Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-06
Atty. Gen. to Resign
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again brought the question to an
acute issue, was the situation result
ing from disclosures in the recent
Veterans Bureau grand jury inves
tigation at Chicago.
Some of these disclosures, accord
ing to information laid before Presi-
dent Coolidge, relate to matters over
which Mr.. Daugherty has had at
least technical jurisdiction as head
Of the department of justice and in
which persons close to him were said
to be involved.
During the past few days develop
mentS in tie oil scandal have led
the trail of that investigation, too,
into the same department.
In additiQo, the question has arisen
whether the attorney general. under
the stress of the senate invcStiga ton
of him and his department. will be
able to give to his official duties the
attention they merit
All of these considerations have
put new face on the situation since
Mr.. Daugherty left Washington n
week ago after apparently convinc-
ing the president he should be per-
mitted to remain in office until the
senate inquiry is concluded.
White house officials decline to
predict when the next move will
come. but some Of those high in adj
ministration circles believe that a
request to the attorney general for
his resignation is imminent
The one element which apparently
has contributed most to bring the
question to a head has been Informal
ton brought here from Chicago by
Juhn w. II. Grim. special government
counsel in Veterans Bureau grand jury
proceedings. Although there has been
no indication that evidence produced
before the grand jury involved Mr.
Daugherty himself. the qualifications
of the inquiry have brought under ex-
animation close official and personal
associates.
The facts have only recently reached
President Coolidge ard caused him to
order immediate prosecutions outside
OF Veterans Bureau matters Acting
Attorney General Seymour. to whom
Mr.. Grim recently made his report.
conferred Monday with the president
and in addition the executive has been
in conference with senators who have
discussed the subject with Mr.. Grim.
Only today Mr.. Grim was Closetcd
for almost three hours with the Senate
committee chargod with investigating
WI. I'tIuSlitllN, ana was Stlt 10 nave
laid before it important info; nation
Tor use in its inquiry. The committee
agreed unanimously to take no action
which would interfere with the prose-
cutions in hand by Mr. Grim.
1t has been indicated that in select
ing a successor to Mr.. Daurhcrty tn"
president would prefer to name n man
from the west or middle west. Of out
standing reputation in the le;yll profess
sion.
Judge Kenyon. Il former chairman
of the Senate farm bloc and generally
regarded as of progressive lcanings
resigned frorI the Senate two years
ago to accent the appointment t. the
federal court of appeals rendered by
President Harding.
Judge Dietrich. n resident OF EOiee,
Idaho. has been a federal district judge
since 1907.
Chief Justice Wilbur is a graduate Of
the Naval Academy He began the
practice Of law in 1855. was elected
to the superior court Of Los Angeles
in 1903 and became n member of the
supreme court Of California in 1920
Others who have been urged for the
attorney generalship include Governor
Alexander J. Grocsbeck OF Michigan.
and n former attorney general of that
state and Silas II. Strawn of Chicago.
one Of those originally selected as
member Of the special government
counsel in the oil,caseS.