Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-02
.DAUGHERTY SCORED
in CHARGES MADE
by HOUSE MEMBER
Representative Keller. Re-
publican. Minnesota. Files
Detailed Statement.
CHIEF JUSTICE TAFT
NAMED AS WITNESS
Fraud and Deceit" Revenge
and Abuse Of Power
Alleged.
IMrEACHMr:NT Is SOUGHT
fourteen Specifications Set Out in
List ATninst Attorney
General.
CHIEF JUSTICE TAFT
NAMED AS WITNESS
SDl CHIT
F"urtccn Specifications Set out in
List aEninst Attorney
General.
LBv Assnciatcd rrcss-l

WASHiNGTON. Dec. 1.-Chisf JUS
tice Taft was named today in a
statement to tho House Judiciary
Committee by Representative Keller
Republican Minnesota. as a witness
TO be called in support Of his demand
for the impeachment Of Attorney
General Daugh"rty
The Chief Justice was desired to
testify, Mr.. Keller wrote in conncc-
tion with his charge. formally filed.
that Attorney General Daughcrty
Eas appointed enthusiastically, cor
fuHt and dangerous men" TO high
o. &c, knowing at the time that they
were men of such character
Others Are Named.
George w. WiCkcrsham. former
Attorney General; Samuel Gompers.
president Of the American Fedora
tion of Labor. and Guy oyster. Mr..
Gompcrs' secretary: also were mem
TONED by Mr. Keller as other wit
nesses he would ask the committee
to summon as TO this particular allie.
cation.
Regarding the committee request
that he give the names of all per
sons who could testify as to any fur.
thcr charges on which he based Il de-
mand for Impeachment, Mr.. Keller
wrote that he would not comply ex-
ccnt in certain particulars. as he
and his advisers regarded as safe.
Charge He PrnctIcrd Decent.
Setting forth fourteen specific
grounds for Impeachment, MIR. Ke,-
Ter alleged that Mr.. Daugherty had
rracticcd fraud and deceit" on Mr..
Taft while President to obtain the
release from prison of Charles w.
Morse. and that on Mr.. Morse's fall
are to pay Daugherty's associates in
the pardon proceedings an agreed
fee he "nrostitutcd" the office of At
;orney-General for personal re-
vcnge" by securing AN Indictment
of Morse.
In his letter to- Chairman Noistead.
nf the judiciary Committee, Mr. KEEL
Ter said the specifications he inciosrd
set out and am prepared to prove
that the said Daugherty is guilty
of serious misconduct in Office high
ly prcjudicial to the public interest:
OF grave abuse of his discretionary
powers; OF willful and repeated viola
;ions of his oath of office and of
high crimes and misdcmcanors in
Aurte.n particulars. each one OF
which is supported by numerous in
stances"
EniI> To Enforce Inv.
II any OF these fourteen specif-
cations against the said Harry II.
Daughcrty can he said Ia be more
important than any other" said Mr..
Keller. 'it is that group of spccin-
cations that relates To the refusal
and neglect of the said Harry NJ
Daugherty to enforce the antitrust
laws of the United states OF Amer
lea
Eriefly summarized ";he fourteen
particulars" are as follows:
~. willful and deliberate attempt
to paralyze and destroy the efforts
and activities of the Federal Trade
Commission in it's attempts TO sup
press and punish violations of the
antitrust laws. by continued and de-
liberate refusal to prosecute such
violations.
40. \ wiilful ana deliberate refusal
to prosecute the violations of the
antitrust laws that were called to
his attention. supported by tcsti-
mony taken under oath by the New
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