The chronicle=news., 1913-06-25
WILSON WANTS
HENEY To TAKE
THE M'NAb
CASES

nolds had an early conference today
To select a special prosecutor for tho
Caminctti-Disss white slave cases
and the Western Fuel company In
dictmcnts In the federal courts In
San Francisco. II was said that an
announcement would be made before
the end OF the day.
| With the wheels al the depart
mcnt Of Justice grinding again On
the celebrated cascs. administration
officials made no effort to conceal
their relief. Official Washington re-
n.ctcd that feeling. Probably no
ihsn. with which President Wilson
nas hal to deal since hiK inaugura.
tion haS attracted such wide spread
attention.
ciais today In declining To comment
On th. iat.s, declarations OF the fed
| cral grand Jury In San t'rAnciscO
ana III. attacks Of former United
states attorney McNab on attorney
general Mcit.ynoi.ir wa. tina, til. ne
| ton Of the president and the attor-
n-y general In ordering the -ns-- to
trial speaks for iisif II WIS III. Of
fetal View that. however mistaken
Mr.. MrR"ynoidn' .ursofy view Of Ill.
situation on which he ordered u
post poncmcnt. his action Was frees
from any unworthy motiy.s.' aud
u WAS pointed out tina, tn. CORES.
rond"ncc made publ, at the white
house last night show. tia, the at
tornry general himself had reversed
his po~iiIon aud been approved by
tho prc.idras.
Pr"-ia-ri Wilson = ..st..ri,.s ,iSsiss
~ss said At the wbii- house to b-
that the selection al capable counsel
4" carry the css1-s 4" trial Was n suf.
noi-at demonstration ot the sincere
~ishr. Of the administration to hav.
"a visorou. prosecution.
II IL President Wilson. Intention
io s"i Francis !. Iicn.y to take the
.a.cs II possible. lie i- REGARDED az
being especially desirable s-causc hr
mas no political interests with the
administration. n. ! Sullivan and
Thomas Hayden aIto az. under con-
s,d"ra'i"n aud Representatives Ken,
and .akcr hay" been mentioned az
ro->ibl" selections. Secretary Lane.
= personal friend 81 iI.n.y'.. hs.
been asked I" ~" his Influence to
persuade Ii-ncy To- undertake III"
work.
with III. selection of ~ prosecutor
ani M.Ssb's r-siEnation. tho ~ii,-
house viii consider the cares a.
cl'.-d Incident.
Representative Kahn of California
today declared tha, President VII
~"n's action In directing immvtIiai.
on-iicration of the eases would un'
deter him from pressing hi- t-soiu-
tons Tot y congressional tn.-Eiiga.
ton of tho causes Of the DELAY Th,
Kahn resolution. ar" scheduled q,
com, M tomorrow n, hearing BE-.
fore the hou." Judiciary committee.
albuquerque y. ". June 70
Francis J. IIon"y. who was In Nibu.
rucrauc at noon TODAY. en- ruut. t.
san Fran-i-co. denied all know ledge
of his appointmcn, az special prose.
cn'"r to conduct tho Dig grs-Camin",;i
white slave and til. Western Fu,i
company cases at San Francisco Nr
Hen"y said that he had been u,It NJ
touch with his office for several da,s
and was not familiar with the drtaill.
OF thr controversy between District
Attorney McNab aud tn. dcpaf,monT
OF Justice. ~" dc,lin-,l to- say vhr,h-
or or not he would accept Ia. pua.-
'ion "f special prosecutor wrr. 10
rendered him by President wilson.
Hcncy declared positively that ~ to
today he had not received any offer
of appointment from the President.
san Francisco, Calf. June IS
Thus terminates IN. most useful a.
Tia" happicst year Of my public life.
said John l.. Me Nab befor. rnii.h
isa'"s District iuds. Van Fleet. to
day. announcing that his resignation
had boon accepted by President WI
soiL ~ retire content In the knowi.
edge that have done my best"
MrNab paid tribute to the court in
his farewell message for its just
treatment of all litisants. without
regard to wealth or station or their
relation with the government.