New-York tribune., 1920-01-15
Attorney General Coming
From Albany to Invite
Lawyer to Assist Him
81 Trial Next Tuesday
May Keep Bar
Committee Out
Sweet and Martin Hold
Members Can Appear
Only in the Capacity of
Counsel for 'Ousted $
Sfa6 Corrnsnonden

Sta6 Correspondence
ALBANY, Jan. 14.-Speaker
s...t and his group are looking to
rthu Root to pull them out Of the
iIlanma they find themselves in as
/. resul. Of the summary suspension
| J, The FIVE Socialist Assemblymen.
With this object in view. Charles
| n Newton, state Attorney General,
,hc today was formally appointed
.aunseI to the Assembly Judiciary
fsmmittee, left tonight for New
Yark City to try to retain Root as
Apoeiate counsel
Il was Mr.. Roots partner, Will
In D. Guthrie, who led the unsuc-
eesful fight last night to prevent
he New York City Bar Associa-
ION from appointing special COM
/ nittee to appear before the Judi
dry Committee to Safeguard and
protect the principles of American
sovernment.'
Sweet Camp Aroused
The appointment Of this commit
re, headed by Charles E. Hughes,
las created more CONSERVATION in
he Sweet camp than all the crit
lism aimed at them by the civic
asociations, leading citizens and
Ssvspapers.
| Louis D. Martin, chairman Of the
lsdieiary Committee, before which
asxmblymen Claessens, Orr, Solo
uoa, Waldman and Dewitt are to
se tried, declared that the Bar AS
rsations special committee could
sgpear in the case only as retained
counsel for the suspended Socialists.
sFhe Bar Association. through it's
! gscial committee, may furnish us in
| iormation or submit brief or state
aent," said Chairman Martin. "But
i lhst is as far as it can go unless the
| tasyers on the special committee are
formally retained by the Socialists"
Speaker Sweet voiced like opinion.
III the Bar Association committee is
Allowed to appear and take an active
part in the trial, except as counsel Tor
Ne state or the Socialists, it would
pen the way to a committee from
rer other organization in the state
kmanding the same right" he said.
Chairman All-Powerful
4 The rules drafted by the Judiciary
Committee for the conduct Of the trial
dys the chairman absolute power.
Rule 5 provides that the introduc-
ton Of evidence, examination of wit
sssses and the conduct of the hearings
aaA be governed by the rules now
Fsvsiling in the Supreme Court, with
ah qualification:
Except that such other evidence and
sttmony may be received as the chair
sn Of the committee may, in his dis
ustion, permit"
Another rule makes all rulings made
y tie chairman final, and no appeal
aall be taken from his rulings unless
IN his discretion shall refer it to
hs committee in executive session"
While these rules were being
waited by the subcommittee, consist
hg Of Chairman Martin, Edmund
ssass and Louis A. Cuvillier, who have
!aod pat on the ousting Of the AS
xnOlymen, the parent body dispatched
1afry Haines, sergeant-at-arms of the
assembly,, to New York to serve formal
sasse 70 the members Of the Socialist
1syation in the Assembly that their
sa' aad been set for next Tuesday.
Called an Investigation
y this notice the trial was referred
an "inYestigation," ard when this
- called TO the alienation Of Speaker
ssss, Chairman Martin ard others
,sase.se with the prosecution they
,.ss'ed s.;ss tina, the proceeding was not
I@, oat an investigation, az stated
ss''ce TO APPEAR. This notice reads:
va ~" }OIN, <aobtHDiy
amber, in the matter Of the IN
.s.sgatloo BY the Assembly Of the
80 Of New YORK as to the quail
s;aIiohs Of LoUis Waldman, August
esfsssns, Samuel A. Dewitt, Samuel
s ard Charles Solomon to retain
- =: sssts IN yaid body.
a. P'ease take noticc that pur-
a.as 70 t resolution adopted By the
ss1saoiy of the State Of New York
sshaary Z, 1920. certified copy
d. Ssien you are herewith served,
6udicisry Committee Of the
,rsss,siaabiy rs, os the State # Kew York
.sv,.sgin ~ .Degin the jnyes,gatlon Of your
assssSs''aeations ~ and eligibility TO o.
Ts,. "a the AssembIy chamber,
sss o. Building, Albany, n. T.. on
Ssxfy ~, 1920, st ii 4. m.
e1s further notice that the Judi
Iommittee o. the Assembly
formulated rules Of procedure
sash investigation. copy oY
~ - aiso herewith served upon
HS JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
or THE ASSEMBLY.
1u,s n. Martin, chairman.
Tssa January IA, 1890.
81 so,es Of procedure follow:
ssss.us, 4. The investigation shall be