The Washington times., 1924-02-21
PLAN
DAIJGHERTY
CUSTER
President Refuses to Ask
Resignation Ready to
Accept, Is Claim.

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corruption made by Senator
Wheeler Dem.l of Montana. II
was predicted In Senate cloakroome
that the resolution would be en-.
acted by nightfaIl.
Convinced meanwhile that the
President would not weaken in his
determination to give Daugherty
fair chance to vindicate himself,
Republican party leaders turned
their guns directly upon the At
torney General himself.
Daugherty Deaf to Pleas.
To pleas that he voluntarily re-.
sign "for the good Of the party
and as q means Of quieting Demo
cratic attacks, the Attorney Cen
eral turned deaf ear. He was re.
ported to have told his advisers
that he was guilty OF no crime and
that the bounding of critics could
never drive him out Of office.
The Attorney Generals defiance
OF his foes was reported to the
Senate today by Senators Lodge and
Pepper, who went to the White
House late yesterday to advise his
removal. The President was said
to have told the Senators that.
while perfectly willing DAugherty
to resign voluntarily. he could not
demand the resignation.
Few Support Him.
Republican leaders of the Senate.
however. were hopeful the Attorney
General would weaken. In it's en-.
tire Republican membership, only
handful Of Senators were openly
In favor Of continuing Daugherty
IN office. These were Senator's
Willis and Fess, from his home
State OF Ohio, Senator Watson u
Indiana, and Moses, Of New Hamp-
shire. They contended the Attor.
ney General was entitled to a fair
trial before being condemned, that
no charges had been proven against
him and that rather than failing
to prosecute criminals. Daugherty
had brought so many prosecutions
as to practically paralyze the lin
tied federal Judiciary condition
for which Congress- itself was re-
sponsible.
Senator Wheeler, who sponsored
the proposed Investigation, an
nounced this morning he would
force a test vote upon his resolu-
ton during the day.
Wheeler Decries Delay.
81 shall force action upon my
resolution" Wheeler added. There
Is no need for delay and we are
ready to start the investigation at
once"
Wheeler denounced Daughertys
reply to his charges. The Attor-
ney General. he said. failed TO make
any reply TO these charges:
The Department OF Justice
failed to produce any evidence In
the oil lease scandals.
@That Daugherty failed TO
prosecute e. L. Doheny, III. r.
erts' IAN publicly accused Of fraud
S-That D0heny'S sOn-whO car
ried his fathers cash to Fall
was permitted to escape the jurds.
dictiOn Of American courts.
+That Influence" was pur-
chased within the Department Of
Justice to nulliiy criminal prose.
cutiOns.
"These are sufficient reasons for
Daugherty's immediate resignation"
said Wheeler. and added:
Claims Other Evidence.
"In additions, have further evi-
dence in my possession now which
will convince every fair-minded per-
son and the President himself that
the Attorney General should no
longer remain In the Cabinet.
Before vote can be reached on
Wheeler's resolution. an agreement
must first be reached on his pro-
posal to name an ''ingurgent" con-
trolled Investigations coInfnitte. A
compromise was being sought to
have the committee members pro.
posed and voted upon directly from
the floor Of the Senate.