Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-02-20
Statement Is Issued After He
confers with President
at the White House
COMPLETE ACCORD CLAIM
White House Officials SiIent
Following Conference
Held This Morning

WASHINGTON, Feb 2o.
Attorney General Daugherty has
reaffirmed to President CooIid &c
his determination not to resign
under fire.
It was insisted by those close
to the attorney general that he
and the President had found
themselves in complete accord.
White House officials were s..
lent They would not affirm q
deny that the question Of Mf|
Daugherty's retirement had been
discussed at the conference.
He visited the Whife- s1lSI
this morning, talked over tie <i(
uation with the Chief Executive.
and returned TO the department.
of justice, to dictate a statement
affirming his decision to stay IN
the cabinet.
The visit of the attorney general
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belief among those who have attack
ed him in the senate that his retire
nent was imminent
It was even indicated that some
of those dema nding his resig ignatidz1
were Withholding for the present
any renewal of the fight in conf
dence that it would be unnecessary
/ In his statement the attorney ger
eral denied the charges made in the
senate yesterday by Senator Wheel.
/ er. Democrat, Montana concernins
! his administration of the department
/ Of Justice.
! He said he welcomed the oppei
tunity to meet any charge against
my administration. which might Be
involved In the senate resolution O
dering an investigation.
81 have read the speech Of Senator
Wheeler delivered in the senate yes
terday." the statement said. He
makes certain charges against me n
my official capacity as attorney gen
eral of the United States.
"These charges are made ia gent
eral terms. ] deny each and all of
them specifically and generally.
.'I know the facts. and they have
/ at all times been available to the
senator, yet neither the senator nor
anyone for him has asked me or the
department of justice in reference r.
the charges made.
| "He has been misled, and at the
proper time the truth in regard TO all
these matters will be given to the
public.
"These charges were all exploited
before the judiciary COMMITTEES of
the House last winter in the Inn
peaehment proceedings against faes
and after a long and careful hearing
and investigation the committees bs
a vote of 20 to l, party lines being
forgotten, declared them to be uis-
founded.
Later the report of the commit :
tee was formally adopted by tho
| House Of Representative and I WAS
exonerated of every charge present
ed against me. The same influences
that inspired the Impeachment pro-
ceedings last winter are behind the
present agitation in the senate.
.If necessary for me to go through
this ordeal again, welcome the oP=
portunity to meet any charge against
my administration of the Departs
ment of Justice"
/ In some quarters there were in
| dications that the pressure for Mr..
Daugherty's resignation among Kc-
| publican members of the senate had
been greatly increased during the
past few hours.
Mr.. Daugherty refused to reveal
beforehand whether the statement
| would relate TO the question Of hi4
resignation, recently discussed bS
members of the senate and the adj
| ministration.
Asked whether the President had
asked the attorney general to stem
out of the CABINET. the White House
replied they could not discuss the
| subject.
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