The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-18
FALSE, SAYS MIR. DIETRICH Accused Senator Enters
 Denial. fs1 WILL ASK A QUN $ TRIAL :. -5s Declares District .torney is
 His Enc .. s' Therefore Requests That Some Other Be Assigned to Prosecute the Charge of His Having Ac-
 cepted a Bribe.

Washington. Nov. H.-senator Dietrich of Nebraska, who, asked tonight what course he would pursue in view of the action of the Federal grand jury at oma- ho yesterday, made the following state- ment:
 Tn view of what has transpired in Omaha, where a Federal grand jury has round an indictment against me for the alleged acceptance of money for my in- nuence in securing an appointment of a postmaster. I think it due to the people Of Nebraska that make a statement re- specting the matter.
 The charge that had accepted. di- rectly or indirectly, money or anything Of value for my influence in securing the appointment of Jacob Fisher as past master at Hastings, ..eb., is absolutely false.
 I shall waive the protection afforded Senator by the Constitution while Con- sress is in session, and shall go to Me- oraska and insist on an immediate trial with perfect confidence that my inno- cence will be established.
 Has Been An Avenger.
 At no time in my life has there been any desire to shield those who have been guilty of wrong doing. During a resi- dence of a quarter of century in Adams County. have repeatedly been instru- mental in Keeping out of office and bring ing to justice public officials who were shown to be dishonest and corrupt.
 The present attempt to attach a stigma to my name is because of my firm adhe- renee to this course
 Bitter factional fights have existed in my home county for many years and as result of these differences, have naturally incurred many enemies. not only in politics. but in business. My re- fusal, while Governor, to pardon Joseph Bartley, defaulter to the State for $500, . 900. incurred the displeasure of powerful interests and have since been antson- fixed by them. 1T incurred the irvetsrste ennrfsy of the former postmaster of Hastings by the appointment of MT. Fisher my inti. mate friend for twenty years, and who has been a stockhoIder and director of the bank of which am President, fo. seventeen years.
 Summers his Enemy,
 Y have also incurred the active hos tility of W. s. Summers, the United States District Attorney for Nebraska. by my efforts to bring about his removal from ohice, not because favored an- other. but because I believed for many TedSonS ne shouId have been removed long ago, and the machinery of the Fed eral court has been set in motion and cleverly directed to injure me and con tinue him in oflce. In the privacy of A grand jury room 1t is easy to concoct and promote a scheme that will not stand the test of an investigation where both Sides have hearing.'
 Senator Dietrich, accompanied bv Sem ator Hanna and Editor Rosewater of The Omaha Bee, called on Attorney General Knox today and had a conference with him regarding the case of District At torney Summers and the trial of the charge of conspiracy and bribery against the Senator in connection with the ap- pointment of Postmaster Fisher The Sen ator said he intended to go to Nebraska to stand trial but felt that his case would be prejudiced if District Attorney Sum mers had charge Of the prosecution.
 As a result of 6Atalk with the Attor- ney General, the latter will have a con- sultation with the President about the case and 1t is probable that Mir Summers will be relieved from the conduct of the Dietrich case and that Assistant District Attorney Rush of Nebraska or some at torney from the Department of Justice at Washington, will be detailed to man. age the prosecution. The question of District Attorney Summers's retention in office also came up. but it cannot be learned that any promise was made by the Attorney General in the matter.