Evening star., 1928-11-02
'FRAME-UP. CHARGE
IS MADE BY ALLEN
G. 0. P. Publicity Director AC-
CuSes Raskob of Manu-
featuring Evidence.
By tha Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Asserting that "the Tammany cam
paign IN its closing hours has sunk
from the sidewalks to the sewers OF
New York" Henry j. Allen, director
of Republican publicity, has accused
Chairman John j. Raskob and the
Democratic national committee OF
manufacturing evidence" to support
the charge that attacks upon Gov. Al
fred e. Smith because of his religion
may be traced to Republican campaign
oflcialS.
In a statement issued for publica-
ton today Allen denounced as sus-
pected "frame-up" the set of docu-
Tnents made public by Raskob as part
of an open letter to Chairman Work
of the Republican national committee,
which the Democratic leader declared
proved that his claims were true.
Charges Attacks on Hoover.
Moreover, Allen charged Raskob with
s'an obvious effort to make the widest
use of bigotry in his own campaign
while denouncing its pretended pres
ence in the Republican campaign" He
declared too, that Raskob had given
tacit approval to attacks on Herbert
Hoover because of his Quake faith.
Referring to the documents made
the afidavits they contained were
made upon the same day and that one
man had denied making an afhdavit
which Raskob has attributed to him.
These considerations, Allen said, arouse
''the suspicion that the whole case is
q 'frame-up'" He characterized as
"a mere mask to hide his own mud
guns" RaskobS early appeal for a clean
campaign.
"All efforts to link the Republican
party with the religious issue having
failed because Of the refusal Of the
Republican party to countenance the
appeal to bigotry," Allen said, 1.-THE COM
mite of Raskob has deliberately de-
Scended to the Tammany trick of manu-
featuring evidence for their own use"
The Republican publicity director de-
clared that his party leaders had been
able "to anticipate most of the Demo-
cratic mud by realizing that Raskcb al
ways uses reverse English on every
statement" adding that whenever the
Democratic chairman "haS accused the
Republicans of a trick it has become q
forewarning that the Democrats were
about to undertake or were already
undertaking that particular trick"
Personal Libel Charged.
Allen asserted that "the recent pre-
tended meeting" between Klan and RE-
publican leaders in New Jersey had been
''easily traced to Democratic headquar-
terS in Philadelphia" and that an 'at-
tack of the most vicious character was
launched by the Democratic regional
committee at st. Louis upon Mr.. Hoo
ver'S religion" In the latter connec-
ton he charged that this Democratic |
committee, which is a part of Mr.. |
RaSkob's organization, circulated thou |
sands Of copies os this attack" and |
that RaSkob approved the cowardly |
thing" by silence.
There has never been in the history
OF American politics" Allen said. ian |
outburst Of political bigotry such as |
has been In evidence under the auspices |
Of the Tammany national committee |
during the last days Of this campaign. |
Senators Reed, Robinson, Glass, Cara |
way, HanSbrough, Clarence Darrow and |
others have been Spewing forth personal |
libel against the Republican candidate |
for President with shameless abandon |
and all of this with the direct en-
couragement Of Chairman Raskob. .
"Raskob spent thousands Of dollars
in the circulation Of publications whose |
sole purpose has been to place the issue |
of intolerance and race hatred into the |
passionate minded Of the country. He |
has had the effrontery to do it contin- |
uously and deSignedly, wearing always |
q piouS face"