The Washington herald., 1907-09-22
CHANDLER QUITS JOB
Resigns from Spanish Treaty
Claims Commission.
DIsAPPROVEs OF COLLEAGUE
Thinks President should Not Have
Appointed Harry DRugherty as
Member of hoard Before which lie
Appeared rs Atsorney-Body VIII
Not ContiB7s Much Longer.

Ex-senator William f. Chandler. Of
New Hampshire. has rendered his reslg-
nation as chairman and member Of the
Spanish Treaty Claims Commission
Mr.. Chambers retirement from the
commission is not due TO his differences
with President Roosevelt, which re-
suited in Mr. Chambers election to the
Anauias Club. but. according to the
understanding here, to other causes for
which the President was to some de-
gree responsible.
The action Of Mr.. Chandler IS attrIb-
uted to his dissatisfaction with the
appointment of Harry K Daugherty,
OF Mercer County. Pa, as a member Of
the commission. Il is doubtful if Mr
Chandler VIII recommend 20 the Presi-
dent that the life Of the commission be
extended again. and its work is ex-
pected TO be brought 20 a close at the
end Of the present six months extern
sion.
DauEherty an Assistant.
Mr. Daugherty was an assistant at
torney for the government assigned to
defend its interests. .before the Spanish
Treaty Claims Commission. In the line
OF his duties he prepared the govern
meuts case in a majority Of claims
brought. These claims were mainly
those Of American citizens whose in
terests had suffered injury in Cub;
under Spanish rule. and they were
brought before the commission uud,
an agreement between Spain and the
United States that each government
should assume responsibility for the
adjustment Of the claims Of its own
citizens or subjects against the other
nation.
When G. J. Diekema retired from the
commission early this year, on account
Of his election TO Congress from Michi-
gan. Mr.. Daugherty was appointed TO
succeed him. after Lawrence Y. Sherman,
lieutenant governor of Illinois, had de-
clined the office.
No Members Consulted.
Apparently none of the members Of the
commission had been consulted with in
regard TO the propriety of putting Mr..
Dsugherty on the commission, and there
was. reason to believe that the President
had not taken into consideration the ef-
feet Mr.. Daughertys status as gov
ernment attorney would have upon his
ability to pass upon cases which he had
prepared and to which he was committed
in an ex parte way.
When Mr. Daugherty's appointment
was announced an effort was made to
have him appointed to a more important
legal position to practice before the COM
mission in order TO foregO certain objec-
tions 10 him as a commissioner. The
legal office carried a salary higher than
that of a commissioner. The effort fail
ed. and the next step was a protest on
the part Of attorneys for persons having
claims before the commission.
Contention of Claimants.
They contended that it would be i'm
proper to have as a member of the com
mission a man who had prepared as an
attorney for the government many of the
cases that ne would be called upon to
decide as a commissioner.
The objection urged was similar 10 that
in the case OF William Henry MoOdy's
appointment to the Supreme Court of the
United States Mr. Moody was Attorney
General. and as such had instituted pro
ceedings I'm causes which would come be
fore the Supreme Court for. judgment
during his service on the bench. Nearly
all the important cases against corpora
tions for alleged violations Of the Sher-
man antitrust law were brought before
the Supreme Court while Mr.. Moody was
al the head of the Department of Justice
and in consequence he did not sit" in