The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-01

of cJlrse. Is a man OF education.
this man devotion to the League
ions proposition appears to be
|bsession. He wrote letter not
|go in which he stated frankly that
,uld have supported the Republican
and Senator Harding If party and
late chad stood by the League OF
MS" His mental slant as regards
'ague is described as being wildly
ne. His whole course has been pc
Admitting some authorship. he
itrenuously denied other RESPONSE
II is interesting to know that
,eilor Is being closely watched. and
he will be under surveillance for
time to come.
re is little doubt now that mans
cal devotion to the League or
MS idea was seized upon by the
cratic managers as their only pos
way of getting into print IL;
born tale os generations ago, that
Gdead member of Harding's family
kgro blood in his veins. without
Ilestion he was encouraged and
Nj 10 take the course he adopted.
| QaIlflE liicfiletlNtS ~ . fCti''Nf
|ellor at the White House. some
Sc managers persuaded him to go
Ihimself and 10 attempt to obtain
VENT Wilson's or Secretary Tum
approval of the attack against
|hg. Tumulty showed him the
but when he returrod to Ohio he
again welcomed 6nd encouraged
he Democratic managers. The
es of Wooster were slow TO act.
Board Is a large body made up OF
els living in various States, wide
{ 1t was only when they perceived
heevery name of their college was
discredited by a member of its
y that they got together in haste
dismissed Chancellor.
i brings UP another point, the
ie assumed toward circulation of
SANDER by Senator Hardlng's
ial friends and political advisers.
that the trustees of Woos-
ted without any suggestion on ths
" the men closest TO Harding in
No hint or spur from
was necessary. Nevertheless 1t
rs that their action and the In
lie publicity did not dlsplease one
OF the Senator's friends.
Inquiry Made by Kelly.
+ group had been long prepared to
|the charge They had retained
Keely. formerly mnna9ng editor
Chicago T1fb}ne and later owner
(ditor of the Chicago Hercld, to
r fair and square investigation of
colo H9rdi1g genealogy. Keely
yeckSTon the task. He could
IAn interesting book about his ex-
ices tracing the Harding stock
to 1882.
mission took Kelly all over Ohio
nto other, States where the Har-
have settled. 1t brought him into
CT with old people who belong to
avs Of our great-grandfathe theirs, who
In Ohio and in Morrow county in
me OF Warren G. Harding's grand
and great-grandfather Keely
yered and made records from fam
ble3.
,ly found the facts about the Har-
family written years ago. The
ngs have played their part in the
v of the United States. in Colonial
the days OF the French and Indian
in the revolution. in pioneer ex-
ion and settlement. in winning and
lg the northwest territory from the
MS. The not result of the whole in
.ation was TO prove absolutely. by
and date and collateral evidence.
he Harding strain is all white, Nm
d. unblemished. white straight
TO the days when the first OF the
came to America from England.
reover. Kelly obtained for the Re-
AN National Committee innumera-
fidavits from contemporaries of the
Hardings. from men and women
we're neighbors of and friends with
ng's Observation-Disclosures even.
mass Of proof was all ready and
rs for the :irst proper opportunity
vealnient.
,refore, when the trustees AZ
ter discharged DIR. Chancellor with
pirate comment the group Of Har-
J friends who were urging a reply
ed the right moment had come.
another group opposed the move
hey had the instructive support of
ing himself. The Senator put 1t
way: II would rather lose the
iency OF the United States than to
to soil my clean hands with such
'ss. I will not play politics that
the very momentum OF the thing
'arrying it toward unacceptable pub
Here and there over tho country
stalwart republicans. most OF
close, personal friends of the Sena-
rho boiled with indignation. They
sick and tired of keeping their
! tied behind their backs while the
align of whispering and inIuendo
on. They believed that the people
entitled TO know the truth.
~ by one they broke away from
y and bla sted the SANDER. each in
rn way. Burkam. editor of Myron
srrick's paper In Dayton. Ohio. let
rst, with about as downright de-
alton OF the falsity of the story
4 the depravity and viciousncss OF
managers as has been
or many day. In Cincinnati. al
simultaneously, Charles p Taft.
brother Of former President Taft.
the story into shreds with an
ial above his own name on the
page OF his Cincinnati Tthcs-stdr.
here I'm Ohio and the country edi-
ind newspaper proprictors acted
sly.
eft 20 Editors Judgment.
can be stated wv that Senator
ng believed that his matter should
n 10 the iudrlnen of individual