The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-18
CHARGE FALSE
 SAYS DIETRICH Nebraska Senator Denies That
 He Accepted Bribe THE WORK OF HIS ENEMIES In Lengthy Statement Senator Asserts That He Is the Victim of Political Vaccinations and Is Anx-
 ious for Trial.
THE WORK OF HIS ENEMIES

Washington, November 17-Senator Dietrich of Nebraska, when asked to- night what course he would pursue in view of the action of the federal grand jury at Omaha yesterday, made the fol- lowing statement:
 Tn view of what has transpired in Omaha, where a federal grand jury has found an indictment against me for the alleged acceptance of money for my in- fuence in securing an appointment of q postmaster, I think 1t due to the people of Nebraska that I make statement re- spectng the matter.
 "The charge that I had accepted di- rectly or indirectly money or anything of value for my influence in securing the appointment of Jacob Fisher as postmas- ter at Hastings, Neb,, is absolutely false.
 T shall waive the privilege afforded a senator by the constitution while con- gress Is in session, and shall go to Ne braska and insist on an immediate trial, with the full confidence that my inno- cence will be proven. At no time in my life has there been desire to shield anyone in wrong-doing. During a resi- dence of quarter of a century in Ad- ans county, I have repeatedly been re- sponsible in keeping out of office and bringing to trial public officers who were shown to be corrupt. The present at tempt to attach a stigma to my name is because of my firm adherence to this course.
 Made Many Enemies.
 Bitter factional fights have existed in my home county for many years and as a result of those differences I have natural ly made many enemies, not only in poli- tics, but in business. My refusal, while governor, to pardon Joseph Bartley, de- faulter to the state for $60O,O0O. incurred the displeasure of powerful interests and I have since been antagonized by them l incurred the inveterate enmity of the former postmaster Of Hastings by the appointment of MT. Fisher. my intimate friend for twenty years, and who has been a stockholder and director of the bank of which I am president for seven teen years. I have also incurred the act i've hostility of w. s. Summers, the Unit ed States district attorney for Nebraska by my efforts to bring about his removal from office, not because I favored anoth- CT, but because I believed for many req! sons he should have been removed long ago and the machinery of the federal court has been sat In motion and cleverly directed to injure me and continue him. self in office.
 'In the privacy of a grand Jury room 1t is easy to connect and promote q scheme that will not stand the test of ar investigation where both sides have g hearing"
 Knox Consulted.
 Senator Dietrich, accompanied by Sen. ator Morgan and Editor Rosewater, of the Omaha Bee, called on Attorney Gen eral Knox today and had a conference with him regarding the case of District Attorney Summers and the trial of the charge of conspiracy and bribery against the senator in connection with the ap- pointment of Postmaster Fisher. The senator said he intended to go to Ne braska to stand trial but felt that his case would be prejudiced if District Attorney Summers had charge of the prosecution.
 As a result of the talk with the at- torney general, the latter will have a con sultation with the President about the case and 1t is probable that MT. Summers will be relieved from the conduct of the Dietrich case and that Assistant District Attorney Rush of Nebraska, or some att torney from the department of justice at Washington. will be detailed to manage the case The question of Attorney Sum mers' retention in office also came up but 1t cannot be learned that any promise was made by the attorney general in the matter.