The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-30
UNCLE SAMUEL TO
SUPREME COURT
IF NECESSARY
Government Seeks Revision of
Decision
CONFERENCE OF ATTORNEYS
Further Action In Standard OH Case
lmperativeIy Demanded by Clrcum.
stances, Says 5onaparte.

LenoX, Mass, July 30-After an
ALI day conference of the leading gov
lernment prosecuting officers and
Frank b. Kellogg. of Minnesota.
special counsel for the government,
1t was announced yesterday by At
Itomey-Gen6ral Bonoparte that every
effort would be made to secure a re-
vision of the recent decision and opin-
ion OF the United States Circuit Court
of Appeals in the case of the state of
Indiana, and that at the earliest posi-
Bile moment an application for a re.
argument of the case and a motion for
a modification OF the pinion would
be submitted to that court.
Acknowledgement Bonaparte called
TO the conference Solicitor General
II. NJ. Hoyt of Washington; Edwin
VI. Sims of Chicago United States
district attorney for the northern div
lsion of Illinois; James H. Wilkerson
of Chicago. Mr.. Sims first assistant
and Frank b. Kellogg General Bon
Iaparte's statement follows:-
The government will make every
effort in its power to secure a revis
ion of the recent decision and opinion
of the Circuit Court of Appeals of the
Seventh circuit in the case OF Stand
lard Oil of Indiana either by the
Court OF Appeals itself. or. If neces
Isary by the Supreme Court OF the
United States. The gentlemen who
have been in consultation with me al
UNITE IN my opinion that In the impair
tial and effective administration OF
our laws such action on the part Of
the government is imperatively de
manded by the circumstances of the
lease and the possible consequences
III this opinion should stand as an au
thority without question by the gov
ernmelt. To this end an application
for reargument of the case and
motion for a modification of the opn
ion will be submitted to the circui
lcourt of appeals on behalf of tn,
United States at the earliest possibl,
moment Other appropriate step,
will be taken afterwards their char
acter to be determined by the court
faction upon this application TIL,
lpending prosecutions against III,
Standard Oil and all other prosecu
tons in which the giving or receiv
IAilS ~ A'UhlfN " OHNllNto VI llh'
character are charged, will be presse,
10 trial and judgment by the govern
ment with all possible energy and a
promptly as may be practicable.
In the view of the government
legal advisers the reversal of In
judgment in the case recently decide,
In no way affects the merits of tina
controversy or the necessity and dat
of bringing to punishment. If possible
In this and any other cases an
individual or corporation shown t
have evaded or defed the laws"
Attorney General Bonaparte refer
ed to the report published in certia
. newspapers that w. Parmley PREF
tice, son-in.law of John ID. Rockefe
Ter, had given or was to give a dir
ner TO the attorney general, Nj
, Rockefeller and Judge Grosscup NJ
/, Bonaparte said
Il have not the pleasure OF NJ
Prentices acquaintance. did NJ
know that Judge Grosscup was her
! until after he had left and the Dime
is entirely Pigment of a lively ina
). nation. During a political campaig
y one must expect stories of this cha
lactar"