The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-11-01
BONE CONDEMNS
Whispering FIGHT
AGAINST HARDING
Says Author of Calumny
Has Not Borne the
Expense

N"|NANH"E""
this statement y~calerday.
The 'whisporinu campaign SO
inisduously and wiekedif carried on
by con~aclentelena democratic u4rfi-
sans h now out into the iight and
condemned by the press o. the coun-
Try. democratic and republican news
papers alike.
Originating in Ohio. with no other
foundation for Il than the ~vnporings
or q miserable person OF unbalanced
mins. Il was d~esignedly ana aystc-
mafic..lly spread from state to state.
at the cost Of many thousands Of dol
lara
THAT Che author OF the caiumny
has not horne this expense il too
obvious FOR comment.
The washington correspondent OF
"a large democratic newspaper mere
IN the cart today volunteered the In
formation That, to his personal
knowledge, the iyinp stuff. printed
mimeographed or typewriter, was IN
evidence on Governor coxs special
train and disseminated BY q young
man closely connected with the Ohio
democratic state committee.
THE sordid facts speak for them
selves. In All the annals OF gAmeri-
can politics, there ~ nothing a~pproach-
Ing this infamous chapter which
must arouse the righteous wrath and
indignation OF every right thinking
man and woman the country oyer.
ITO the everlasting credit of Amer
leon Journalism no democratic nowa-
paper OF consequence has been 80
dcbaaed TO lend TO such campaign
methods or touch the SANDER.
1T hna been more than a 'whianer-
ing campaign II has been a sinis-
ter plot and conspiracy.'
The board OF trustees OF Wooster
College, Ohio. who expelled Professor
William n. Chancellor because OF the
circulars which were sent out did 20
unanimously. The board IL COM
posed or both republican, and DEM
ocrats. The resolution declared:
1T having come TO the knowledge
~ tho board that circular letters are
being scattered broadcast throughout
the country with reference to Senator
Harding, republican nominee for the
president, which letters are attributed
10 Professor Chancellor, n part Of
which he admits TO have been written
by him and
whereas, such circular letters Is
sued on the eve OF the election are
FOR the manifest purpose OF appealing
to tho prejudice ana to influence the
electorate Of tho country at the COM
sing election.
Therefore, be Il resolved that we.
The board OF trustees OF the College
u Wooster repudiate and denounce
such political methods ms utterly I'M
worthy Of n college and country.
And BIO IL further resolved that
the College OF Wooster Indignantly
disclaim all connection with knowl-
edge OF and authority for making and
issuing any such circular letter"
The New York paper say today:
DIR. Chancellor was dismissed as
superintendent OF the public schools
IN Washington, ID. c.. In 1905 by un-
animous vote OF the board OF cdu-
cation. Attacks on him began as Don
az he became superintendent n a
year after he took charge OF the
schools fourteen charges were made
against him. These included inei-
1iciency and incompetency, lack Of
judgment, tact and mental polse.
Noedlossly ~discarding five thousand
four hundred text books, wilfully ex-
ccoding authority, characterization,
libeling the District OF Columbia edu-
cational system, destroying discipline,
1idicuiing tho commissioner and an
tagonixlng the school board. lie was
able TO appear only a few minutes at
the trial In Washington and collapsed
on tho witness stand denying the
charges.l After he had been taken
nom the room The board. voted upon
Ills dismissal and choBe his successor"
The Daughters OF the American
Revolution in a statement today said:
In the several sketches Of senator
Hardings ancestry that have been
pCSliehed from time TO hme, his re-
~iationship TO the Harding families OF
ahe Wyoming valley, Pa. has been
emphasized to the exclusion OF the
distinguished services OF his own i'm
mediate ancestors. Paine Abraham
Harding from whom the senator d.
rectly descended served several years
in the state troops from Orange
county, New York, during the reyo-
luton. some years later, he re-
moved to Monroe county. New York.
His son, Amos, with his wife, Phoebe
Trip a descendant OF uhe well known
Trip family at Rhode Island, settled
In Richland county, Ohio, Who son
and grandson, the senator's great
grand father and grandfather married
respectively Elisabeth Madison and
Mary Ann Crawford, descendants OF
well known Virsinia families. On his
mothers side the III has equally
distinguished nnceAtors, she being
b daughter OF Isaac Dickerson and
Charity Van Kirk The Dlckerson's
were OF the Monmouth county, n. j.,
FAMILY which founded It's way
through Pennsylvania 20 Ohio. The
1other OF Isaac, Thomas Dlckerson.
VIVA ~ NANAnQuAnA AAAlAlHlrH WnUuo ANt~
ard IN that church IL n shining light
during the early days OF Methodlsm
in Ohio. The senator's grandmother
Charity Van Kirk, was the daughter
OF William Van Kirk, who with six
brothers fought IN tho patriotic army
OF the revolution The Van Kirk
fdmily, indeed, like tho Dickerson,
Harding. Crawford and other allied
families, rendered valuable services
10 the country during the colonial
and revolutionary periods.
Senator HardingB sister, Miss
Abigail Harding OF Marion, Ohio, has
hoen for several years an active and
valued member OF the Daughters Of
the American Revolution and It il
only just hat these factB should be
known that the American people may
realize that the republican candidate
FOR president who stood for the prin-
cIplfa OF american liberty and his an
c1dters fought under TIE bonner OF
Washington for M establishment of
American Independence"
One copy OF each hook puhsIshed