The New York herald., 1922-09-18
Representative Keller Wants
Him to Be Counsel in Case
Of Impeachment.
SHOPMEN HOLD MEETINGS
Approve Chiefs Action in End
ing Conversations With
N. Y. Central.

An effort to have Samuel Untermyer
act as counsel for Representative Os-
car e. Keller in the Daugherty i'm
parchment proceedings which are now
before the Senate Judiciary Committee
was made yesterday.
Nearly $500 striking railroad shop
men of the New York Central system
at two secret meetings yesterday
unanimously vctea their confidence in
the action of their chiefs in leaving the
meeting on Saturday when an agree
ment could not be made with the rail-
road officials here.
Resolutions were adopted commend
ing the strike leaders for their action
In refusing the terms of the railroad
executives, and a vote of confidence
indicated that the men are standing
solidly behind A. c. Bowen, their gen.
eral chairman, and his aids.
Representative Keller, Republican
from Minnesota. who introduced the
resolution calling for an impeachment
of Attorney General Daugherty. accom-
the Peoples Legislative Service. of
which Senator La Toilette is chairman.
arrived here from Washington early
yesterday morning and went directly
TO Mr.. Untermyer's home at Greystonc,
where they conferred with the attorney
for several hours. No decision was
| reached and Mr.. Untermyer announced
that he would consider the matter and
send his decision to Mr.. Keller in wash
| ington.
Call mt Untermyer Home.
Representative Keller and Mr.. Manley
left mass OF documentary evidence
with Mr.. Untermyer and returned TO
this city Mr.. Keller said yesterday
that he was anxious to have Mr.. I'm
tcrrnyer take over the work. inasmuch
as he was counsel for the Lockwood
Committee. and in that capacity had
recommended numerous cases to the
Attorney General for prosecution under
the Sherman Law, and that few of these
had ever been acted upon. He also
stated that in his charges against the
Attorney General he intends to bring
into the proceedings numerous cases
where he says. the prosecutions of the
anti Sherman law cases have not been
properly conducted.
Another case which will call for par
ticular attention from Mr.. Keller In the
impeachment proceedings. should they
be reported out of the judiciary Com
nnittee. win be that of che halted prose-
cution OF the United Gas Improvement
Company and codefendants which was
halted by Attorney-General Daugherty
after he himself had obtained the In
dictment. Mr.. Keller has charged also
that the Attorney General has favored
the big business interests" in many of
the antitrust cases. having obtained but
one conviction of all the cases sent TO
his attention by the Lockwood Commit
tee and from other sources. Representa-
tive Keller stated that In event OF the
Judiciary Committee desiring to exam
Inc the Attorney-General. an oppor-
tunity would be afforded Mr. Inter
myer TO conduct an examination of Mr..
Daughery also.
Leaders who Made Request.
Mr.. Untermyer stated last night that
he had received a letter from Mr.. Man
ley in which IL was stated that at n
meeting In the latter's office n number
Of labor leaders had urged Mr.. Manley
TO request him to act as counsel In the
matter. The names OF the leaders pres
ent were given as Mr.. Wills, assistant
general chairman OF the Brotherhood OF
Railroad Engineers: Mr.. Clark. vice
president of the conductors; Mr.. Lowell.
vice-president Of the firemen, Mr. Bron-
son OF the machinlstS. Mr.. Stevens OF
the trainmen, and Mr.. Allison. repre-
scnting the shopcraft unions OF the
a. +. Of L." The letter also stated that
these would be joined by the Farmers
National Council.
Meanwhile the striking shopmcn are
eagerly standing pat and waiting for
thc arrival Of u. M. Jewell. head OF
the shop strikers, who Is expected TO
come here from Chicago in an effort
to convert the die hard" group to the
Chicago peace plan.