The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-15
HARRY DAUGHERTYI WILL REMAIN AS
 ATTORNEY GENERAL
Even Democrats Expect Rep- resentatiVe Keller to Fail in His Effort to Impeach
 Cabinet Member
By HUGH W. ROBERTS Washington Bureau, The Age Herald,
 hnn Davidson Ruilding.


 Washington. September 14.--(Spe- cial.)-Neither democrats nor repub- licans entertain an idea that Repre- sentative Oscar Keller of Michigan will be successful In impeaching Harry NJ Daugherty, the Attorney General of the United States.
 It is not admitted by any member of Congress save Mir. Keller and Rep resentative Royal Johnson. that the Attorney General has committed any act or failed to discharge any duty for which he should or could legally be impeached MT. Daugherty has been severely criticised for an ap- parent reluctance to proceed against war grafters who are said to have defrauded the country out of many millions of dollars; for having made no progress in cases brought at late hour against some of the alleged grafters. and for other moro or less serious "offenses" But there Is no evidence of high crime and dis meanor," as alleged by Keller in his non-specific indictment.
 The idea prevails that the renewal of the Keller onslaughts against the Attorney General was based on the fact that Daugherty. at the instance of the administration, asked for and secured an injunction restraining strikers from acts of violence.
 Watch KeIler's Smoke
 While it is not believed that Keller will be able to make out q case against the Attorney General, there Is no question but that he will be able to produce so much smoke that some will be made to believe that there is actually a fire.
 The above fact is highly discon- certing to the republican leaders in the House When on Monday, MT Keller without warning, impea he'd the Attorney General, the majority leader, Representative Mondell of Wyoming. moved that the case be referred to the judiciary committee. It was evidently his object to put the near scandal In cold storage. But the chairman of the committee, Represen- tative A J. Volstead of Minnesota, hile admitting that he is mot grear- ly excited over the natter" assures MT. Keller that he win be given an opportunity to state his case against Daugherty in detail. That very thing Keller wishes to do. although he would have preferred the floor of the House for the explosion of ais bomb.
 It Is said to have been the custom of the House to hear the argument in impeachment cases and then act in accordance with the evidence. Mondell's strategy brought about a complete reversal.
 The President Grieved
 Daugherty Is the personal friend of the President. He was regarded, before the administration, as an un- usually shrewd politician. He was campaign manager for Harding be- fore tne convention. and afterwards. His career as Attorney General has been turbulent
 In the beginning, he was charged with having failed to bring suit against the war profiteers. Under pressure, he got busy. His array of assistants, however. has not yet made that progress with which the public would be familiar. Next. Daugherty was the subject for sev- eral weeks of almost daily attacks by Senator T. H. Caraway of Arkan- sas, who succeeded in linking him with legal strategists who brought about the pardon of c. W. Morse from the penitentiary at Atlanta on the plea that the prisoner. who is still alive, would soon be dead.
 And now, the smoke again thickens on account of the injunction against the strikers. It Is understood that the various plights into which Daugh orty has become involved, has caused the President great distress