Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-06-24
cabinet DOES
NOT ACT ON
MCNAB
RESIGNATION TAKEN UP BY WILSON
AND HIS ADVISORS, But NO
ACTION IS TAKEN WESTERN
FUEL CASES CONTINUED.
HOUSE COMMITTEE TO
INVESTIGATE THURSDAY

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y Washington, D. c., June "a =
y President Wilson has decided to =
\ order immediate prosecution of =
y the Caminetti-Diggs white slave =
y cases and the Western Fuel COM =
y pany indictments, delayed in the =
\ San Francisco federal courts by =
\ Attorney General McReynolds, =
y and will appoint Francis J. Heney =
y a special prosecutor to take them =
y up.
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President Wilson went off to the
golf links early in the afternoon and
the expected statement OF what the
administration proposed to do was de-
layed Attorney General McReynolds
did not return to his Office from the
cabinet meeting, but instructed his
secretary to write note to the press
There was a great deal Of gossip IN
official circles as to whether Mr.. Nc
Nab's resignation would be accepted
o. whether he would be dismissed.
The latter course, officials thought,
would be yindication for the attorney
general. What effect the appointment
of special prosecutor and the presi-
dents determination to order the
cases to immediate trial would have,
was the subject of lively speculation.
Washington, d. c., June 24.-United
States Attorney McNabs resignation
wired Saturday to President Wilson,
with startling charges that Attorney
General McReynolds had ordered de-
lays in certain criminal prosecutions
in San Francisco which threatened to
defeat justice, still lay unacted be-
fore President Wilson today.
The situation which already has
called for various explanations was
taken up at the cabinet meeting but
Attarneg General McReynolds declir-
ed to talk at all about 1t.
When the cabinet meeting broke up, |;
the only announcement on the McNab
case car, 9 from Attorney General Nc
Reynol0
THE resident will issue state
ment on ,Ae subject in due COURSE" he
said.
1t was understood that the attorney
generals report, presented at Presl-
dent Wilson'S direction, was an oral
enc and that Secretary Bryan,
friend of the elder Caminetti, and Sec
retary Lane, familiar with California
affairs, participated in the discussion
which was general.
While White House officials would
not anticipate the presidents state
ment, some administration officials
that McNab's resignation
would be accepted and that the presi' I
lent would designate a new prosecu- !
or and fill an existing vacancy on the ,
federal bench in San Francisco. that !
he cases may go to trial almost inn /
aediately. l
The presidents statement will prob {
,bly include report from the attor,
,ey general explaining the circum- a
stances which brought about the de. t
l..
ay
1t was reported that Judge NJ. T. /
cooling Of the California superior I
,ourt was likely to be selected for the I
'acant judgeship and that A. c. Camp q
ell, of Los Angeles, who has been
pdorsed for district attorney for the
outhern district Of California, might +
,e asked to go to San Francisco to
rosecute the cases.
McNab Asks Continuance.
San Francisco, June 24-When the
ases of John l.. Howard, ct al, in
icted officers of the Western Fuel
%. were called in the U. s. district
ourt today, United States District
attorney John l.. McNab asked for Fl
ontinuance because of a difference n
f opinion between himself and Attor- d
ey General McReynolds. Iot
"Since these cases were set. GER
ain conditions have arisen in the m
latter of the indictments against the al
ntire directorate of the Western
'uel Company, said McNab. The at tt
orney general has requested me to til
7ithdraw from trial at present the a
ames of certain defendants. | am fal
bsolutely unable to agree with my hi
uperior and under the circumstances lcs
do not feel that ] should proceed Ise
18th the cases in hand. cl
For the reason of my inability to he
gree with my superior, l have ten.
cred my resignation, and ! do not A
link l ought to proceed with the
rosecution of the cases in view of
lese facts" Ii
McNab then asked postponement sa
lat his successor might have the of
andling of the trial throughout m
ounsel for the defense agreed and
le cases were set over until July 15. VI
For a similar reason, his resigna- re
on, Mr.. McNab secured a continu- br
nee of the cases of Drew Caminetti pl
I'D Maury l. Diggs. tic
John L. Howard is president of the co
7estern Fuel company. Under in.
ctment with him charged with hav- bo
g conspired to defraud the govern of
ent by systematic short weighing OF he