Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-21
SMITH WHISPERING
CHARGE IS DENIED
Mann Contradicts Statement
Made by Nominee in
Oklahoma City.

Gov. Smiths charge in his Oklahoma
City speech last night that the ',whis-
pering campaign" against himself. as
presidential candidate. was aided and
ebetted by the head Of bureau OF the
Republican national committee. was
fatty denied today by Col. Horace A
Mann. in charge of the Southern diVi-
sion OF the Republican campaign:
Gov. Smith stated in his speech last
night" said Col Mann in formai
statement issued by the committee,
'that an inquirer for literature attack
ing Gov. Smith because of his religion
was directed hy the head of bureau
Of the Republican national committee
IN the office of an anti-Catholic peri
odical in Washington. Senator Roo'n-
son. his running mate. in speech the
same night at greensboro. Ky. stated
that I conducted seeker after such
material to a source where it could be
obtained.
Tells Of Female SIeuth.
oT have already denounced this story
as a falsehood in the columns OF the
pauer which printed it 10 days ago.
reneat this denunciation The truth
Ie that this paper. or the Tammany
national organization. sent temaie
detective to my Office to procure some
evidence along this line. Misstating her
identify. she called three times ana
Vas told that We had no such hter,
etlIre and did not know where II cou!o
be obtained. The fourth time she ask
e6 clerk at these headquarters 10
iook nm for her the address OF pub
iration she named in the telephone
hook. which as a courtesy he did Tor
her In other words. this was an at
tennted frane-up through detective
which failed because there was nothing
here for her to find. and the nlInSy
story which have publicly denounced
vas the result.
'HThis detective. in her statement
anAcif7csllv 0isclaimed seeing me. Yet
Senator Robinson says that l oTecteo
her to a place where she coulo get
enti-Smitf1 religious literature. ana Gov.
Smith declares that the head oil tne
bureau, evidently meaning me, pu'
hAr in an automobile This is an I'M
movement IN the original canard IN
fine direction of further misrepresenta-
ton,
Cites Religious Stand.
It's. it not a fact that both Gov. Smith
and Senator Robinson, while denounc-
ing campaign Misrepresentation, thus
show a willingness to broadcast them,
and that while denouncing religious
agitation In the campaign. are taking
this means of using religion as a CAM
paign asset?
4 am a Southerner. and through my
mother. a descendant from long line
of irish Catholic ancestors. I have
enough regard for that church to resent
the effort to misrepresent attacks upon
that predatory organization. Tammany
Hall. AS attacks upon the Catholic
Church. My objection to religious agi-
tation in politics extends even to the
remuneration of Herbert Hoover in
MARYLAND speech by Senator Caraway.
the colleague of Senator Robinson. AS
reported in todays Baltimore Sun, on
the specific ground that Mr.. Hoover's
religion would make him a menace to
the country as President.
ION the question of religious toler-
ance stand with the Republican can
didsts for President. who said In his
acceptance speech: BY blood and con-
Viction l stand for religious tolerance
both in act and spirit. The glory Of our
American ideals is the right of every
man to worship God according to the
dictates of his own conscience.
G. p. DENIES SMITH CHARGE.