Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-28
G. 0. P. LEADERS
STRICKEN BY
CARTOON SCANDAL
Chairman Hays Endeavors
to Explain Publication
Was Inadvertence.
OFFENSIVE PICTURE IN
THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
Offensive Drawing Is Found in
Direct Organ of Party
Committee.
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NEW YORK. y. y. Oct 2T.-
Colonel George Harvcy's "Burchard-
izinE" OF the Republican campaign
by the publication or a travesty on
Raphaei's Immaculate Conccption," :"
travesty denounced by ex-Ambas-
sador Thomas Nelson Page as bias
CONSERVATION in Republican ranks
here. Not only has q cold fear crcpt
into the hearts of the rank and file
Of Republican workers. who recall
the fate OF James G. Blaine in 1881
and Rebellion" outgiving. but terror
Is manifest at Republican national
headquarters.
chairman, declared today that he
knew nothing OF the sacrilegioug
cartoon, in which Governor Cox is
represented as Having Difficulty in
Hanging the Masterpieces" This de-
NAL IL made in the face of the fact
that the grotesquc drawing. by Al
bert I. Reid, OF the cartoon division
OF the Republican committee. was
published not alone in Earvey's
Weekly. but also In the National Re-
publican. tho direct organ OF the ma
tional committee. and in many other
newspapers.
Tried to- Give II Widest Publicity.
1t was sent out in matrix form
TO newspapers and every effort was
made. with money from the over
flowing Republican campaign chest,
TO give IL the widest publicity. II
never saw it until two days ago In
the New York World" declares HAYS.
He goes on to say that he deeply
regrets the publication of the car
toon and expresses great indignation
over the fact that Democratic news
papers are cutraging the sensibil-
tiles OF thousands OF devout men and
women" by republishing the cartoon
In order to show the methods and
the moral sense of the Republican n
national campaign.
Further discussing the trAvesty,
which represents Uncle Sam as the
great he angel" with a repulsively
drawn Heart Of the World-r. S.
and inscribed. Professor Wilson'S
League of Nations-the Immaculate
Conception" Hays says OF the Demo
cratic editors ami of the public. which
have been lashed to white heat by
the cartoon: Il have not the slight
est hesitation in letting the public
judge between u.s."
Hays Endenvors to Explain.
In part the Hays statement reads:
Il do not see how ! can do more
than TO say frankly and TO tell how
II happened. This i have dcne. The
Etmocr.t tic organization is nov striv-
ing in every way 10 make polit.ca,
capital out of this matter, and the
Democratic papers are rcpublishing
the cartoon broadcast for that pur.
pose. Thcy are doing this deliberate
ly and with fun knowledge.
1T is not the Republican Ma
Coral Committee. but Democratic in-
fuences which. by perpetuat!ng and
exploiting the offensive cartoon, are
knowingly ou;raGing the scnS;bi.i-
ties OF Thousands OF dcvout :nal and
women in the vain hope OF achieving
.sordid political purpose. To thus
try tc make political capital out of
this matter is not worthy OF honest
manhood of the Democratic party. l
have not the slightest hcsitation in
letting the public judge between us
Protest Is Widespread.
The cartoon has evoked protests
from the knights of Columbus and
from various Protestant and Catholic
bodies. II was the direct cause OF n
contribution of $4,000 by Allan a.
Ryan to the Democratic campaign
fund TO help combat Republican tao
tics which he denounced as in
famous
1t is the opinion in Republican cir
cles that Hays expressions of regre:
arc sincere. in view OF tho nation
wide protest against the picture. and
it Is tho consensus that the regret
will be heightened when the votes
are counted next Tuesday night