The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-15

hinting at the skeleton which is alleged
 to grin maliciously in the closet of the.
 Senator Harding family.
 The story is old and known to every
 Washington correspondent It was first
 made known in Washington when Sena-3
 tor Harding came to Congress six years
 ago. When he was nominated for the
 presidency, it was revived. 1t has been
 discussed privately. But there has never
 been hint from the correspondent of any
 democratic newspaper that it would be
 given publicity.
 N. o. Messenger. staff correspondent of
 the Washington Star. republican work
 ing for a republican newspaper, wires
 that paper from New York that scan-
 dalous story involving the Harding fam
 fly will be published in the near future
 in a democratic newspaper in the hope
 that it will be widely copied He adds
 that the story is so horrible that no com rmittee would sponsor it, and,predicts that
 the reaction will be entirely favorable to
 Harding.
 Robert T. Barry, Washington corre- spondent of the Philadelphia Public
 Ledger. at present with Senator Harding,
 wires his newspaper, which is engaged
 in the attempt to elect Senator Harding.s that the story reflecting horribly on the
 Harding family is being spread by word
 of mouth in the border states with the
 result that democratic hope revives. He
 stresses, in his report, the allegation that
 the negro issue is live issue in the
 campaign. and made so by democrats ia border states.
 The reason for such insistence that the ugly story be kept alive in the minds
 of the people is puzzle. It is not known
 whether the challenge of publication if offered in belief that the reaction would favor Harding, or whether there is q subtle play afoot for the mongrel vote in the north and east. At any rate, it can be stated with authority and from the standpoint of actual knowledge that no Washington correspondent of southern democratic newspaper, even while repub- lican correspondents so broadly hint at the scandalous gossip as to make it public by indirection, will touch II or treat it in any manner.
 Though in no way connected with Sem ator Harding in personal sense, the negro issue is being stressed in Missouri states, the report was general that Sen- ator Harding had expressed sentiments and Oklahoma. Prior to the recent visit of the republican candidate to those which left the impression that he favored
 the establishment of social equality be-
 tween the races.
 This prompted the Daily Oklahoman to ask Senator Harding. publicly, the perti- nent question: Do you favor segrega- ( 4io,, r,c ba nd dation for the races in schools, churches and railroad and street cars?'' With out directly and specifically answering such question. Senator Harding did state that the two races could enjoy their in- aliepable rights separately, and that he. even if President, would be unable to resurrect the force bill. But the so-called "scandalous story will not be published, all indications tend to prove. The poorly disguised hints of republican newspapers, however, do raise the question as to how such horrible gos- sip can possibly originate and for so
 many years endure
 Washington, October 14-(Special)-- Three visitors to Washington, Charles Evans Hughes, Herbert Parsons and Charles w. Whittlesey were interviewed today by Washington correspondents. Mr. Hughes was asked regarding the revelation or NIOVernOr COX tushl Ho iA<1u advised with the President respecting the League of Nations and that some of his suggestions had been accepted He profited from the experience of former President Taft, and refused to talk "too much" or at all.
 MT. Parsons, until recently q leading republican of New York, has embraced the candidacy of Governor Cox because Senator Harding repudiates the League of Nations He stated that he had in mind the probability of his taking the stump in behalf of Cox but had not definitely decided He declared that he had joined the Pro-League Progressive orga anization composed of former repub- llicans who could not stomach the reac- tionary tendencies of Senator Harding Colonel Whittlesey commanded the slost battalion during the war, and when asked to surrender. replied to the German commander, "Go to he'll" He supports Governor Cox. He said: The league will function ultimately This country can't stop it. We should get into it as quickly as possible. I think the country fortu- nate that it is confronted with an issue in the form of a clear-cut ideal Ideals prevail, but after much fighting. Opposition to the league IS simply the manifestation of reactionary