The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-02
MIR. DAUGHERTY
PRAISES RECORD
QUIZ GOESO ON
Tells Seymour He Is I'm.
ashamed-Delays
4 Cited

WASHINGTON, April 1.-The de-
partment of justice made public today
letters written by Harry NJ. Daugherty
to his associates on his retirement from
the office '+of Attorney General. In
each of them Mr.. Daugherty empha-
sized his pride in the accomplishments
of the department of justice during his
administra ton and gave full praise to
his co-workerss for all results obtained.
To Assistant Attorney General Sey-
mour. Mr.. Daugherty wrote:
THE President has seen fit to request
my resignation as Attorney General.
in view of my high regard for the of
flee he holds. and the high regard l
have for the office of Attorney General,
as well as myself respect. shall
promptly comply with his request"
After declaring ''the department at
this moment is at the peak of its
strength and efficiency" Mr. Daugherty
said. those for, reasons of their own
have seen fit to make attacks upon
1t have not even made a dent in it."
"A Peculiar Situation
"A peculiar situation" he said, has
moved the President to asking my resig-
pursue. do not agree with the Presi-
dent in this matter which is the first
In which / ever disagreed with him.
but he is the President of the United
States and his wish in regard to re-
tentiOn of member of his Cabinet
must be acceded to. No official act
of mine as Attorney General will ever
be found to have been performed ex-
cepti with good conscience and in.
fuenced only by the merits of the cause
upon which l acted"
To United States attorneys Mr..
Daugherty said:
las the head Of this great depart
ment of the government / am proud
of our ACCOMPLISHMENTS
To United States marshals, he said ::
Il am particularly proud of the rec
ord made. during the railroad strike of
1922 and am sure you can with reason
share in this PRIDE
Delay Alleged
Allegations of delay by the depart
ment of justice in seeking recovery of
lands fraudulently taken from Okla
homa Indians were heard by the Senate
Daugherty committee when it resumed
its public hearings today.
The committee then paused for a mo-
uicHt u near wayne w llSon, new YORK
insurance man, deny that he had So
licited $4,000 from J. Van Olcott, a
former New York congressman, to OBJ
tain his appointment to federal
judgeship. Wilson said he had merely
suggested to<Olcott, on the word of
others. that "a campaign for the post"
might cost $4,000 or $4,000"
Testimony concerning the land ques-
ton was given by II. NJ. Peck, former
United States attorney for western
Oklahoma, who declared that former
Attorney General Daugherty had aided
delay and failure to bring civil ac-
ton for recovery of holdings in the
Miller Brothers "101 RANCH" Peck
added that he had been dropped from
the department of justice and he had
heard of no further action by the gov
eminent until a few days ago.
There was a momentary excursion by
the committee into reports that special
agents of the department of justice had
busied themselves in looking up the
record of Senator Wheeler, Emmett
Daugherty. special assistant attorney
general, said he had been in Montana
recently looking up liquor complaints,
but denied having investigated Senator
Wheeler.