commodore Perry. editor or the
Sctoto Gazette OF Chillicothe. Ohio, In
which he made this curious statement:
II am not against the Republican party
or for the Democratic party. nor have
any partisan basis whatever. If Har-
ding and the Republican party had stood
for the League of Nations l would nave
been for Harding and the Republicans.
1t In this statement. together with
veiled allusion in another TO some per-
sonal action he might take. to prevent
the inauguration OF Harding. that Is
prompting a desire for n fair and thor
ough examination OF Prof. Chancellor.
1t is understood here tonight that this
phase of the matter will not be over
looked by the authorities of wooster
College. 1t is known that he Is even now
being closely watched by persons who
are alarmed for the personal SAFETY OF
,ha pan,,hIfrap popiuee for President.