Evening star., 1924-03-06
DAUGHERTY CRISIS
AGAIN NEARS, WITH
SUCCESSOR RUM0R
Retirement of Attorney Gen.
erel Believed Immediate
With New Developments.

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Developments In the investigation
Of the oil and other scandals have
again brought up sharply the ques-
tion of Attorney General Daugherty's
immediate retirement from the cabi-
net.
Selection of a successor for the At
torney General is under advisement at
the White House, and at least three
men have been approached indirectly
to ascertain whether they would ac-
cept such an appointment If 1t should
be offered.
Mr.. Daugherty, meanwhile, is en-
route to Washington from Miami,
Fla, where his wife is Ill. He left
last night. although he had been there
less than a week, after having con-
vinced President Coolidge, apparently,
that he should be permitted to retain
his post until after the Senate's in
yestigation of his administration.
White House officials have refused
to comment on the new crisis in Mr..
Daugherty's affairs except to say that
no demand has yet been made Tor
his resignation and that no one mas
been selected to take his place; nor
did the Attorney General make any
statement upon his departure from
Miami.
New Turn I'm Events.
The new situation is the outgrowth
of developments which have arisen
since the sudden departure of Mr..
Daugherty last week for Miami. by
way of Chicago, where he appeared
before the special grand jury that
shortly afterward indicted Charles r.
Forbes and J. w. Thompson In con-
nection with Veterans Bureau trans
actions.
The. grand jury's report disclosed
information of alleged irregularity
in matters coming under the Attorney
jurisdiction, and, it is said,
involved individuals close to Mr..
Daugherty. In addition, persons
with the Department Of
Justice recently have been brought
into the Senate oil inquiry, and. with
the special Investigation of his ad-
expected to start next
week, the question has been raised
whether Mr.. Daugherty would be able
to- give adequate attention to his
official duties during its progress.
The men who have been asked
whether they would accept appoint
ment as Mr.. Daugherty's successor
include former Senator Kenyon Of
Iowa, who resigned to become Judge
of the eighth United States circuit
court Of appeals; Frank S. Dietrich.
federal district judge Of Idaho, and
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supreme court OF California
Confer with President.
Senator Borah, republican, Idaho,
one of the leaders in the recent un-
successful effort to get Mr.. Daugh-
erty out of the cabinet, has confer
red again with the President, and
Senator Moses of New Hampshire, one
of the administration leaders, who
also called at the White House yes
terday, later had a talk with John W.
II. Grim, the Justice Departments
special counsel in charge of the Vet
eranS' Bureau criminal investigation.
The trend Of these discussions was
not made known.
Daugherty himself was involved in
any of the charges not relating TO the
Veterans Bureau which were included
in the grand jury report, but some
of this evidence related to alleged
improper liquor Withdrawals and par
don activities, both of which are
within the jurisdiction Of the Depart-
ment of Justice.
A grand jury is expected to be con-
vened here next week IN compliance
to Acting Attorney General Seymour
that all of the incidental charges
mentioned in the Chicago report be
made the subject of prompt investi-
cation. These include, not only the
liquor and pardon allegations, but
the allegations that two members of
Congress have accepted money i'm
properly; that one or more officials
have utilized official information for
purposes of speculation and that the
were entrusted to person not en-
titled to them.
Grim Meets With Committee.
The special Senate committee elect.
ed to investigate Mr.. Daugherty's
administration held long confer
ence with Mr.. Grim yesterday, and
Is said to have received informa.
ton from him that may prove i'm.
portant In. its inquiry. Mr.. Grim
pledged further aid to. the commit
tee, and 1t agreed to take no action
that might prove embarrassing In
the grand jury investigation ordered
by the President.
The House rules committee, for
the same reason, also has withheld
action on the resolution OF Repre-
sentative Garrett Of Tennessee. tha
democratic leader. for an inyesti.
gaticn OF the charge that two mem
bers Of the House were the member.
Of Congress referred to in the Chic