Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-27
HARvEY'S CARTOON
GETS DENUNGiAT|ON
Cartoonist Who Drew il is in En-
ploy of National Republican
Committee.

The New York World of Tuesday says:
From various quarters Yesterday came
Remuneration of Harvey = Weekly Tor
printing cartoon caricaturing Cox as
attempting TO put up painting called
| Prof. Wilson's League of Nations the
immaculate Conception, attention TO
which was called by Allan Ryan III letter
to the Democratic National Committee
on Sunday, enclosing s25,tu TO help de
feat the "blasphemous enemies of Gov
ernor Cox and the League of Nations.
Although neither Republican Ma
tional Ckarman Hays nor any of his
associates would comment on the cartoon,
a roprodu ction Of which appeared IN The
World yesterday the Republican man
ayers privately admitted it constituted
one of the worst slips of the campaign
Disciaiming responsibility for the car
toon, despite its appearance in the cam
paign number of a publication which
has yehemently attacked President VIII
SON. Gov. Cox and the League of Nations
and appealed vehemcntly for the election
of Senator Harding, the Republican
managers refused all requests for pub
lie statement concerning the cartoon
MIR Ryan returned the attack, how
ever, and in letter to George White.
Democratic National Chairman, sought
definitely to link the Republican Nation
al Committee with the publication and
circulation of the "sacrllegious act, as
he termed it, Mr. Ryan's letter read
rs follows:
In nv letter to YOU of the 23d inst.
| failed to call your attention to the fact
that Reid, the cartoonist who drew the
sacrileglous lampoon of the immaculate
Conception in an effort to make votes
for Senator Harding is the cartoonist
employed by the Republican National
Committee.
In addition to supplying Harvey's
Weekly with welcome blasphemy, he
supplies the National Republican,, one
OF the Republican National Commuters
enterprises, with cartoons.
More than likely You have this in
formation. but | am calling this to your
attention for fear you may not be aware
Of the fact
Efforts to obtain statement from
Col. George Harvey of the publication
which bears his name were unsuccessful.
A World reporter who learned early last
evening that Col Harvey intended 10
dine with Chairman HAYS, went to Re-
publican National headquarters and was
first informed that Col. Harvey was not
there.
When the reporter insisted he was
Mr. Hays came from an inner room,
heatedly demanding to know how the
reporter had learned he and Col. Harvey
were to dine together. Mr.. Hays was asked
TO call Col Harvey.
"I'll do no such thing" he exclaimed
you can't see him.
"Nill YOU have any comment TO make
on the cartoon?" asked The World man,
exhibiting a copy Of it from The World Of
yesterday.
II haven't seen it and don't want to
see it. Don't show it to me, commanded
HAYS
.'Ten me where YOU got the informa-
ton that Col Harvey and | were to
dine together" demanded Hays once
more.
Attempts to mollify the Chairman
were unavailing. note which the re-
porter for The World had sent to Col.
Harvey by an attendant before Mr.. Hays
appearted, went unanswered.
REPORT OF A CONFERENCE.
Reports that the advisabalitv Of re-
pudiating Harvey's Weekly were con
sidered At a hastily called conference OF
Republican campaign advisers yester-
day were uncontirmed last night One
version OF the result OF the conference
was that decided the Weekly couldn't
be disowned because Col Harvey was