Evening star., 1925-03-31
DAUGHERTY EAGER
TO GIVE OWN STORY
Bitter Over Wrongs, He De-
termineS to Reveal All
in His Book.
BIZ ROBERT T.. SMALL.

AS none or his enemies seems in
elined at this time to do so, Harry
Daugherty is going to write a book
himself. His plans have been no Sc
cret here in Washington. Daugherty
has been dying 20 tell the world" He
hoped to do SO when he was called as
a witness at the trial of CASTOR B.
Means in New York, but the judge. a
heartless soul. said the story was ir-
relevant. He hoped to do so when
summoned as witness a the trial
or Tex Rickard and Jap" Muma, at
Trenton. but the Government did not
call him and he had TO content him
self with issuing cryptic sta atement
Whlch hlnted at many things, but re-
vealed nothing
Ana so 1t Is with the forthcoming
book. Among Mr.. Daugherty's advis-
ers there are dark intimations of turn
ing the spotlight on the most diaboli-
cal plot ever Matched in these here
united States-not plot against Har-
~ Daugherty alone, but against the
very foundation of the Government.
Feels Self Wronsed.
The present-day bitterness OF the
former Attorney General knows no
bounds. Harry Daugherty feels he
has been wronged-wronged by men
In high places. He feels he was
thrown overheard as a sort of Jonar
at time when nothing had been
proved against him. He feels he was
sacrificed to the gods of thunder Just
as the sun was about to shine Daugh-
erty always has been known as a
two-fisted fighter. He fought to the
last ditch to remain in the cabinet,
and did not quit until President
Coolidge peremptorily called for his
resignation. That call was a big sur
prise to the Attorney General
The only wonder in Washington
about the forthcoming book is whether
or not Harry Daugherty can calm him
SELF sufficiently to write a volume
which Will not consume the printing
presses in the heat of its yitrolic fires.
Against His Philosophy.
And yet the writing of such a book
would be against the philosophies of
Harry Daugherty's eventful life. He
once remarked to this writer:
1t is hard matter to decide as to
when, II at all. ! should do anything
When thing is over with me I go
about something else and let the wind
blow away the rubbish
Harry Daugherty has in him the
books ever given to the public, If he
could only get away from the bitter
enmities of the last year and il he
would reveal all that he knows about
the great American game of politics.
Close to Two Presidents.
Harry Daugherty was close TO the
making OF two Presidents. II is not
generally known, but he was as inti-
mate in with e.,
kinley as he was with President
Harding. 1t is also one of the ironies
of Harry Daugherty's life that he
was unable TO get himself elected as
a Harding delegate TO the Chicago
convention in 1920. but had no diff
Guilty at all in being elected a Cool
idge delegate to the Cleveland con-
vention last year after Mr. Coolidge
had ousted him as Attorney General
Harry Daugherty has long been an
inside" power in Ohio Republican
politics, and as an inside worker he
naturally attracted to himself many
satellites. 1t was the carvings
of these hangers-on in Washington
that eventually brought notoriety to
his conduct of the Department of
Justice.
Harry .Daugherty entered the
cabinet under a bombardment and it
was his effort and ambition to make
success of his administration He
wanted to prove his critics at fault
He wanted to reflect credit upon his
friend, Warren Harding. for appoint
ing him and he wanted TO prove his
worth at the law. Immediately after
Mr.. Harding was elected President he
said:
Harry Daugherty can have any
thing in my administration that he
wants
No amount of advice and criticism
could stir any other response in Mr
Harding.
Harry Daugherty is 60 and has
survived more troubles and hardships
than would ordinarily come to 10
men. He has a great book in him.
but Will 1t be swallowed up in the
blind fury of retaliation?
Copyright, 1925