Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-21

| Finley Peter Dunn.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.-Attor-
ney General Daugherty has reaf-
firmed to President Coolidge his de-
termination not TO resign under
fire.
He visited the White House this
morning, talked over the situation
with the chief executive and return
ed to the department of justice to
dictate statement affirming his
decision to stay in the cabinet.
In his statement, the attorney
general denied the charges made in
the senate yesterday by Senator
Wheeler, Democrat, Montana, con-
corning his administration of the
department of justice.
He said he welcomed the oppor-
tunity to meet any charge against
my administration" which might be
involved in the senate resolution
ordering an investigating.
Denies Wheeler's Charges
tor Wheeler, delivered in the senate
yesterday the statement said. HE
makes certain charges against me
in my official capacity as attorney
general of the United States.
These charges are made in gen
eral terms. I deny each and all of
them specifically and generally.
Il 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 for infor-
nation in reference to 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.
THE charges were all exploited
before the judiciary committee OF
the house last winter in the i'm
parchment proceedings against me,
and after a long and careful hear
ing and investigation, the commit
tee by d vote of 20 to I, party lines
being forgotten, declared them to be
unfoundeu.
Exonerated by House
Later the report of the commit
tee was formally adopted by the
house of representatives and l 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 opportunity to meet any charge
against my administration OF the de-
partment of justice.
Friends of Attorney General
Daugherty obtained money for serv-
ice in connection with department OF
Justice cases, Senator Wheeler, Dem
ocrat, Montana, charged during d
speech in the senate late Tuesday.
Speaking in support of his resolu-
ton for an investigation OF the at
torney general and the department
of Justice, the Montana senator add
ed that if Mr.. Daugherty did not get
money from these friends, he was "a
bigger fool than the people of the
United States gave him credit for
Senator Wheeler said Jesse Smith,
of Ohio, a friend of Mr.. Daugherty's,
who killed himself in the attorney
generals apartment here Il year ago,
had had an office in the department
of justice and accepted money in
connection with various cases pend
ing before the department.
Lodge Delays Action
Immediate action on the Daugh-
erty investigation resolution was
blocked by Senator Lodge, of Massa-
chusetts. the Republican leader. The
measure was sent to committee.
Senator Lodge objected to Senator
Wheeler, Democrat, Montana, author
OF the resolution, naming the special
committee of five to conduct the in
vestigation. He. declared that never
had he known "a reflection of this
kind to be cast on the presiding Of
ficer of the senate"
The investigators proposed by SEN
ator Wheeler we're Senators Brook
hart, Iowa: Jones. Washington, and
Mclean, Connecticut, Republicans,
and Ashurst Democrat, Arizona, and
himself.
Replying to Senator Willis, Re
publican. Ohio. who also protested
against this unprecedented slur
against the presiding officer" Sena-
tor Wheeler asked if Senator Willis
had not suggested to the chair the
men who should comprise the com
nittee ''after a conference with the
attorney general"
When the oil scandal developed,
Senator Wheeler declared it APP
peared that Mr.. Daugherty was
mixed in it,
Uses McLean's Name
ct appeared that he was the
friend of Ned Mclean" the senator
added. Everybody knows he was
the friend of Sinclair. Everybody
knows he was the friend of Doheny
and that these three men met in
the department. of justice from time
TO time.
Everybody knows that Jesse
Smith. brought on here from Ohio.
had an office in the department of
justice and was accepting money in
connection with various cases be-
fore the department of justice.
Newspapers in New York car
ried reports of how the attorney
generals friend, Thomas B. Fielder,
was collecting money by selling Of
fees and pardons and dismissing
whisky cases in New York.
Everybody knows that other
friends and confidential advisers
wsre collecting money and giving as