The Ohio Gang is a misnomer, applied to a group of officials within the administration of Warren G. Harding, 29th President of the United States of America. It carries connotations of self-serving, corrupt men hailing from Harding's home state of Ohio, despite the fact that most Harding officials were neither Ohioans nor corrupt. Look up Misnomer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2, 1865 – August 2, 1923) was an American politician and the 29th President of the United States, serving from 1921 to 1923, when he became the sixth president to die in office. ...

The personality anchoring "the Ohio Gang" was Harry M. Daugherty, an Ohio Republican Party boss. Other administration names included under the Ohio Gang umbrella included Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall (a native of Kentucky, later of New Mexico), Postmaster General Will Hays (Indiana), and Secretary of the Navy Edwin Denby (Michigan). Harry Micajah Daugherty (January 26, 1860–October 12, 1941) (daw-GER-tee) was an American politician. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Albert Bacon Fall (November 26, 1861 - November 30, 1944) Senator from New Mexico and the Secretary of the Interior under President Warren G. Harding, notorious for his involvement in the Teapot Dome scandal. ... State nickname: Bluegrass State Other U.S. States Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Governor Ernie Fletcher (R) Official languages English Area 104,749 km² (37th)  - Land 102,989 km²  - Water 1,760 km² (1. ... State nickname: Land of Enchantment Other U.S. States Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Governor Bill Richardson Official languages English and Spanish Area 315,194 km² (5th)  - Land 314,590 km²  - Water 607 km² (0. ... William Harrison Hays (November 5, 1879–March 7, 1954) was the namesake of the Hays Code, chairman of Republican National Committee and U.S. Postmaster General. ... State nickname: The Hoosier State Other U.S. States Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Governor Mitch Daniels (R) Official languages English Area 94,321 km² (38th)  - Land 92,897 km²  - Water 1,424 km² (1. ... There are a few people with the name Edwin Denby: Edwin Denby, American poet and dance critic Edwin C. Denby, U.S. politician from the state of Michigan, had prominent role in the Teapot Dome Scandal This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might... State nickname: Wolverine State or Great Lakes State Other U.S. States Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Governor Jennifer Granholm (D) Official languages English Area 250,941 km² (11th)  - Land 147,255 km²  - Water 103,687 km² (41. ...

Scandals Attributed to the Ohio Gang

Harry M. Daugherty is credited with engineering Harding’s nomination as the Republican Party Nominee at the Chicago Convention in the summer of 1920. When Harding won the election, he nominated Daugherty to the post of Attorney General in return for Daugherty's services. Once in office, Daugherty brought into the federal government his longtime friend from Washington Courthouse, Ohio, Jess Smith. Smith managed Daugherty's interests where the illegal sale of alcohol was conducted; Smith later committed suicide when his involvement was made public. Daugherty’s activities were the subject of a government investigation; however no charges were filed, and Daugherty never faced trial. Harry Micajah Daugherty (January 26, 1860–October 12, 1941) (daw-GER-tee) was an American politician. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... Washington Court House is a city located in Fayette County, Ohio, United States. ...

Albert B. Fall used his position to sell portions of the navy's strategic oil reserves and leases to Sinclair Oil of California – thus embroiling himself and Denby in the Teapot Dome Scandal. Fall was found guilty and became the first presidential cabinet member to serve time in prison. None of the other parties involved in Teapot Dome were from Ohio. Albert Bacon Fall (November 26, 1861 - November 30, 1944) Senator from New Mexico and the Secretary of the Interior under President Warren G. Harding, notorious for his involvement in the Teapot Dome scandal. ... Teapot Dome is a reference to an oil field on public land in Wyoming, so named because of a rock resembling a teapot overlooking the field. ... Teapot Dome is the commonly used name applied to the scandal that rocked the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding. ...

Charles Forbes, who bilked the government of millions of dollars while the head of Veterans Administration was also not from Ohio but had in fact first met the Hardings in Hawaii. Forbes relationship with Harding's sister Caroline Harding Votaw and her husband also lead the rumor mills to assume that Harding had blessed Forbes' activities when in fact it was Mrs. Votaw who informed the White House about Forbes activities in fraudulent real estate deals. The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a Cabinet department of the United States government responsible for administering programs of veterans benefits for veterans, their families, and survivors. ... State nickname: The Buckeye State Other U.S. States Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Governor Bob Taft (R) Official languages None Area 116,096 km² (34th)  - Land 106,154 km²  - Water 10,044 km² (8. ...

Guilt by Association

Dr. Charles E. Sawyer, the President and Mrs. Harding's personal physician, has been incorrectly associated with the Ohio Gang, because of allegations made by private investigator Gaston Means. Upon release from federal prison, Means wrote “The Strange Deaths of President Harding” in which he alluded to the possibility that Dr. Sawyer, in collaboration with Mrs. Harding, conspired to poison the President in order to avoid the disgraces associated with the scandals while still in office. This premise, however, is false; Harding’s health had been in decline for a number of years, and his death was actually from cardio pulmonary issues exacerbated by the strenuous schedule of the Voyage of Understanding and the stress from the burgeoning scandals. Sawyer, who was of advanced age and suffered from heart health issues, died in Marion Ohio in the late summer of 1924. Mrs. Harding died in November of 1924 of kidney disease. Dr. Charles Elmer Sawyer, also known as Dr. C. E. Sawyer (January 24, 1860–September 1924), was a homeopathic physician who is blamed for giving a false diagnosis of US President Warren G. Harding that led to Hardings premature death. ... Gaston Bullock Means, a. ...

While Harding’s personal short comings have been documented, none – other than the consumption of alcohol during prohibition – broke Federal law. No known records or official administration documents have been presented that clearly implicate that President Harding knew of, or directly benefited in any way from the antics of his errant cabinet members. Prohibition agents destroying barrels of alcohol. ...

The term "The Ohio Gang" was used as the title of Charles Mee Jr.'s 1981 book based upon the antics of the Harding Administration.