Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-28
HARVEY CARTOON
At DOOR OF G. 0. P.
First Appeared October 9 in Ma
tional Republican, Organ of
the Party.

the cartoon caricaturing Governor Cox as
attempting TO hang painting labeled
| Prof. Wilson's League of Nations, the
| Immaculate Conception" is laid at the
doors of the Republican National Com
mittee. This If after an investigation by
| The World revealed that the printing of
the cartoon in the current issue ofHarveys
| Weekly, which led Allan RYAN to de-
nounce it rs sacrilegious in n letter to the
Democratic National Committee convey
ing n S25, 900 contribution, was not the
first time the caricattre had been printed.
The World discovercd:
That the cartoon appeared In the
October issue of the National Republi-
can, recognized organ of the Republican
party, with line reading, "Atchson
(kan.) Globe"
That Albert T. Reid who drew the
carlcature, regularly draws for the Ma
tional Republican, and that his cartoons
are circulated among the smaller newspa-
pers of the country by the Republican
organization
That the sworn scmi-annual statement
of ownership, circulation and management
made by the National Republican to the
Post Office Department mentions as
owners of the newspaper the following
LIST OF OWNERS
John T. Adams Of Dubuque, Ia. vice
chairman of the Republican National
Committee, who was unsuccessful caudi-
date for chairman when viii III. Hays WAS
elected William b. Mckinley of Cham
paign, ILL.,, former chairman OF the Re
publican Congressional Campaign Com
mittee and present Republican candidate
for United States Senator in Illinois John
W Weeks of West Newton, Mass, former
United States Senator from Massachusetts
and one Of the "Big Four credited with
running Senator Hardings campaign.
George W FairChild OF Oueonta. y. V,
Congressman extremely influential in the
g. @. T. councils. \. T. fIcrt of Louisville, /
Ky. national committeeman from Ken /
lucky and another of the 'Big Four
directing Harding campaign. Charles ID. I
HIlleS, Presidential secretary under Taft, /
national committeeman from New York /
and a third OF the Big Four directors OF /
the Harding Presidential canvass.
William Boycc Thompson Of New York, /
one of the Big Four delegates to the /
Chicago Convention and regarded As one I
Of the angles Of the Republican party. 1
James A. Hemenway Of Boonville, Ind,
former United States Senator and one OF
the Old Guard bosses of Indiana Alvan
II. MertIn deceased, former national
from Nirginis an influence
for a generation OF Republican organiza-
tlon politics
The National Republican was founded
in Indiana when National Chairman HAYS
was head of the Republican State commit
tee there Ii was published in a small way
at first When Mr.. HAYS became national
chairman the newspaper was moved -
Washington. II grew by leaps and bounds
until today II has splendid plant OF It's
own and Is regarded IS a prosperous enter
prise. The editor George b. Lockwood Of
Muncie. Ind. Is ali old time associate and
personal friend Of National Chairman
Hays
About two years ago . drive was started
at the National Capitol for subscriptions.
all over the country were
asked 10 subscribe 81 a wear 4 letter.
written on stationery of the lnited States
Senate, and signed by United States
Senator James +. Watson Of Indiana ask
ed Republicans TO subscribe to the paper
Watson explpined he had no personal
interest IN the publication, put wanted To
see Il succeed for political reasons.
The World Washington correspondent
learned that the cartoons of Reid appear
weekly in the National Republican and
are circulated throughout the country.
a Providence newspaper which printed
the cartoon which has provoked such BIT
ter denuncIation. explained 70 IT'S readers
esterdav that il was received from the
Republican National Committee. In
{ Nonnecticut yesterday many newspapers
printed the Reid cartoon with articles de-
It as .'blasphemous Similsr
comments were made by newspapers in
Jther States
Thomes Nelson Page author and form
r Ambassador u Italy. issued state
rent characterizlng the cartoon as
shocking and blasphemous He added.
This : not merely repetition Of Rum, ,
8omanism and Rebellion, for that was
he foolish speech OF an Individual Re
publican partisan speaker ex tempOre.
IhIs Is the deliberate act Of a quas-officiel !
artoonist. employed by the Republican ,
eaders, and il = published il the organ Of !
heir trusted advisor and coadiutOr, in i,
whose room the deal was made that flung !
God, Hoover, Lowden and the rest into |
he discard for Senator Harding :
Democratic state Chairman Charles r !
lcDOnald Of New Jersey, received scores {
+ letters protesting against the Reid r
artoOn. When Governor Edwards OF y
>ew Jersey was asked TO comment he said
e had too profound respect for the name
{ the Mother Of the Savior of mankind to
ven mention her name in political csm-
aign {