Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-06-26
KAHN DETERMINED
TO INVESTIGATE
M'REYN0LDs
ACTION
California Congressman Far
from Satisfied With Presi.
dent Wilson's Order for I'm.
mediate Trial.
HENEY FAVORED FOR
SPECIAL PROSECUTOR


liiy LEASED Wire so ssvcnlnn TEernId.
Washington. june ~ -Reprssantn.
tive Kahns resolution 70 have con-
EreHs Investigate why Attorney Gen.
efal McReynosds ordered the delays
In the now celebrated pierr.camin-
etti white shave caseu ana the west.
ern Fuei company prosecutions A.
San Francisco. was not taken up TO-
day b. the hOuva judiciary commit.
tee D. 'cnuse OF the absence OF
quorum. Another meeting n 10 Be
held tomorrow
Mr.. Kahn declares that president
Wilson's direction that the pfosacu-
tlnn be immediately resumed viii not
deter him from pressing his reso-
lmsiona and he expects them reported
out 20 the house for action. Repre-
sentative Kahn made statement OF
the history of tho cases 20 sh0ae
members who attended today's mect4
Ing and declared the COMMITTEES owed
Il ~ the countrs 60 make public All
the correspondence which resulted In
the postponement
Then You don't think the explain
alton mnde by Secretary Wilson wps
satisfactory" asked Representative
Webb.
NO. J don't" sald Mr.. Kahn.
~ la my opinion" said Mr. webb
'that United States Attorney McNah
has hecn wrong IN his actions II
lonxs to me as II ne were rushing Into
print ana seeking little cheap mo-
toriety"
= don't think that Is true said
Mr.. Kahn.
Kahn agreed Ia a suggested amend
ment 10 his resolution which wou'd
confine TN request for papers 20
those which bear on the postpone
ment 81 the cnEes and would not inr
volve an - the volumlnoes corfe4-
pondence relating 70 the evidence In
the cases
Representative Tilnehaugh said TO-
dav he would not press his resolution
before the rules committee to direct
tho Judiciary committee % Investigate
The entire matter
President Wilson and Attorney Gen.
erRl McIleynnids stlll want Francis ,.
Honey for a special prosecutor. The
offer viii be made formally a. Eoon
as Washington can get IN touch with
the lawyer. who has been travelling
from here "a san Francisco.
Minority Leader Mann brought the
case up IN the house and attacked
the course ol the president and attor-
ney general lie declared that the
chief magistrate of this country had
permitted himself 90 be used In the
postpOnement.
The administration rebuking Me-
Nah and subsequently ordering
speedy trial had acted with hypocrisy
and had run 20 cover like frightened
rabbits" he declared
James y. phrlnn. former mayor %
San Fraclsco. to-day discussed with
the attorney general. several Calif0r-
nianS' applicants for the position OF
special prosecutor, including Judge J.
A. Coonan. OF Eureka. and Frank II.
Gould. Thomas J, Hayden. j. V. Cos
telio apd Matthew ]. Sullivan Of San
Francisco.
Mr.. Mann declared that the ''man.
illness he had expected from the Chris
tian gentleman at the white house"
would have led him iMannl 70 expect
different course of action
~ suspect" ne added. "ihat the el-
der Caminettl and perhaps the innlor
CRmlnetti would like to have the cases
come to q speedy trial when the two
men who worked up the cases have
been fired out Of the service"
Critlcizing the attorney general for
postponlng the Caminetti case on q
telephone message from Secretary
Wilson and the Western Fuel cases on
another representation. Mr. Mann
concluded "n the Democratic admin
istrasion intends 20 proceed on the
theory that when a cabinet officer
telephones the attorney general or
some one walks into the office OF the
attorney general Il Is sufficient reason
10 postpone action In a criminal cnse,
there viii not be many Democratic
Administrations In the next hundred