The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-09-12
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One OF the dirtiest pages in III
history of the senate was written la:
spring by Senator Wheeler. Democrs
and now Progressive candidate 70
vice president. when he conducte
the Daugherty investigation. Crimi
mails. notorious women. even tn
words OF a dead man, were injccte
into that hearing until the countr.
Enthusiastically expressed DISCUS
Daugherty never was popular but h
shone like a beacon light compares
with the murkiness OF the Wheele
investigation.
The public long ago tired OF thos'
Investigations. Hence newspaper
have neglected them for spicier anC
newsier things. But the story is mo-
yet dead and not completely told. Fol-
instance. here is bit from Washing
ton as The Tribune's correspondent
tells it:
A bombshell has been thrown
into both the Davis and LaFol-
letter by the publication of an
affidavit made by George Remus
who is serving a term in the
Atlantic penitentiary and who
was one of the chief witnesses
for the prosecution in the
Wheeler investigation of former
Attorney General Daugherty.
Remus charges in his affidavit
that Senator Wheeler, vice presi-
dental candidate on the LaFol-
lette ticket, and Senator Brook
hart bribed him to aid them in
framing Attorney General
Daugherty, promising him his
liberty from prison. to be secured
by their political influence. if he
would come to Washington and
testify falsely against Daugherty
and Jesse Smith. who was sort
of unofficial private secretary to
Daugherty; that under the in
huence of an impelling desire for
liberty he. Remus, finally yielded
to the temptation and did so e.
falsely testify that he had made
large payments to the said Jesse
Smith; that as a matter of fact
he never made any payments to
the said Smith and did not even
know him, and that to the best
of his knowledge and belief the
entire story was manufactured out
OF whole cloth by CASTOR b.
Means. discharged detective OF
the department of justice. en-
ployed by Wheeler and Brook
hart to get up their case
against Daugherty. Means was
and is himself under indictment
in New York state. and his trial
was postponed at the Instance OF
Wheeler Remus. who is man
or more than ordinary intelligence
and who made fortune in the
illicit sale of liquor and was
known as "the bootlegger king.
swears that Harry Stern. lawyer
representing Wheeler and Brook
hart. came to him and told him
they wanted ito get Daugherty"
and would procure his freedom
il he would swear as he did. but
that they have failed to live up
to this "gentlcman's agreement,
wherefore, having abandoned
hope to procure freedom until he
has completed his term. he
wishes to nullify the effect of his
false and perjured testimony.
Coming from the source it does.
lis information may not be accurate
ut il is no more than the public
spected and certainly is much more
sely than much OF the stuff Wheeler
ID his committee dug up.
The moral? If you want that kind
a man for president of the United
ates. vote his ticket LaFollette is
old man. in poor health. And
ould the election be thrown into
e house. Wheeler may land in the
'hite House La Follette's possible
ath in the presidential chair and the
obabiliiy OF an electoral college
adlock give Wheeler two chances to
come president OF the United States.
The Tribune believes that this
niger needs only TO be pointed out
American citizens 10 prevent such
dangerous possibility.