The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-15
KellerQrlits
Daugherty
Squabble
Prosecution in Proceedings
to lmpeach Attorney Gen.
eral Blows Up in Stormy
Committee Session.
Subpoenaed to Appear
BY ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Omaha Bee Leased Niye


BY ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE prose
cution' In the proc eedings before the
house judiciary committee seeking
impeachment Of Attorney Genera
Daugherty blew up with loud bang
today.
Representative Keller. republican
Aiinneeota. author of the impeach
ment resolution, staged stormy eli
max to today's session by denouncina
tho investigation as a "phitewash
and serving notice that he would
prosecute the charges against Daugh
erty no further before the Judiciary
committee. He announced that he
would carry the case back to the
house ard demand that It be placed
in the han IS of fair md unpraju
diced committee.
At the same time he made public
= letter from Samuel Untermyer
prominent New York attorney, whc
branded the inquiry "a whitewash'
and declined 10 participate in proceed
ings before a committee made up III
part of lame ducks
viii Delay Proceedings.
The inference drawn from the state.
rnents of Keller and Uutermyer was
fhst the impeachment will be put off
until the new congress conyenes, ar.
ter which the judiciary committee
viii be completely reoreanized.
Amid turbulence and confusion
following the prosecution abrupt
action, Eeprese Nolstead. re-
publican, Minnesots, chairman Of the
committee, shouted TO Sergeant' at
Arms Rogers 70 serve a subpoena on
Keller and require him TO appear on
the witness stand Friday. The Sub
poena was served and Mr.. Keller
promised to attend.
Members of the committee, enrascd
by keller's action, made it plain that
they were prepared to srill him un-
n1erclfuly IN an effort to show the
groundlessness OF the charges upon
which he sought to impeach the at.
torney general.
a day OF listless testimony was
drawing to II close when aIr. Keller
brushed aside his counsel. jackson
II. Ralston, and asked permission TO
make n statement
Demands Hearing
= Members OF the committee wanted
TO know its nature. and he answered
il concerned tho conduct Of the In
quiry.' Several members of the com.
rnittee objected and Keller shouted.
Il demand TO he heard"
"Sit down" yelled Chairman Vol.
stead banging his gavel furiously OH
the desk"
II refuse TO sit down retorted
Keller. and advanced towards Chair
man Nolsteads 8 seat. Il submit my
statement to you now" he added. and
threw a typewriter document on
Nolsteao's desk.
Mr.. Keller left the committee room
and went TO his Office. Nolsteads s
motion TO summon him as a witness
was carried unanimously and tho SER
Seant at arms carried out the instruc-
tions.
'Tf he has no evidence, he ought
70 be brought before the committee
and ho required to admit that he
high crimes and misdemeanors on in
sufficient evidence. said Representa-.
two Glasson, republican. Wisconsin
There ought to be some protection
for public officials against charges"
'Grandstand Play"
Representative Yates. republican,
Illinois, characterized Kellers action
as 4 "grandstand play
In his prepared statement de-
nouncing the conduct OF the judiciary
committee, Mr.. Keller said:
THE proceedings TO date demon
strate beyond question that these
meetings are mere farce intended
for the purpose of whiteWashing
Harry NJ. Daugherty.
II reiterate now that I am in pos
OF evidence ample TO prove
Harry NJ. Daugherty guilty OF all of
the high crimes and misdemeanors
with which I have charged him. /
am ready and anxious to present this
evidence in a proper way before an
unbiased committee. but I emphatic
ally refuse TO permit II to be used as
hitewashinG material
II have made this decision after
consultation with my advisers,
among who Is Samuel Untermyer OF
New York"
Mr.. Untermycr advised Mr. kel-
lar 20 withdraw from the proceedings.
In bis letter TO Mr.. Fellar he said.
when realize tho extraordinary
way in which the committee was act,
irc and was asked to attend the hear.
ing, / refused TO do so and advised
your friends who consulted me. 10
urge you 70 Immediately withdraw
from the proceedings and to wait an
opportunity for a full and fair in
vestigation before an impartial
tribunal that would have a public
responsibility and would not be Sc
largely composed OF lame ducks
That advise still holds good"