The Washington times., 1914-06-26
HAVE WARM CLASH
At WRIGHT HEARING
Congressman Had Accused
Lawyer of Telling Only Half
the Truth.
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below:
Mr.. Darlington's letter to Chairman
Mccoy. dated yesterday, read:
Judge Wright instruCts me to say
to the subcommittee, in accordance
with your invitation of yesterday, of
suggestion from him as to the ses-
sions hereafter to be held which
would best meet the eXigencies of
his court, that, after his best con-
sideration Of the matter. a continuous
prosecution of the inquiry, TO its
earliest practicable conclusion. will
best promote the public interests in
So far as the court is concerned, and
that at any personal inconvenience
to himself or to his counsel. he deems
II his duty to make this statement
to the committee.
II, as l understand. the service of
Mr.. Beall as a member of the SUBJ
committee to the conclusion of its
labors depends upon completion of
the inquiry within the earliest prac-
ticable limit of time, l respectfully
submit that an additional consider
alton is presented, in justice to Judge
W1ght, for the most diligent con-
tinuatioE of the inquiry which may
be practicable.
in view of the foregoing conditions,
Judge Wright and his counsel ten
der themselves ready to proceed with
the inquiry daily, including evening
sessions if found necessary, until its
conclusion.
Yours very truly.
J. J. DARLINGTON,
MI. McCoy's Reply.
In reply Mr. Mccoy today handed
this letter TO Mr.. Darlington, and ther
read it for insertion in the committee
record:
I have YOUR letter of the 18th
T,rl
me to say TO the subcommittee in
accordance with your invitation of
yesterday of a suggestion from him
as to the sessions hereafter TO be
held, which would meet the eXigen-
cies of his court. that. after his
best consideration of the matter. a
continuous prosecution of the in
quiry TO its earliest practicable con-
clusion viii best promote the pub
lie interests in so far as the court
is concerned, and that. at any per-
sonal inconvenience TO himself or
to his counsel. he deems it his duty
to make this statement to the COM
mittee."
The statement quoted has all the
vices of q helf-truth.
The facts are as follows:
At the close of the hearing Wed
nesday you called to my attention
the fact that Judge Wright stated
tngs and other matters pending in
his court which needed attention,
and We had some discussion as to
how the sessions of the committee
could be arranged so as to permit
Judge Wright to attend to those
matters. We did not come to ans
agreement, and I suggested that the
committee would be willing to listen
TO any suggestion which Judge
Wright had to make, so the mat
ter under discussion was not at all
in the line of holding daily and
nightly sessions of the committee.
but, on the contrary. was to so
arrange the sessions that Judge
Wright should have the opportunity
to attend to the business that he
mentioned; and, moreover. the mat
ter under discussion had nothing to
do with his personal convenience or
the personal convenience of his coun-
sell
The public is more interested in
having this investigation thorough
ly made than in having il hurriedly
made, and / believe that the COM
mittee entertains that view of the
situation. There are many matters
which have been brought 10 the at
tention Of the committee. which it
had not yet touched upon. but which
Will be taken up in due course There
are numerous other matters which
nave been mentioned to the commit
tee and which are now being inves-
ugated, and which also will be
brought up in due course. if the-
seem 20 come within the scope of the
House resolution.
In riew OF the manner in which
g private conference with members
Of the committee has been twisted,
as above stated, il will be nv sug-
Eestion to the committee that here
TO make, they shall be made on the
record and answered there. or that
they shall be made n writing and
answered in writing. the communi-
cations TO 60 into the record
Yours truly.