The Washington times., 1924-02-23
DAUGHERTY
SPLIT TING
PARTY
G. O. P. Senate Leaders at
Odds With White House Over
Resignation issue.
By GEORGE r. HOLMES,
International NeKn Rervica.


International News Service.
The vigorous defense put up by
Attorney General Harry M.
Daugherty and his steadfast re-
fusal to quit under fire has caused
q split in the Republican party,
thefull extent Of which Ii not vet
determined, but which is certain
TO make itself felt III the approach
ing campaign.
Rests With Coolidge.
On one side stand the most in.
fluential Republicans in the Senate.
VINO are strongly pressing Presi-
dent Coolidge to demand his resig-
nation, and thus relieve the Admin.
istration and the party Of further
embarrassment: on the other are
the close friends of the Attorney
General and officers of the Repub.
lican National Committee, who be-
lieve that for Daugherty to quit
at this time, before the charges
against him are proven, would be
q tacit admission of the truth of
those charges, and constitute a
political blunder of the worst sort,
The decision rested today where it
mas for a Week--with President
Coolidge. One word from him and
the resignation of the Attorney Gen.
eral will be on his desk in an
hour. But the President has not
spoken the word. and there was
little indication today that he would.
On the contrary, the belief per-
sisted that he Is not going to re.
quest Daugherty's resignation until
the accused official has had his
day in court" before his accusers.
Senators Rebuked
While Senator Lodge. Senator
Pepper, Senator Borah and Others
whose word carries great weight
with the administration have urged
PRESIDENT Coolidge to speak the
Woro necessary to Daugherty's re-
moval, John T. Adams, chairman of
the Republican National Committee,
In a remarkable statement, said:
This Is not the time to Weld to
the threats OF those who are con.
Quoting this campaign of political
terrorism or to the demands OF
those who are frightened by such
This thinly-veiled rebuke Of those
Republican Senators who journeyed
TO the White House to demand The
resignation Of the Attorney Genera
mad the effect today to checknnating
In part at least, the RepubIica =
movement to GUST Daugherty. There
We're indications today that some
OF the Republicans who have been
quietly acquiescent In the move.
ment to ditch" Daugnerty Womb
DO an about-face in the Senate next
week ana give battle to his foes.
Threat Not Idle.
Meanwhile, the ATTORNEY car.r.
ais closes, friends declared today
tnat MS threat to take his case
to the country" IL the Senate com.
pels his retirement was no idle ons.
They predicted that IL Daughertv
is compelled to retire before he
has had his day in court that he
demands he will proceed grinly tn
the task Of rafting Republican
skeletons by the wholesale.
There are few men in the Re.
publican party who have a more
intimate knowledge of party se.
crets during the last three years
than the Attorney General. More
confidential matters have passed
over his desk in the Department
of Justice In the last three wears
than over any desk in WASHING.
ton. And his friends asserted Ia.
day that Daugherty would NOT
consent to be sacrificed by his
friends" without sacrificing soma
of them in return.
1t is Daugherty's contention thar
a great deal of the criticism he
has been subjected to with regard
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